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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: Shock!
Date: 06/09/23 2:54 PM
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Meanwhile libs are boasting Obama won a peace prize sometime back in history.

Yeah, I was never clear on what that was for. As I recall, he got it either right before, or right after, becoming POTUS. He hadn't done anything yet, that I'm aware of. I voted for him, and supported him on many (NOT all) things, but I don't know what the Nobel committee was thinking when they nominated him.

And, rather than pick on your source, I went to the link to Gallup that they provided...it's not quite how they characterized it.

news.gallup.com - Social conservatism highest decade

38% say they are conservative on social issues, up from 33% last year
Highest percentage saying they are socially conservative since 2012
44% say they are economically conservative, also highest since 2012


I guess "more conservative" compared to last year, but not "more conservative" as in a majority of people. If the senate were 38% conservative, we'd have a liberal filibuster-proof supermajority.
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