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In reply to the discussion: EXCLUSIVE: Justice Department Memo Reveals Legal Case for Drone Strikes on Americans [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)People won't stand up for issues that they don't care about, against a politician who otherwise supports the issues that they DO care about. Even when Shrub was in office, most of the people who protested this stuff didn't actually care about it...they opposed Shrub for a hundred different reasons and were simply willing to help undermine a politician they already didn't like.
Too few people care about the subject to make any real kind of difference, and nobody is going to protest against a leader they like over something that never really bothered them in the first place. Walk down any street in America and ask people whether they support torturing suspected terrorists. Whether you're in a Democratic area or a Republican one, in a big city or a small town, I guarantee that the responses will depress you.