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Americans have a warped view of public opinion perpetuated by an inclination to stay within their social circles and perceive cues from within them that shape their opinions leading to inaction on environmental realities even as policies addressing those issues have widespread public appeal? You don't say!
Quick, call the American Association of Sociologists!
Frequently people like popular ideas as concepts but oppose specific implementations because of who is proposing it or their (mis)understanding of how it would be implemented.
Like the pushback against single payer healthcare and expanding gun laws is in opposition to people's widespread support of the concept is based on fear of how it would work out while ignoring the current status quo. I support universal healthcare, but only one party would implement it in a way that didn't screw minorities and lgbtq+ folks. That means I would be on board supporting it while fighting against one party's proposals which seems like a contradiction, but is because I would actually want the real thing.