Dru Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Canadian poll names USA as country that is the greatest threat to world peace. Discuss... so what ele is new except the rocket powered giant squid attacking the british destroyer? Quote
minx Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 snoboy, it'd be nice if you sited the source on that for us. That said a little spent outside US borders would do all of us yanks some good in terms of our perspective. Quote
sexual_chocolate Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I think everyone else is just jealous. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 We need to put an end to the Rocket-powered Giant Squid race before it puts an end to us! Let the tentacled reign of terror take never a life again! STOP THE SQUIDNESS! Quote
allthumbs Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I'm curious. How many of you hippies threw bricks in Seattle at the WTO convention? Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I'm curious. How many of you hippies threw bricks in Seattle at the WTO convention? Quote
chucK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I though the recent poll estimated only 40% of USA'ers supported war in Iraq. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Oh, Trask, are you upset because someone broke a window at the Gap? Quote
allthumbs Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Don't worry asseyes, I had you pegged as #1 Quote
mattp Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 ChucK I believe that was, 40% supported unilatteral invasion based on what we know at this point in time. It all depends on how you ask the question. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 (edited) And who you're asking the question of! Poll 1,000 people in Omaha and you'll get a far different answer than if you poll 1,000 people in Portland. Polls and their attendant statistics are highly suspect bullshizzle. Edited January 30, 2003 by Dr_Flash_Amazing Quote
chucK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 So what is the difference between libertarianism and anarchism? Aren't they both against all government? Are GregW and MtnGoat anarchists? Did they throw bricks at Starbucks? And Trask...how did you know it was bricks that broke those windows...interesting, very interesting Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 It all depends on how you ask the question. So true. The pollsters can ask the questions in shifty ways so everyone's opinion is tweaked. Quote
Jim Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Opinion polls show that 70% of the British public feel that no good case has been made for war on Iraq. Figures from the US suggest that opposition to an invasion with US ground troops is at 43%, up from 38% in a poll taken January 10-12 and up from 20% in a poll taken in November. Support for an invasion is at 52%, down from 56% in January and 74% in November. 56% say UN weapons inspectors should be given more time to complete their search for banned chemical, biological and nuclear weapons (AP/UPI 1/27/03). These are remarkable figures from a country subjected to the most sophisticated and intensive system of propaganda ever devised. Nevertheless the media tirelessly attempt to keep us sealed in a bubble of pro-war propaganda. Iraqi generals aside, anti-war voices are almost totally excluded - no one in the media is interested in stepping outside the bubble to explore why the German and French public and politicians, and huge numbers of countries and people around the world, view the US/UK position as a farcical cover for an oil grab. Virtually the entire world is shaking its head in stunned disbelief at Bush and Blair's brazen audacity, but not our media. Quote
snoboy Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 snoboy, it'd be nice if you sited the source on that for us. That said a little spent outside US borders would do all of us yanks some good in terms of our perspective. Oops, my bad, not Canadian poll, but there it is: you gotta vote to see the results. Quote
chucK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 It all depends on how you ask the question. So true. The pollsters can ask the questions in shifty ways so everyone's opinion is tweaked. But it is no harm/no foul as long as the actual question asked is presented along with the results. The shiftyness comes when people start "interpreting" the results. The way Mattp presents the question, my interpretation is that only 40% of the people in the US (estimated) felt that it would be cool to invade Iraq even if noone else wanted us to (last Monday, before the State of the Union address). Quote
Alasdair Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 And 50% of that 40% probably does not understand what unilateral even means, and for that matter could not point to the middle east on a map. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 But it is no harm/no foul as long as the actual question asked is presented along with the results. The shiftyness comes when people start "interpreting" the results. Yeah that happens all the time Quote
jja Posted January 30, 2003 Author Posted January 30, 2003 Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- snoboy, it'd be nice if you sited the source on that for us. That said a little spent outside US borders would do all of us yanks some good in terms of our perspective. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oops, my bad, not Canadian poll, but there it is: you gotta vote to see the results. Oh it's an online poll, those are really really reliable right? kinda like the polls we have here. Quote
chucK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Yeah and what about the other 60%? I doubt it's any different, Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- snoboy, it'd be nice if you sited the source on that for us. That said a little spent outside US borders would do all of us yanks some good in terms of our perspective. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oops, my bad, not Canadian poll, but there it is: you gotta vote to see the results. Oh it's an online poll, those are really really reliable right? kinda like the polls we have here. I'm with tony the tiger. Polls are gay. Quote
chucK Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I'm with Tony the Tiger, online polls are gay. The poll I'm talking about was a "scientific" poll conducted by NYT/NBC. I have a little more faith in that one. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 I'm with Tony the Tiger, online polls are gay. The poll I'm talking about was a "scientific" poll conducted by NYT/NBC. I have a little more faith in that one. Sounds real scientific. Quote
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