• ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    3 hours ago

    Harris and Biden all thought facts would help. Facts are great for policy decisions, not great for convincing people to support you.

    If facts say that the economy is booming and everyone is off better however I don’t feel it, I don’t see it in my local community. Then fuck off with your facts.

    Trumpie understands this. Any good sales person will tell you feelings are what closes sales. Trumpie harped on everyone’s feelings. People felt like the economy was leaving them behind AGAIN. Trumpie speaks like the common person, he’s able to relate to people. This is how Trumpie cons people. I imagine if you ran an analysis on all of Trumpie’s campaign statements, you wouldn’t find specific numbers. General, vague numbers at best.

    It’s why Obama and Sanders can attract sell out crowds. Both of them know feelings are more important than facts.

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      2 hours ago

      This right here is another example of the issue. It’s not “facts” that the economy was good for the average citizen. Yes our economy was performing well, but our metrics are not designed to tell us how well people are affording rent or groceries. It’s designed to tell us how much is being produced. We can be more productive than ever, but that doesn’t matter if housing has never been more unaffordable for the average American.

      We measure the economy based on the needs of capital, not the workers.