Americans remind me of the old song “Yes, we have no bananas”. They really, really like to agree with the assertions in poll questions. Should pot be legalized? Yes!! Should people selling pot be executed? Yes? Should Roe v. Wade be reversed? Yes? Should abortion be banned? Yes! Should the corporate tax rate be raised? Yes! Should the corporate tax rate be cut? Yes!
I’d like to see what happens if the public is asked whether the US government should condemn the violent overthrow of Zemblan president Charles Xavier Vseslav. I bet they’d say “Yes!”
PS. For those who don’t know, I have consistently argued that there is no such thing as “public opinion”.