Welcome to the Real World.
Sadly, most do not think at all. They react like sheep. Probably one percent of our fellow Americans actually think on anything beyond whats for supper or what TV shall we watch.
what a sad world you live in, where you are among the select few intelligent enough to converse with. Fortunately for me I live in a world where far more than 1% of the population can think for themselves. Assuming they can't is not only arrogant and incorrect, it's a losing concept. When people are treated like children who need to have decisions made for them, they tend to react badly. Give people the opportunity to think for themselves, and they will come up with their own opinions. There are people who simply follow, but not 99%. Give your fellow american some credit.