If the government warned us that space aliens were invading Earth, 35% of Americans would say, "No their not."
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@Sundae_Gurl I haven't been able to find it again, but not too long ago a read a metasurvey -- basically a survey of surveys spanning multiple countries that showed pretty convincingly that around 36-38% of the population, everywhere, will reliably vote for the strongman, the one who does little more than identify an enemy and say he's one of you and he'll fight for you against _them_.
