Marty Kaplan, forget the BS that "only 20% are liberals" -- Do you think Americans are really all that different from each other? Do you think human beings are all that different from each other?
When people who self-identify as conservatives show up to rally against healthcare reform, against a public option or single payer ("government healthcare), with signs that say, "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY MEDICARE!", we're talking about people who are deeply confused, ig.nor.ant,, and have been b0mbarded with propaganda.
When informed of the issues, most Americans agree with liberal policies. Neither they (nor I) would characterize themselves (or myself) as far-anything, nor 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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