You’ve got a point: the American people know no more about mathematics than they do politics.
They used to know.
But our people have been conditioned for a few decades to believe that our past way of life is “intolerant”, “hateful”, “divisive”, “racist”, blah, blah, blah... and to abandon our rights in the name of being “inclusive” of everything...
While the other side just bided their time until they got all their ducks in a row in the judicial, legislative, and now executive.
They were busy little buggers while our side just assumed that everybody plays fair and had the same mindset.
Nope... not the case. And we’re seeing the results.
Greatest example of mass Pavlov conditioning I’ve ever seen. Gotta admire the bastards - they really pulled off a major coup right in front of everyone.
There’s a book by a Czech communist “And Not A Shot Is Fired” (Jan Kovaks). It’s worth your time to read it.