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Sure; it's obvious that they don't have sufficient support to be enacted. But "little support" implies that these goals are outside the mainstream of US politic

Sure; it's obvious that they don't have sufficient support to be enacted. But "little support" implies that these goals are outside the mainstream of US politics (as does the prefix "far-") and neither of these descriptions is supported by the numerical evidence. I find it very frustrating that so many people seem to not want to acknowledge that they're sharing the country with a lot of other people who don't agree with them. EDIT: To be clear, this isn't a position based on personal political beliefs. I find it equally inappropriate to describe anti-abortion as a "far-right" belief. Even though it's a minority of Americans that feel this way, it's clearly a sizable enough minority that painting it as fringe somehow instead of mainstream is not justified.

chrisseaton 6y ago
> with a lot of other people who don't agree with them Again, neither the author nor I are giving any personal opinions or moral appraisals. I think it's pretty factual to say that support for these things in the US does seem to be much more niche than it is in other countries.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  I think it’s not factual unless you think niche means something all the most populated states do except for Florida and Texas. And even then, it’s an urban/rural split, and it’s pretty clear that the urban areas, which contain most of the US’s population, support those policies. Unfortunately, political power in the US is not apportioned to individuals, so this widespread support of policies is not visible as enacted policies.