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I am having trouble imagining what you mean. Can you illustrate your point with an example opinion that is held by 70% of the population but is taboo to discuss

I am having trouble imagining what you mean. Can you illustrate your point with an example opinion that is held by 70% of the population but is taboo to discuss?

ploum 3y ago
It is funny how, in their own bubble, people assume that their opinion is held by 70% of the population while it is often the opposite (fun fact: more people voter for Hillary Clinton that Trump yet Trump voters believe that they are the majority. Same for abortion where polls showed that a clear majority of the US was pro-choice yet a very loud minority has a lot of political power)
murderfs 3y ago
86% of Americans think that police funding should increase or stay the same: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/03/before-release-of-video-showing-tyre-nichols-beating-public-views-of-police-conduct-had-improved-modestly/ft_2023-02-03_police-conduct_03/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/03/before-re... 80% of Americans think that the southern border should have increased security: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/08/republicans-and-democrats-have-different-top-priorities-for-u-s-immigration-policy/ft_2022-09-08_immigration_01/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/08/republica... 50% of Americans oppose affirmative action (with 33% approving, 16% not sure): https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-americans-disapprove-than-approve-of-colleges-considering-race-ethnicity-in-admissions-decisions/pp_2023-06-08_college-admissions_00-01/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-america...
- jmopp 3y ago
  None of those are really taboo to discuss: police funding has only increased in recent years, Joe Biden has been quietly upgrading security on the southern border since the start of his term, and the supreme court recently ruled against affirmative action.
  - GolfPopper 3y ago
    I've noticed than when people on the internet say "I'm not allowed to discuss X", what they actually mean 99% of the time is "I'm not allowed to be an abusive jerk to other participants". (The other 1% of the time, they're posting off-topic in a tightly focused forum.)
- pessimizer 3y ago
  Nearly 70% of U.S. adults say transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only on sports teams that correspond with the sexes they were assigned at birth https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/americans-oppose-inclusion-trans-athletes-sports-poll-finds-rcna88940 https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/americans-oppose-in...
  - morelisp 3y ago
    This is obviously not taboo to discuss since every mainstream media source has been discussing it nonstop with virtually no reference to like, actual data, for over a year.
- deleted 3y ago
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- clipsy 3y ago
  Don't forget, in 1967 (the year in which Loving v Virginia was decided), interracial marriage had less than 20% popular support: https://news.gallup.com/poll/354638/approval-interracial-marriage-new-high.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/354638/approval-interracial-mar...
baggy_trough 3y ago
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I am having trouble imagining what you mean. Can you illustrate your point with an example opinion that is held by 70% of the population but is taboo to discuss?

ploum 3y ago

It is funny how, in their own bubble, people assume that their opinion is held by 70% of the population while it is often the opposite (fun fact: more people voter for Hillary Clinton that Trump yet Trump voters believe that they are the majority. Same for abortion where polls showed that a clear majority of the US was pro-choice yet a very loud minority has a lot of political power)

murderfs 3y ago

86% of Americans think that police funding should increase or stay the same: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/03/before-release-of-video-showing-tyre-nichols-beating-public-views-of-police-conduct-had-improved-modestly/ft_2023-02-03_police-conduct_03/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/03/before-re... 80% of Americans think that the southern border should have increased security: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/08/republicans-and-democrats-have-different-top-priorities-for-u-s-immigration-policy/ft_2022-09-08_immigration_01/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/08/republica... 50% of Americans oppose affirmative action (with 33% approving, 16% not sure): https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-americans-disapprove-than-approve-of-colleges-considering-race-ethnicity-in-admissions-decisions/pp_2023-06-08_college-admissions_00-01/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-america...

jmopp 3y ago
None of those are really taboo to discuss: police funding has only increased in recent years, Joe Biden has been quietly upgrading security on the southern border since the start of his term, and the supreme court recently ruled against affirmative action.
- GolfPopper 3y ago
  I've noticed than when people on the internet say "I'm not allowed to discuss X", what they actually mean 99% of the time is "I'm not allowed to be an abusive jerk to other participants". (The other 1% of the time, they're posting off-topic in a tightly focused forum.)
pessimizer 3y ago
Nearly 70% of U.S. adults say transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only on sports teams that correspond with the sexes they were assigned at birth https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/americans-oppose-inclusion-trans-athletes-sports-poll-finds-rcna88940 https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/americans-oppose-in...
- morelisp 3y ago
  This is obviously not taboo to discuss since every mainstream media source has been discussing it nonstop with virtually no reference to like, actual data, for over a year.
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clipsy 3y ago
Don't forget, in 1967 (the year in which Loving v Virginia was decided), interracial marriage had less than 20% popular support: https://news.gallup.com/poll/354638/approval-interracial-marriage-new-high.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/354638/approval-interracial-mar...

baggy_trough 3y ago

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