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92% of Republicans, 78% of independents and 58% of Democrats believe crime is rising, as crime rates plummet (1ft.io)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If people aren't panicked, they wouldn't elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

the 24 hour news cycle plays a huge part in this, especially with local news.

They've expanded news from 30 minutes of national, and 30 minutes of local news a day, to 24 hour national coverage, and like 6+ hours of local coverage a day.

and theres just not that much shit going on to warrant that much coverage, especially in the local. So they start reporting stories from other places, so they always have some bullshit fear provoking shit to repeat ad nasuem for hours on end just to have something to fill the airwaves with.

So people are utterly convinced that crime is skyrocketing, despite all proof to the contrary.

This is a phenomena I've seen in my own family. THe more they watch the news, the worse they think crime is getting, and they just refuse any evidence to the contrary because "why would the news lie?!".

And they can't stand it when I say "For Ratings, obviously"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Really interesting how networks will never mention how wage theft is greater than all retail theft combined

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

or give a critical eye to stock buybacks or other financial malfeasance that exists only to enrich the ruling class at the expense of the peasantry.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know there has never been a point in my life where we didn't have 24 hours news. CNN started 43 years ago. By now people should have adapted