And what if I happen to think that where the United States and the "rest of the world" disagree, the United States has it right? Should I give up my beliefs to prevent a shit eruption? There isn't self-righteousness in this. It's a matter of holding a reasoned opinion and voting/acting on it regardless of whether it's popular with the world at large. I suspect that the equilibrium you speak of is not something I'd desire.
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Conservatives are going, "Hey, everything's going great. We won the debate and we're winning the war. Everything is A-OK." Liberals (who DO care a lot) are cringing, clenching their fists, shaking with anxiety, ready to just blurt out, "Oh my god! You people are acting like blind morons!! Quit lying your asses off and stop thinking we're all dumb as shit!"
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These were the blanket statements. Certainly they apply to a good number of conservatives and liberals. But you can't count on them. They're not useful. Not all conservatives think that "everything's going great" and not all liberals consider consider Bush conservatives to be blind morons lying their asses off. (Thank God.)
Actually, on a side-note, I live in an environment that is admittedly saturated with conservatives, and the general consensus seems to be that Bush lost the debate.