# Political/religious things people would admit if it weren't for social consequence

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**Created:** [June 26, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-religious-things-people-would-admit-if-it-werent-for-social-consequence/1031213 "2026-06-26T22:37:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-religious-things-people-would-admit-if-it-werent-for-social-consequence/1031213/1 "2026-06-26T22:37:04Z")

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I feel a lot of religious people would admit openly, “Yeah, the argument for God’s existence is pretty weak and a lot of things our religion teaches are quite questionable” if it weren’t for the immense social penalty they would face for doing so.

I feel a lot of Trumpers would admit that Trump is indeed quite immature, embarrassing and childish if they would face no blow back from fellow MAGA-ers or “gotcha” from their liberal opponents.

I feel a lot of people would admit “our side has a problem” if they faced no consequences for saying it aloud. Like men admitting the violence against women issue, or certain groups admitting problems that are associated with their groups. etc.

What other political or religious things would people own up to in public that they already know in private but can’t say?

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