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    13 hours ago

    Alternative headline:
    After 100 Days, 35% Of Americans Still Approve With What Elon Musk Is Doing to the Government!

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      A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 39% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency; a CNN/SSRS poll found that 41% of Americans approve; and a NBC News Stay Tuned Poll found that 45% of U.S. adults approve.

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      Turns out, Trump is more popular than Musk, but all of these numbers are still amazingly high.

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          I haven’t been able to come up with a good explanation yet. Previously, I thought it was just plain stupidity and ignorance. Now, I think it might have something to do with the way media manipulates the masses. Still not satisfied with my own explanation though. Is it the culture? Modern tribalism? Cognitive biases? Who knows.

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            Both MsM and social media, plus Russian backed trolls have helped conservatives

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        I had bet a couple of months ago that Elon would eventually be Trump’s fall guy for this.

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      They’re consuming propaganda like it’s real news. They’d be more upset if they were living in reality.

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      I wonder if there are any studies done on how “they” got Americans in a state where they can be mislead to these unbelievable levels despite having access to open internet and everything.

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        They are watching people like j Peterson and Shapiro, and any of the nonfox propaganda news as their source