'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Enforcement Must Be Halted, Federal Judge Rules

An ill-informed electorate is a combination of many factors, certainly all that you've listed, but we're not really socially conservative.



When informed of the issues, most Americans agree with liberal policies. Neither they nor I would characterize themselves as far-anything or extreme, but mainstream. For example, nobody likes the idea of abortion, but most Americans do not want the government involved if they find themselves in the predicament of an unwanted pregnancy. And if you frame it as, "You like to k!ll babies?!?!?!?!", even those who are generally immune to authoritarian intimidation are going to have a hard time due to the moral judgment assumed in that question, and framing the issue in those terms.
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