rzemanfl
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:40 PM
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Poll question: My first poll. How many people do you think there are in the |
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Edited on Mon Aug-01-05 05:51 PM by rzemanfl
United States who are afraid to say anything bad about the government to a stranger over the telephone?
I ask this because of all the strange poll numbers we see in Bushworld.
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:42 PM
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1. I'd guess a lot more than 6% |
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:47 PM
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6. So glad my first response wasn't "this is a dumbass question." |
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I think that if you add the fraidy cats and the folks who hate * so much that their blood pressure goes up during the call that they faint and the cell phone only folks, these polls do not reflect the true mood of the country.
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:44 PM
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Some people purposely give false answers, not out of fear, but out of pleasure.
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:44 PM
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3. we should have numerical poll options |
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I'm guessing well over 50%.
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:45 PM
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4. I don't think we need to make fun of people whose lives have been |
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:49 PM
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8. Didn't intend to and will try to rephrase the first choice. n/t |
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:05 PM
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11. You could say " People who have been through purges & persecution |
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on a grand scale before".
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Mon Aug-01-05 06:18 PM
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12. I wasn't that eloquent. n/t |
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:45 PM
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5. How many were afraid to vote against bush, fearing that something |
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bad would happen to them because of their vote?
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:47 PM
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7. There are definitely certain topics I won't discuss on the phone. |
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Any phone. Or in public. Or on this message board. And forget e-mail.
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:56 PM
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9. I picked "under 2%" but my opinion could be skewed because I know |
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a lot of Democrats who aren't afraid and more than a few far-righties who hate the government (but not Chimp...note the distinction). I think your poll would be more attuned to DU if you had asked "...bad about the current administration...) :eyes:
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Mon Aug-01-05 05:59 PM
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10. You are probably right, but I hate to change the question after |
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people have answered it, although I did edit the first option, because someone found it offensive as originally phrased.
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Mon Aug-01-05 11:24 PM
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13. it's a matter of personality |
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some people are afraid to disagree with anyone. I'm not sure of the percentage, but based on canvassing I'd say there are moe than a few. It's not because they are afraid of govt spies. They just don't like to disagree. They don't want to offend. They were raised always to be nice. It may be more common among women than men, though I'm not sure about that.
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Tue Aug-02-05 12:39 AM
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14. More than 50-60% is more realistic. |
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My partner and I, plus a lot of friends, muzzle ourselves constantly.
Welcome to Amerikkka.
A repukes wet dream.
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