“Uninformed” implies that they never had access to information. This is different. The Republican base is “other informed”. They know all about the Jan 6th Committee’s work. They know all about the 2020 election results. They choose to reject this information, because it threatens their world view. This is why Fox lost viewership when th…
“Uninformed” implies that they never had access to information. This is different. The Republican base is “other informed”. They know all about the Jan 6th Committee’s work. They know all about the 2020 election results. They choose to reject this information, because it threatens their world view. This is why Fox lost viewership when they broadcast the actual election results, and regained those viewers when they began broadcasting Trump’s big lie. This is why Tucker Carlson is going to selectively edit all that footage, to make it look like Jan 6th was peaceful and patriotic. The Republican base knows what it wants to hear, and rejects anything that doesn’t fit.
“Uninformed” implies that they never had access to information. This is different. The Republican base is “other informed”. They know all about the Jan 6th Committee’s work. They know all about the 2020 election results. They choose to reject this information, because it threatens their world view. This is why Fox lost viewership when they broadcast the actual election results, and regained those viewers when they began broadcasting Trump’s big lie. This is why Tucker Carlson is going to selectively edit all that footage, to make it look like Jan 6th was peaceful and patriotic. The Republican base knows what it wants to hear, and rejects anything that doesn’t fit.