RE: The further you get from the political centre the more lies you encounter.
September 15, 2012 at 12:06 am
(September 15, 2012 at 12:02 am)Justtristo Wrote: Compared to every other western nation, the political center of gravity in the United States is much further to the right.
In other countries you just don't get people advocating such views (to give a recent example Todd Akin) having popular support more than say 5%. However in the USA people like Todd Akin can rely on at least a third of the electorate if not more.
I know. It kinda makes me wonder what the far left politicians are like in other countries.
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