Originally Posted by Kevin Marx

Let's fix your numbering system there a little bit, because the population you are referring to is also squeaky wheel that is getting the grease.

The number of people that don't give a rats ass right now far outnumber everyone else combined. If they ever did care enough to chime in, they would drown out the fringes on both sides.

People in the middle are far too busy living their lives to worry about the fringes. They think the left and the right are completely off their rockers.

You may be correct in your numbers assumptions (gays+sympathizers>haters), but that's still not a massive portion of the overall population.