Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban sparked a firestorm online this week after warning that a wave of federal cuts under President Donald Trump could soon
This. I’ve worked in rural areas with people who only went to a larger city once every three months or so. The only news they consumed was fox news and whatever shit on FB. They were absolutely 100% convinced that the cities were lawless hellscapes and any decent person would be immediately flagged and destroyed 0.3 seconds after entering the city limits. I mean, Modesto sucks, but come on. Deadass, some of them would talk about a time someone walked too close to them like they were retelling the events of Black Hawk Down. In fairness, I think it’s more to do with the fact that they’ve been so filled with propaganda that the only part of their brain that hasn’t been scooped out to make room for more propaganda is the limbic system.
This. I’ve worked in rural areas with people who only went to a larger city once every three months or so. The only news they consumed was fox news and whatever shit on FB. They were absolutely 100% convinced that the cities were lawless hellscapes and any decent person would be immediately flagged and destroyed 0.3 seconds after entering the city limits. I mean, Modesto sucks, but come on. Deadass, some of them would talk about a time someone walked too close to them like they were retelling the events of Black Hawk Down. In fairness, I think it’s more to do with the fact that they’ve been so filled with propaganda that the only part of their brain that hasn’t been scooped out to make room for more propaganda is the limbic system.