Same reason that the crazies and extremists control our political discourse -- they're the loudest and most forceful about their beliefs.
I mean, it's much easier to yell, "BABY MURDERERS!!" than calmly discuss "Well, abortion should definitely be legal, but regulated like any other surgical procedure and the women should receive counselling before and after, if they choose to have the procedure, and the procedure itself should not be ENCOURAGED but also not DIScouraged... blah blah blah..."
If you're in the middle of the road, you're going to get run over.
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Date: 2004-07-29 11:14 am (UTC)I mean, it's much easier to yell, "BABY MURDERERS!!" than calmly discuss "Well, abortion should definitely be legal, but regulated like any other surgical procedure and the women should receive counselling before and after, if they choose to have the procedure, and the procedure itself should not be ENCOURAGED but also not DIScouraged... blah blah blah..."
If you're in the middle of the road, you're going to get run over.