What does "instill false consciousness" mean to you? When I try to parse this sentence I get "make people incorrectly believe" maybe? I'm not clear on your meaning.
All in all, if I'm reading you correctly, you're saying that people are being tricked by a political party, yes? That being the case, it's definitely possible that you're right. I would suggest, however, that it appears much more likely that both major parties are playing that game.
I mean, I watched the last American president endure four years of accusations from his political rivals that he would start wars, persue extremist agendas, and be the destruction of his country. We were told that if he wasn't stopped, everything would go to hell in a handbasket. So he was stopped. Afterward, their candidate for presidency appears to be ushering his country to hell in a handbasket.
Seems like everyone is playing fast and loose with the truth anymore. I believe that's a pretty typical politician game.
Perhaps this area tends towards republicans because folks around here aren’t overly hung up about their differences and seem more to focus on their similarities. They also seem to be more capable of self-sufficiency and less day to day reliance on the government…even those with modest incomes. That tends to be the GOP messaging (at least around here) and people are drawn to it. Their life perspective tends to run counter to the dem messaging of division and government reliance.
We also have two different fiber optic ISPs willing to provide internet to our homes. I assure you there is definitely no lack of information around here.
Or should we maybe try to avoid this kind of toxic rhetoric all together.
This seems to have now expanded beyond pandemic management to other things as well. That is a concern for me.
https://www.sjgov.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=33619
Perhaps you should look at demographics and voting patterns for your chosen sections of the valley.