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Poll shows US public support for LGBTQ+ protections falling for first time since 2015 (www.theguardian.com)

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New survey suggests decline has strong correlation between Christian nationalism and opposition to inclusive policies

Public support for same-sex marriage and nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ Americans has fallen, even as the overall share remains high, according to new findings by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute.

Broad majorities of Americans, regardless of political party or faith, continue to support LGBTQ+ rights and protections, the analysis found. But after years of rising public support, the decline is notable, said Melissa Deckman, CEO of the PRRI.

The survey analyzed Americans’ attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights across three policies: same-sex marriage, nondiscrimination protections and religion-based service refusals. It found support for all three measures had softened for the first time since the PRRI began tracking views of the issues nearly a decade ago.

While the “vast majority of Americans continue to endorse protections for LGBTQ Americans”, Deckman said the results may serve as a “warning sign” for those working to safeguard the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans amid a conservative legislative and legal effort to erode them.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

We need to educate the people who have not made up their minds. The internet is an excellent place to engage people who are sitting on the fence on a whole host of issues. We are in an information race, to reach as many people as possible. Not participating is how the fascists win. edit: typo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's actually my point: educating them doesn't really work, and the failure of the information deficit hypothesis (and the ensuing understanding of the Backfire Effect) has pretty much proven it.

We need to pivot from trying to inform people and focus on changing their minds.

Fascists don't bother with facts, because they don't really work. They've realized that people's brains aren't computers, they're rationalization engines that are just trying to make sense of the world and align it with ones precepts and social groups.

What would go a long was is coming down on the media and how it frames issues as having two sides, with equal validity. That'll at least prevent the more toxic ideas from getting an audience, and thusly credibility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

We need to pivot from trying to inform people and focus on changing their minds.

This is a contradiction. People's minds will only change with new information. In the long term, some minds can be changed. In the short term, such as between now and the general election, the Backfire Effect is a huge problem. We need to get true information to people first, before fascists get out their false information. Educating is essential, because so many people are uniformed on issues. Most people are going to tune in to the election between now and election day, so these next few months are crucial.

If we try to change the minds of fascists, in the short term we will be disappointed. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try though. People have demonstrated that it is possible to help people out of the MAGA cult, but this has been done on a case by case basis. Meanwhile, Fox News and conservative media in general blasts the airwaves with fascist propaganda. Mainstream news get it right occasionally, but a lot of the time they are still both-siding fascism. We are going to have to pick up the slack and get the word out to people on political issues. Fascists know they just have to trick people in the short term to win. We have to spread the truth to people who are sleep walking into fascism.