Everything put forth has an effect on public opinion.
For instance: in this age of social media, things happening in Minnesota are being recorded and commented on.
If we think of “the chicken before the egg” what we’re experiencing in a global sense is, the egg before the chick
But, as Americans, we know the opposite.
Our country was founded because a certain faction wanted religious freedom.
“We” wanted to worship outside the Church of England.
I say “we” because half my dna comes from English settlers.
“We” fought for that right to worship freely. By “freely” I mean Christianity.
“We” dislocated native ppl in the process. Violently.
Then we distanced ourselves from England.
For financial and religious reasons.
But we kept the ideas.
Slavery of black people was an idea.
All Women being second hand citizens with little rights was another idea.
Only Christians given rights was another idea.
All terrible ideas, but we’ve adapted a bit.
Only a bit because we’re still that puritan, racist, sexist, country that was founded.