• FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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      Most adult voters are too young to remember it firsthand, hence the perception. Basically anyone under the age of 50 likely won’t have a clear picture. For a better understanding:

      If you were born in 1980, you would’ve witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall when you were 9 years old.

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        There are tens of millions of westerners who are 50 and up. So “Westerners don’t have a clear perception of this” is false. That’s all I’m saying.