> The people who voted for this guy have agency and decided for themselves.
> Yes, they were likely influenced by a likely state-actor campaign.
That's not how democracy works, and as a matter of fact, how the human brain works.
You can't make informed decisions when state actors are working day and night to make you go against your own interest.
That's exactly why we have regulations like public campaign spending, radio/TV quotas, &c. Is it perfect? No. Is it better than the alternatives? Most likely
> That's not how democracy works, and as a matter of fact, how the human brain works.
> You can't make informed decisions when state actors are working day and night to make you go against your own interest.
It is possible for a brain to do, but it is not common because almost everyone thinks based on heuristics, like you are doing.
It is highly analogous to the rise of science's influence on beliefs and thinking styles in the physical realm, but a different realm. We remain in a sort of dark ages in this regard.
> Yes, they were likely influenced by a likely state-actor campaign.
That's not how democracy works, and as a matter of fact, how the human brain works.
You can't make informed decisions when state actors are working day and night to make you go against your own interest.
That's exactly why we have regulations like public campaign spending, radio/TV quotas, &c. Is it perfect? No. Is it better than the alternatives? Most likely