[thecavemaster]

Take an idea that seemingly espouses a concept of justice or equality: women deserve equal pay for equal work. I would guess the overwhelming majority of Americans would assent to that notion. However, add an exclamation point... in other words, if the government has anything to do with establishing that concept as codified law, rally the troops with fear, with loathing of socialism, with whatever it takes to "keep government out of the lives of the people"... no matter how good the idea, or how greased the corporations keep the hindquarters of the citizenry by bankrolling and wining and dining its politicians...