Most Americans critical of WikiLeaks dump: poll

[Ghost Dog]

AFP - Nearly seven in 10 Americans believe the WikiLeaks exposure of thousands of secret US cables went too far, and most support the arrest and trial of its founder Julian Assange, a poll showed Tuesday.

Sixty-eight percent of respondents in the Washington Post-ABC News poll said the documents dump "harms the public interest" -- a sharp turn from Americans' assessment of WikiLeaks earlier this year, when the anti-privacy website released thousands of Afghanistan war reports.

The latest poll, conducted by telephone of 1,001 adults, showed 59 percent of respondents wanted the US government to arrest Assange and charge him with a crime for revealing the diplomatic cables, many of which exposed embarrassing assessment of world leaders.

Just 29 percent said it was not a criminal matter, while the remaining 12 percent were undecided.

/... http://www.france24.com/en/20101214-most-americans-critical-wikileaks-dump-poll

I wonder how the 1001 were selected?

[nc4bo]

1. Who were the 1001 or I guess all that govt/media propaganda worked. nt

[RegieRocker]

18. I really really like your graphic!

[Donnachaidh]

2. og course, our corporate-owned and controlled media might not be the problem here?

After all, they've refrained from showing graphics of Assange being burned at the stake - for the moment. :sarcasm:

[global1]

3. This Is Not Surprising Because Most Americans Don't Understand The.....

reasoning behind the leaks. The MSM is presenting it as bad - so they are responding accordingly. Most Americans didn't see Michael Moore's writings on Wikileaks and his putting up of bail money for Assange.

[qb]

4. A poll to test the effectiveness of the propaganda.

Mission Accomplished!
:sarcasm:

[Ghost Dog]

6. I guess the propaganda poll itself will be on your screens shortly,

then.

[Forkboy]

5. Most Americans also believed there really were WMD in Iraq.

[fascisthunter]

7. lol... and Bush was elected

[NightWatcher]

8. Most Americans are idiots and do not understand the issues

[FLAprogressive]

13. this

[the redcoat]

9. Just like how

most Americans now suddenly are in favor of the tax plan when a week ago the same percent were against cuts for millionaires.

Yeah, ok.

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[krabigirl]

11. Just like a majority were for the war in Iraq, including most Dems in Congress.

Idiocracy reigns supreme here.

That being said, the poll had a very low sample size. And honestly, who cares? Just because a majority of Amerikuns thinks something is right, doesn't mean that it is.

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Gee..wonder where they picked up their opinions from? The US main stream media? FOX!??

DUH! Of course they would be critical.....

Actually, all things considered....I am pleasantly surprised that 41% did not feel that way..

Considering how dumb watching FAUX NOISE makes people, I am surprised it was not a higher percentage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=7252&mesg_id=7302

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Ignorance is strength. n/t

[tcaudilllg]

15. Last month we learned that democracy doesn't work,

so no surprise here.

[shraby]

16. I don't believe MOST Americans polled that way...

most Americans don't even know what Wikileaks is. My husband is online a lot and he didn't know until I tried to explain it to him.

[lamp_shade]

17. K&R

:thumbsup:

[mmonk]

19. Americans are very obedient in their thoughts as it relates to propaganda.

They don't have a freaking clue of their surroundings.

[MrMickeysMom]

20. Were they land lines?

These polls are scientifically insignificant, unless the sample population represents America.

That would be the America who gets their news from more than Fox, too.

[Luminous Animal]

21. Nearly 7 and 10 Americans believe the lie that Wikileaks dumped 250,000 documents.

I wonder why?

[JoseGaspar]

22. 30% plus is a good number...

...in 1962, it would have been 3%.