It's not cherry-picking if there aren't any examples of modern leftist leaders who are guilty of the same things. On a select few topics, the "both sides" argument is valid, but this isn't one of them.
Depends on what you consider a "good percentage," because I feel like many Americans do have the memory of a goldfish. Might be the increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
By the logic of your first statement, you're practically saying that "leftists" are completely infallible, and you're completely dismissing the very core element of human behavior. You've also solely turned this into a "conservative" versus "leftist" issue, which yes, I would consider cherry-picking, because you're only choosing to have those who aren't "leftist" be represented only by "conservative" people in your previous argument. But, perhaps this is partly my fault, as I should have clarified in the beginning that I was referring solely to your statement saying "Conservatives value war profiteering over the lives of their own countrymen," which is a statement that I am vehemently against if it is generalization. After all, my own father and step mother are conservatives, and I can tell you that they place absolutely zero value in war, much less profiting off the lives of dead soldiers.
In regards to your second statement, considering you believe that most Americans have the memory of a goldfish alone speaks volumes. Because it tells me that you acknowledge that people have been made been made aware, but even among those that are, they are largely complacent. In that sense, I have often posed the question to myself on whether we, the people, are also failing our own duty. It is the duty of a leader to look after the well-being of their people, after all, but likewise, is it not also the duty of the people to hold our leaders accountable? How many of us can say that we are holding up to our duty in that sense? This is why I say that even among those of us who are aware, we are just as guilty as those who aren't, if not, even more so, because despite having the knowledge, we are unwilling to do something about it.
But to answer your question on your second statement, let's just say it's 50% of the people who acknowledge the military industrial complex as an issue. At least, that's what I would round it off to. I'm also not aware of any statistics on the matter though, so unfortunately, much to my detriment in this argument, I can't give a conclusive answer.
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