We can actually show that the American public are lied to, and continue to be lied to.

Yes - I can get the point you are making - “democracy for me but not for thee” is BS. Sure!

But the evidence is that theres one media network which is simply selling whatever story works, along side a 50+ year effort to kill trust in institutions. We can even show that the republican machinery gave up on bipartisanship - hell, it’s even public knowledge.

But that wouldn’t make a whit of a difference to voting patterns, or your point. Because your point doesn’t need to be based in the long history of complicated malfeasance that rots all English speaking democracies. It’s anchored in your current state and argument.

So yeah, people voted.

Did they say "Democracy is bad"? For that matter, did they say "Democracy is good"?

No, they didn't. In case you don't know, that's called a "straw man fallacy".

Are you saying they weren't lied to? Like Trump saying he knew nothing about Project 2025 which was a lie.

> Are you saying they weren't lied to?

I think Trump & team have been very open about their intentions. There's even his entire first presidency to look at. At most, some of his voters might be surprised that he actually follows through on exactly what he promised (for example some of those voting for him now surprised about being targeted by ICE, including farmers fearing for their cheap workforce).

So sure, lots of lies, on the other hand and at the same time everything was planned and prepared quite openly.

> unpalatable

See, this is a weasel word. Nobody said it was unpalatable, they said it was bad, because it is.

Do you want bad things to happen? No? Okay then, everyone should be on the same page.