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| Democrats and Independents abandon Peace through Strength |
| 2007-07-25 |
| In the summer of 2002, less than a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 62% agreed with this statement: “The best way to ensure peace is through military strength.” But a year later, that number had fallen by nine points, to 53%. In the current survey, 49% say they think that maintaining military strength is the best way to ensure peace – the lowest percentage in the 20- year history of Pew values surveys. While the partisan divide in views about this principle is large, it is not much bigger than four years ago. Notably, the percentage of Republicans subscribing to this principle has fluctuated only modestly in recent years. Currently, 72% of Republicans agree that the best way to ensure peace is through military strength, which is largely unchanged from 2002 and 2003 (72% and 69%, respectively). By contrast, just 40% of Democrats believe that military strength best ensures peace, which is down a bit from 2003 (44%). In 2002, a solid majority of Democrats (55%) said that peace is best ensured through military strength. Opinion among independents has followed a similar track as the Democrats. Currently, 46% of independents agree that the best way to ensure peace is through military strength, compared with 51% four years ago and 62% in 2002. There also has been a substantial shift on this issue among self-described moderates – regardless of party. Currently, 43% of moderates say that military strength is the best way to guarantee peace, down 12 points from 2003 (55%). |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #10 Is there a Darwin Award for the most egregious act of national suicide? Yes. Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and—in short—every other totalitarian nation should be on the list. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-25 22:27 |
| #9 RIAN > Former Reagan official PAUL CRAIG ROMERTS > Dubya's WHite House intends to stage another fake 9-11, in order for Dubya to exert nis newfound executive authority over the USA and turn the USA into a de facto Army-Police State. OTOH, RENSE > THE MILITARIZATION AND ANNEXATION OF AMERICA. Amer is being wilfully MILITARIZED, SOCIALIZED, and GOVERNMENT-IZED, etc while efforts begin to force or induce its loss of traditional sovereignty and national independence to GLOBALISM-OWG and NON-AMER STATES.* ALSO IN RIAN > Russia's expedition to the Arctic = North Pole is intent on demonstr that RUSSIA IS A GREAT POLAR POWER. Once achieved, Russia may also begin efforts to economically and MilPol dominate peripheral regions around the Arctic, including the resources of the BARENTS SEA SHELF near NORWAY, + REVISE THE BARENTS SEA AGREEMENT WID USA GIVING USA 2/3rd's CONTROL OF SAME. IOW, RUSSIA IS GEOGRAPHICALLY EXPANDING WID AN AGENDA TO ECONOMICALLY [ONLY?]DISSECT + PARTITION THE USA-NORAM!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-25 21:56 |
| #8 The '08 Dem slogan could very well be: "Peace through Appeasement" they already have gone beyond the Maroon stage to the Moonbat level... exit stage left. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-07-25 20:33 |
| #7 D *** ng it, FEDERALISM, Local or Global etc. IS "THE ENEMY" of Amer's sacred National Fascism = Communism. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-25 20:15 |
| #6 I want to see them ask... "The best way to ensure pease is through militarty weakness." ...and see what the numbers are. My bet is the Demos would be above 80%. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2007-07-25 20:13 |
| #5 sigh. Is there a Darwin Award for the most egregious act of national suicide? |
| Posted by: Crusoque Wittlesbach9896 2007-07-25 19:05 |
| #4 It just feels like we're watching the last days of the Late, Great State. |
| Posted by: Goober Hupemble1242 2007-07-25 18:34 |
| #3 Thanks Moose! LOL! |
| Posted by: RD 2007-07-25 18:14 |
| #2 Who doesn't want another Hiroshima? Republicans 98% Democrats 96% Independents 94% Who doesn't want another Nagasaki? Republicans 98% Democrats 67% Independents 53% Who wants their children to marry Smurfs? Republican 1% Democrats 97% Independents 53% |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-07-25 16:55 |
| #1 Who wants ice cream? Republicans: 100% Independents: 65% Democrats: 43% |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-25 16:14 |