https://deceit.blog/tag/democracy Essays on what manipulation costs and why it lands. Tagged "democracy". en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:55:50 GMT 60 https://deceit.blog/essay/the-good-people-did-nothing https://deceit.blog/essay/the-good-people-did-nothing Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. Nearly 90 million eligible Americans did not vote in the 2024 presidential election. That number is larger than the number of people who voted for either Trump or Kamala Harris. The Guardian reported it. Pew Research confirmed it. The Census Bureau documented the reasons: 20% said they weren't inter… https://deceit.blog/essay/the-company-america-keeps-now https://deceit.blog/essay/the-company-america-keeps-now Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. In the spring of 2026, a survey firm asked 94,146 people in 98 countries the same question: does the United States act in the interest of your country, or against it? It was the largest annual study of its kind. Two years earlier, the net answer had been favorable: plus 22 points. This time it came…