Do you ever read facts/perspectives on the DU that allow you to dominate conversations in real life?

[Yo_Mama]

15. I learn a lot from DU

But I don't generally want to dominate discussions, unless it comes down to life or death stuff, like people having food to eat or medical care.

One thing I have noticed is that people who say they are conservatives or liberals or libertarians or whatever flavor really don't differ as much as one would think from reading DU.

An example:
People who claim to be conservative with whom I have discussed politics are generally in favor of food stamps, Medicare, SS, and some form of general access to health care. They may have concerns about sustainability, but over the last few years, it seems like all political wings tend to be very worried about the declining levels of welfare in our society.

There is just no support for cutting Medicare or SS at all in the general population, so why does this keep coming up in DC?