Amid clear signs of a neo-fascist movement led by Donald Trump and fueled by social media propaganda and disinformation, news reports and polling tell us that American voters are concerned above all with the price of gasoline and groceries, and that they are almost certainly going to elect a majority of Republicans in the House, and quite possibly in the Senate, too—not to mention dozens of state races with neo-fascists on the ballots for positions like Secretary of State, which will put them in charge of counting votes in the 2024 presidential election.
Counting on the knowledge and intelligence of American voters suggests a serious lack of knowledge and intelligence.
I am happy to report a month later that, by razor-thin margins, my worst fears have not come to pass in the 2022 midterm elections. But still: razor-thin margins.