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minus-squareTheLastHero [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agokind of funny how 20-30% of these undecided “moderates” want stuff that the US has toppled foreign governments over like price controls
minus-squaremar_k [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-22 months agoit’s not 20-30% of them, it’s +20-30 net percentage points which means a majority or at least plurality want it (eg if 60% of ppl support it, 30% are against it, 10% don’t know, then 60% - 30% = +30 pts)
minus-squareCarmineCatboy2 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agothats only because the american government knows it won’t do any of the sort but cannot trust foreign governments to be equally undemocratic.
kind of funny how 20-30% of these undecided “moderates” want stuff that the US has toppled foreign governments over like price controls
it’s not 20-30% of them, it’s +20-30 net percentage points which means a majority or at least plurality want it (eg if 60% of ppl support it, 30% are against it, 10% don’t know, then 60% - 30% = +30 pts)
thats only because the american government knows it won’t do any of the sort but cannot trust foreign governments to be equally undemocratic.