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I'm going to ignore stuff about Sasquatch and focus on things that impact how the nation is governed. Follow below the Orange Squiggle of Power for some lowlights.
Very important: in your comments, do not advocate for a 9/11 "Truther" perspective. I believe the Ban Hammer still descends for doing that. I personally believe in some of these "conspiracy theories", as discussed below, but I don't think I'll get banned for saying so.
37% of Americans believe global warming is a hoax. Among those who voted for Romney, that rises to 61%. Why is it that opinions on a matter of science would divide along political lines?
22% of Romney voters believe Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. I have to wonder how many didn't understand the question, because if I honestly believed someone was the devil's representative on earth, I might seek to escape from a region he ruled.
Only 18% of Romney voters believe George Bush misled us about Iraqi WMD. I wonder how much evidence would be required to convince them on that one? This isn't a conspiracy theory, this is an established fact of the universe.
Of 20 CT presented, Obama voters were more likely to believe in the following:
- Moon Landing was fake (6% to 5%)
- Bush misled on WMD (69% to 18%) As noted, this is no CT ...
- CIA spread crack in inner cities (17% to 10%)
- Government allowed 9/11 to happen (13% to 8%) DO NOT DISCUSS
The only CT believed in by a majority of Americans? That Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. As Charles Pierce notes, that may explain why we don't expect bankers to be prosecuted. If you think the POTUS was murdered and most of those responsible got away with it, your tolerance for letting other people get away with other things is probably raised.
Oh, and on the critical issue of Lizard People (I, for one, welcome our new reptilian overlords), it's Obama voters 2%, Romney voters 5%.
Remember the 27% premise, that the 27% or so of the population that still supported Dubya at the end of his reign of error represented a bloc of ignorami? Consider the following results.
- Global warming is a hoax? 37%
- A secretive power elite is setting up a world government, the New World Order? 28%
- Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11? 28%
- Vaccines are linked to autism? 20%
- Pharmaceutical industry is in league with medical industry to "invent" new diseases? 15%
- Government adds mind control signals to TV signals? 15%
These people vote.