49% of Americans Believe Federal Government “Poses an Immediate Threat to the Rights and Freedoms of Ordinary Citizens”
September 26th, 2011Via: Gallup:
A record-high 81% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed, adding to negativity that has been building over the past 10 years.
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The findings are from Gallup’s annual Governance survey, updated Sept. 8-11, 2011. The same poll shows record or near-record criticism of Congress, elected officials, government handling of domestic problems, the scope of government power, and government waste of tax dollars.
I do believe people are “snapping out of it”, although, it is kind of amazing that only half the people have a clue. Probably because the government provides a living for the other half, you know: don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
Myself, I’m surprised that 49% figured it out.
Well, I had written a long comment, and then went back to re-read the article. They say it clearly.
“This view is much more pronounced among Republicans (61%) and independents (57%) than among Democrats (28%), although when George W. Bush was president, Democrats and independents were more likely than Republicans to view government as a threat.”
Republicans hate Democrats.
Democrats hate Republicans.
And independents hate everyone.
I’d actually blame part of this hate on the campaigns being waged by the Republicans and Tea Partiers.
It’s a shame they weren’t tracking that question from late 2006 through late 2010. We may get a better impression of trends, rather than having a 4 year line attaching the two points. I suspect it may have shown a dip in the distrust when Obama came into office, but it’s spiking up now.