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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
I am not alarmed. A comparable case can be made for the fictional realities that are held as beliefs by the other side.
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No it can't.
There are few (if any) empirical facts dealing with such central issues of this election that you can point to and claim Kerry supporters do not believe. There are a number of entirely arguable "facts" (such as all of those listed in the first reply in this thread) which Kerry supporters most likely do not believe, but they are certainly not the focal point of this election, nor are they undebateable issues.
- 75% believe Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.
- 72% believe Iraq had WMD or a program to develop them.
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61% believe if Bush knew there were no WMD he would not have gone to war.
- 60% believe most experts believe Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.
- 58% believe the Duelfer report concluded that Iraq had either WMD or a major program to develop them.
- 56% believe most experts think Iraq had WMD.
- 55% believe the 9/11 report concluded Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda.
- 51% believe Bush supports the Kyoto treaty.
- 20% believe Iraq was directly involved in 9/11.
Kerry supporters may not believe that he is a traitor to this country, they may not believe he did nothing to deserve the medals he received in Vietnam, or that Kerry would be a bad supporter of the country's military, etc - but none of those things are unequivocal facts either.