Because of the way the media treats those of us who are right of center politically, when we get into social situations, we are used to just keeping our mouths shut.
But it turns out that a lot, perhaps even most, people are right of center (in the United States anyway) but we often don’t realize it because we get so beaten down that our opinions on liberty and freedom are so “unfair”.
So usually a discussion will slowly unwind where a person stands bit by by. First, you start out with the respectable “conservative” view points like George Will or maybe Thomas Sowell and eventually you’re over to talking about Instapundit, Town Hall, Conservative Grapevine, etc. It’s at that moment you realize you’ve met a fellow traveler. 