. I think the philosophical divide is between those that want the government to take care of them and those that primarily want the government to leave them alone. We are losing this battle.
Yes - I think you nailed it there.
But the all knowing government has learned to open proposals for public comment and then spend our tax dollars to get media firms to generate comments favorable to their views. Thats the new way thru social media to control the results.
Make you feel defeated when your tax dollars are being used against your own beliefs isn't it.