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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8483144" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Maybe? I think that people always overestimate (1) the number of people that agree with them, and (2) the number of people that are engaged ... at all. And this is true of all issues, and all "sides."For instance- surveys have consistently shown that more than 1/2 of all Americans (and up to 2/3) cannot name a single Supreme Court Justice. That's pretty wild, if you ask me! But then again, surveys also consistently show an inability to understand basic issues in civics; so if you're expecting people to understand the nuances of, say, federal court jurisdiction, or the difference between copyright and trademark, or forum non conveniens, or why parties can dismiss suits without prejudice (and when, and what that means), then ... well, good luck! This is why when you hear someone tell a whopper, something that just seems absurd ... well, it might work. Because as terrible as it is to say ... people are stupid. Or, more charitably, people care about other things (like making it from paycheck to paycheck) and are inclined to believe what they already want to be true.</blockquote>