It’s not just a US thing either, it appears to be an international problem. You have the AFD in Germany, you have Le Pen in France, Reform in the UK. Every single one of them is the same, they are not ideologically anything they just want power and they see this is the best way to get it.
There is a strong correlation between higher intelligence and liberal voting tendencies, and since it is difficult to fool more intelligent people the populists tend to go right. Also they’re much less likely to fact check you.
It’s not just a US thing either, it appears to be an international problem. You have the AFD in Germany, you have Le Pen in France, Reform in the UK. Every single one of them is the same, they are not ideologically anything they just want power and they see this is the best way to get it.
There is a strong correlation between higher intelligence and liberal voting tendencies, and since it is difficult to fool more intelligent people the populists tend to go right. Also they’re much less likely to fact check you.