This is a rejoinder to the "different brains" post.
Many conservative americans believe that Obama is Hitler, Stalin, and a Kenyan anti-colonialist. And they believe all of that at the same time... 24% of Republicans also think Obama may be the Antichrist. (<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/ArticleId/223/Default.aspx">Harris Interactive</a>)
39% of the Americans can not name any of the freedoms in the First Amendment...
19% agreed that the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees
39% say the press has too much freedo (not surprising as only 16% know that the first amendment guarantees the freedom of press).
31% believe musicians should be forbidden to sing songs with lyrics other may find offensive. (Freedom of speech anyone?)
(<a href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org//about.aspx?item=state_first_amendment_2009_link&SearchString=state_of>State of the First Amendment 2009</a>)
42% of the Americans believe there is people being possessed by the devil, 41% in esp, 37% that houses can be haunted, 25% believe in astrology and so on. (<a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/16915/three-four-americans-believe-paranormal.aspx">Gallup</a>)
40% of the Americans believe dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time.
20% think the Sun revolves around the Earth.
(<a href="http://www.calacademy.org">California Academy of Sciences</a> and <a href="http://www.cmb.northwestern.edu/faculty/jon_miller.htm">Jon D Millers</a> research)
About 50% of the Americans believe aliens have abducted humans (<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/1997-06-15/us/9706_15_ufo.poll_1_ufo-aliens-crash-site?_s=PM:US">CNN</a>).
Wingnuts anyone?
"Right-wing nut": "An outspoken, irrational person with deeply-held, nominally conservative, political views. A person who chooses on principle to be flagrantly ignorant. A person holding political views that the user of the word finds to be extreme, most often extremely conservative. Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Fred Phelps are examples of the wingnut element in modern America.
Many conservative americans believe that Obama is Hitler, Stalin, and a Kenyan anti-colonialist. And they believe all of that at the same time... 24% of Republicans also think Obama may be the Antichrist. (<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/ArticleId/223/Default.aspx">Harris Interactive</a>)
39% of the Americans can not name any of the freedoms in the First Amendment...
19% agreed that the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees
39% say the press has too much freedo (not surprising as only 16% know that the first amendment guarantees the freedom of press).
31% believe musicians should be forbidden to sing songs with lyrics other may find offensive. (Freedom of speech anyone?)
(<a href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org//about.aspx?item=state_first_amendment_2009_link&SearchString=state_of>State of the First Amendment 2009</a>)
42% of the Americans believe there is people being possessed by the devil, 41% in esp, 37% that houses can be haunted, 25% believe in astrology and so on. (<a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/16915/three-four-americans-believe-paranormal.aspx">Gallup</a>)
40% of the Americans believe dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time.
20% think the Sun revolves around the Earth.
(<a href="http://www.calacademy.org">California Academy of Sciences</a> and <a href="http://www.cmb.northwestern.edu/faculty/jon_miller.htm">Jon D Millers</a> research)
About 50% of the Americans believe aliens have abducted humans (<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/1997-06-15/us/9706_15_ufo.poll_1_ufo-aliens-crash-site?_s=PM:US">CNN</a>).
Wingnuts anyone?
"Right-wing nut": "An outspoken, irrational person with deeply-held, nominally conservative, political views. A person who chooses on principle to be flagrantly ignorant. A person holding political views that the user of the word finds to be extreme, most often extremely conservative. Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Fred Phelps are examples of the wingnut element in modern America.