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What's funny here are that the example issues you listed are exactly the issues that the vast majority of Americans actually do agree on. Those are wedge issues
by DEADMEAT 5y ago
What's funny here are that the example issues you listed are exactly the issues that the vast majority of Americans actually do agree on. Those are wedge issues that were carefully crafted by political parties to try and create a division in popular opinion when there isn't one. It's a fairly common political strategy nowadays.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoYou think the vast majority of Americans agree on abortion? I'm pretty sure that, no, they do not. The division is real, not just a political strategy.
- DEADMEAT 5y agoSince 1975 the percentage of Americans that think abortion should be illegal in all cases has hovered around 15-20% https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx
- xboxnolifes 5y agoAbortion isn't an either or position. There are quite a few position and this stat only shows a single one: 15-20% believe it should be illegal in all cases. What about the subset who believe it should only be legal for rape victims. Or only plan B style drugs (I'm not sure how the linked data classifies the responses, but some people do consider such drugs on the same level as abortion). Or only by first trimester. Or only by second trimester. Or until birth? Or some other position that I am not able to remember off the top of my head?
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- michaelcampbell 5y ago> (abortion, firearms, lgbtq, etc) > exactly the issues that the vast majority of Americans actually do agree on. cite?
- vorpalhex 5y agoThat is probably a sign you are trapped in an echo chamber. Those three issues are polling in the 50-60% range on Pew research, and tend to fluctuate heavily based on recent events and question wording.
- pasquinelli 5y agonot saying it is, but what happens if polling is an echo chamber too?