Mr. Hume: \u00a0Excellent post there. \u00a0With such a universal desire for less immigration, one has to wonder why the borders are still wide open, visa over-stayers are not tracked, and illegals, far from being deported, are fawned over as a Protected Minority.<\/p>\n
The answer, I suppose, is that people don’t care much. \u00a0 If a pollster comes up to me and asks whether I prefer chocolate mousse or \u00a0caramel pudding, I’ll give him an opinion. \u00a0Would I go to the barricades for that opinion? \u00a0No. Would I give up one hour a week of my time for it? \u00a0No.<\/p>\n
It shouldn’t be beyond the ingenuity of polling firms to find out, not only whether people prefer A to B, but how much of a damn they give about the A\/B business. \u00a0It would surely add meaning to the polls.<\/p>\n
I guess quantification is the problem. \u00a0You need a common, universal scale of giving-a-damn, from “Might walk across the room for it” to “Would willingly give my life for it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mr. Hume: \u00a0Excellent post there. \u00a0With such a universal desire for less immigration, one has to wonder why the borders are still wide open, visa over-stayers are not tracked, and illegals, far from being deported, are fawned over as a … Continue reading