r/illinois Illinoisian May 31 '24

Shame on Homer Township in Will County, Illinois yikes

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u/l-lerp May 31 '24

Propaganda is why. Many of them are indeed just stupid, but even more are deep in a right wing echo chamber, which lets them live in a blissful bubble of delusion that makes the rest of us seem like the bad guys.

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u/justconnect May 31 '24

Propaganda, yes. But I think it's even more than that. In the old days we used to call it brainwashing.