A famous conservative once said that polls are for shaping public opinion, not measuring it. I think he was absolutely correct. The pollsters can use all sorts of methods to get the result they want, and people have a bias towards joining the majority opinion, so all you need to do is show people a poll that says the majority agree with X and people are more inclined to agree with X.
It also makes people feel isolated and alone. People watching TV that are against current thing see a poll that 88% of people are for current thing and they feel too overwhelmed to speak out, even to friends and family.
Polls are fake and gay.
Brilliant clip.
A famous conservative once said that polls are for shaping public opinion, not measuring it. I think he was absolutely correct. The pollsters can use all sorts of methods to get the result they want, and people have a bias towards joining the majority opinion, so all you need to do is show people a poll that says the majority agree with X and people are more inclined to agree with X.
It also makes people feel isolated and alone. People watching TV that are against current thing see a poll that 88% of people are for current thing and they feel too overwhelmed to speak out, even to friends and family.
I remember someone saying that "Propagnda isn't for making you think you're wrong, but alone".