As a politically aware highschool student, I can attest to this. It's quite sad how poorly educated people are regarding their freedoms. Now, just to give background of where I'm from, I live in wealthy white suburbia. That in itself is conducive to total ignorance of reality, so, I'm never really surprised when people make outlandish statements. It's also largely a conservative area. Now, I myself oppose organized religion and am open to different systems of belief and different styles of government. The kids around here put so much stock into what the media feeds them and what their parents give them that it sickens me. Most have totally half-assed ideas about things which they can't defend, nor do they understand. Their amendment rights are high on that list. Being who I am, in the place I live, I tend to hold what would be considered unpopular views on life.

The propaganda is drilled so far into these kids' heads' that if you even mention the word communist, you'll be met with evil glares and snide 'patriotic' looks. If you criticize a public official (especially the president), you'll be met with some bland anti-liberal sentiments (commonly these are short anecdotes taken from some campaign commercial). I express myself fully and completely and am a very open person, but, most people these days seem to hate that. People are mostly ignorant of their rights or why they should even support the rights they have.