Haven't been out of the state in years.
Interact with (D) and (R).
Never met a secessionist. But the media we watch say they exist, and if they exist they must be very common because if they're common then we have something to be outraged and offended about in a way that says we're superior.
When I moved to Eugene it was the same. I expected to find that everybody was out to kill every spotted owl they could find. Anywhere. Instead, most of the loggers I knew weren't nearly as vehemently anti-owl as the MSM made the average Oregonian out to be.
What's missing is some sort of quantification. "Texans want to secede" is true if out of all of Texas two Texans want to secede. But we interpret that to mean all or at least most. You ask the reporters for an idea as to amount, you get an answer. Often it's "I don't know." But if you get a numerical answer and ask why they don't provide the information the response is, "Where's the story in that?" If you say they're misleading the public, they fall back on strict logic. If two Texans want to secede then "Texans want to secede" is true.
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