36% against ground-troops invasion

Joe R. Golowka joeg at ieee.org
Wed Aug 14 22:30:31 PDT 2002



> Carl Remick wrote:
>
> > A 57% majority is enough to overwhelm me at least. This particular actually
> > existing democracy really stinks.
>
> Washington Post polls consistently inflate numbers that favor the
> government regime. This number is to high, from what I've heard about
> other polls.
>
> Can you trust a newspaper that prominently runs op-eds from war criminal
> Henry Kissinger?

What is a more realistic number, and what's your source?

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"The beauty of the democratic systems of thought control, as contrasted with their clumsy totalitarian counterparts, is that they operate by subtly establishing on a voluntary basis--aided by the force of nationalism and media control by substantial interests--presuppositions that set the limits of debate, rather than by imposing beliefs with a bludgeon. Then let the debate rage; the more lively and vigorous it is, the better the propaganda system is served, since the presuppositions (U.S. benevolence, lack of rational imperial goals, defensive posture, etc.) are more firmly established. Those who do not accept the fundamental principles of state propaganda are simply excluded from the debate (or if noticed, dismissed as "emotional," "irresponsible," etc.)." - Noam Chomsky



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