Fastening Chains To Their Own Ankles?

We were told during the Trump years we were becoming an authoritarian state.

We were told in the run up to last week's election that democracy was at stake.

On college campuses we are told how important it is to have diversity for the strength of our society.

Contrast these statements with the vote totals in the midterms on two college campuses that I have seen  reported.

At the University of Michigan reports are that 94% of students voted for Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan is a state that allows for same day voter registration.

A great number of these students registered and voted on Election Day.

At Arizona State University, 96% of the students voted for Democrat Katie Hobbs.

There was concern about an authoritarian state?

We were told democracy is at stake?

The vote totals on these college campuses indicate that is the case but it is not from Donald Trump or any Republicans.

I can fathom 60/40 or even 70/30 splits in the vote.

95%/5%?

You don't see vote totals that are this lopsided in authoritarian states like Russia, Venezuela and Iran.

In his last election, Vladimir Putin of Russia only garnered 77% of the vote.

Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela was only able to capture 68% of the vote for his reelection in 2018.

Ebrahim Raisi of Iran got 72% of the vote in 2021.

The vote totals on these college campuses are similar to what you might find in Syria (Bashar-al-Assad re-elected with 95% of the vote in 2021) which is ranked as the 5th most authoritarian regime in the world.

The fact is that the votes on these college campuses are not far from the 100% vote totals for the Communists (there is no other choice) in China, North Korea and Cuba.

However, these young voters did not have a gun to their heads.

There was no national police in place to intimidate them.

They did not risk being imprisoned for their views.

It seems to me that these vote totals are no reason for anyone to be celebrating.

It is evidence of a lack of critical thinking, diversity of opinion and a dangerous herd mentality on college campuses.

Aren't all of these the antithesis of everything colleges are supposed to be about?

All of this is apparently the result of an education system, mainstream and social media that have aligned with messaging that is equal to the best propaganda techniques.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/brainwashing?page=1

It was proven long ago that people tend do believe what is repeated over and over, whether it is true or not.

This has long been the tool of propagandists.

Do these voting patterns with young voters not look like the result of brainwashing?

I know that is harsh but how else do you arrive at numbers like this in what is supposed to be a free and democratic society?

Whatever the reason, these students appear to have set a path for a very bleak future for themselves... and for the rest of the country.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/brainwashing?page=1

George Orwell himself might have found himself surprised how far down that path we are on considering the youth vote in the midterms.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/brainwashing?page=1

Reality and common sense are already apparently irrelevant to young voters.

If these are the people that we are counting on to lead the country forward and protect its great legacy, we are in deep, deep trouble.