Comment on Missouri voters expanded paid sick leave. The Missouri Legislature undid it, and the repeal just took effect

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

This game gets played every election cycle. Popular legislation is proposed. Corporate media is inundated with “Actually this legislation is terrible and everyone who supports it is a Satanist”. Popular opinion turns on the idea. Candidates run on a platform of “You didn’t ask for this! It was an evil trick by the Far Left Antifa Terrorists!” Lather, rinse, repeat.

At some point, popular opinion isn’t going to compete with a deluge of aggressive propaganda. Well-financed marketing teams can scream in your ear longer and louder than random conglomerates of local activists can fight back.

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