Poll shows 29% reg voters think armed revolution might be needed.

[powderman]

Poll shows 29 percent of voters think 'armed revolution' might be needed  Published May 02, 2013
FoxNews.com   We knew distrust of government was high. But a new poll shows that suspicion reaching new levels.
According to a survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University, nearly a third of registered voters -- 29 percent -- believe an "armed revolution" might be necessary in the next few years in order to protect liberties.
The poll from the university's PublicMind explored perceptions regarding Congress' latest gun control push as well as the Sandy Hook mass shooting. That legislative push, launched in the wake of the Connecticut shooting, fizzled last month after the Senate blocked a bill that would have expanded background checks.
 
The poll showed 50 percent of voters still believe Congress should pass laws to protect the public from gun violence, while 39 percent say the opposite. But there is a huge partisan divide. Among Republicans, 65 percent don't see new laws as necessary.
And the survey could help explain why applications for gun permits have hit record highs and retailers report ammo has been flying off the shelves. Not only are gun owners worried about new gun laws, but the poll suggests some voters think a revolution could be on the horizon.
Asked whether an armed revolution might soon be necessary to protect liberties, 29 percent said yes.
 
Another 47 percent said no, while the rest were either unsure or declined to answer.
Of those who said yes, 44 percent were Republicans. Most of those who said yes also did not support more gun control legislation.
The poll of 863 registered voters was conducted April 22-28. It had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.
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[spruce]

Interesting.
 
What's most interesting is those percentages probably match pretty closely the percentages in the colonies around 1776!

[mcwoodduck]

Interesting.
 
What's most interesting is those percentages probably match pretty closely the percentages in the colonies around 1776!

I was about the say the same thing.  Except it was about 10% that started the revolt, and about 30% fought in it. 

[JonnyReb]

 Interesting to me that "of those who said yes, 44% were republicans"

 Does that mean that a higher percentage of lefties than Right think an armed revolution might be in order? If so, were those lefties, over 50% of the 29% who do think an armed revolution may be in order, might have a different "enemy", than the stated republicans?

 Who are they revolting against?

[mcwoodduck]

Interesting to me that "of those who said yes, 44% were republicans"

 Does that mean that a higher percentage of lefties than Right think an armed revolution might be in order? If so, were those lefties, over 50% of the 29% who do think an armed revolution may be in order, might have a different "enemy", than the stated republicans?

 Who are they revolting against?

Good point the Republicans think they need to set the country back on the track and the left may want to speed up the erosion of the constitution.  Instead of 1775in Boston to fight the excessive taxes, they are thinking 1917 in Russia to end all personal freedom.

[blind ear]

Interesting to me that "of those who said yes, 44% were republicans"

 Does that mean that a higher percentage of lefties than Right think an armed revolution might be in order? If so, were those lefties, over 50% of the 29% who do think an armed revolution may be in order, might have a different "enemy", than the stated republicans?

 Who are they revolting against?

Good point the Republicans think they need to set the country back on the track and the left may want to speed up the erosion of the constitution.  Instead of 1775in Boston to fight the excessive taxes, they are thinking 1917 in Russia to end all personal freedom.

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Numbers that give social engineers and politicians worries. Numbers that give anarchist from either political pole demographic targets to create insurrection. The concentration of democratic tendencies are in the city core, usually less economic strength.
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Any breakdown in services that keep this core pacified can soon lead to fighting in the streets. If a group wants to kick start a fight the city core is the easiest target. Power (cooling,heating, sanitation, food storage), water, street sanitation, roads and BRIDGES, can be used to spark public unrest.
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The interior city logistics and demographics make the interior city a likely target for any group wanting to start unrest. Wheather the party is from the left or the right politically, they easy target is in the interior city to get the fires stared.
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The interior city is what governments evolve to protect and pacify, the inter city is a fragile political animal if prodded just a little. In Socialist Europe the inner city is where marches and riots always begin. The socialist faction becomes the most prepared to act. Government has to be positioned to react.
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Most inner cities are positioned in the bullseye of growth surrounded by the urban expansion. Just another physical logistic. Any group can shoot at it.
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Governments have to be prepared to protect inner cities if civility is to be maintained.
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You have the picture. ear

[guzzijohn]

The research comes from what appears to be a fine university that does a lot of this kind of research. Interesting that the OPs posting came from Fox News. This same university (PublicMind is the name of one of their research programs) did a study that came to this conclusion:


In 2011-2012, PublicMind produced two studies showing that people who only watched the niche news cable channels Fox and MSNBC did worse than people who use other news sources, including NPR and The Daily Show, when answering questions about current national and international political and economic events.


GuzziJohn

[lakota]

On a side note this poll also shows that 71% of registered voters may be dumb,blind and oblivious...or possibly all three

[spruce]

Yes, 71% of registered voters are sheeple.
 
And 99.9% of the UNREGISTERED people are even dumber, blinder, and more oblivious!

[powderman]

On a side note this poll also shows that 71% of registered voters may be dumb,blind and oblivious...or possibly all three

 
Well, last election proved that 51% are. POWDERMAN. 

[SwampThing762]

Of course the inner cities are where the unrest will start.   The inner cities is where all the "downtrodden" live in concentrated numbers.   Historically, as families became more affluent, they moved outside the crowded downtown areas.   As material wealth left the area, all that was left were those individuals who were tied to that area.   As a result, the urban core of many cities have becomes dens of drug abuse, prostitution, gang violence, and welfare parasites.

The silver lining to all of this is simple: when the parasites get unhappy and start riots, we can shoot them.   That will be true welfare reform.

ST762

[AtlLaw]

Who are they revolting against? 

Now there's a man with a firm grasp on reality!   
 
If there were to be a revolution, as in overthrowing the existing government, and it were to be successful, what form of government would replace the one we now have?   
 
Or is it we just don't like our elected representatives?     If that's the case, who's fault is that?  The government's?   
 
Maybe the people that think like the majority of folk here on GBO profess to are actually a voting minority.  Maybe the old values are outdated and on the decline to a point where the majority of citizens no longer hold them dear.   
 
Or is there really a "silent majority" out there?   

[guzzijohn]

Quote from AtlLaw:
"Maybe the people that think like the majority of folk here on GBO profess to are actually a voting minority.  Maybe the old values are outdated and on the decline to a point where the majority of citizens no longer hold them dear. "


Maybe some here will listen to Richard concerning the above. I have basically said the same thing a number of times concerning threads on election outcomes, etc. and it seems like few want to accept it or believe it. Sometimes reality is really hard to accept.
GuzziJohn

[lakota]

The Colonial Revolutionaries were also in the minority. Our political system is bloated and corrupt. It is broken beyond just being able to be "repaired" at the ballot box. The last several "Choose you which evil doer you prefer" elections have proven that. Lets see what happens here later on when this fine government we have ratchets up its oppressiveness-its going to happen. Its not a matter of if it is only a matter of when. That 29% number might increase drastically.

[mcwoodduck]

The research comes from what appears to be a fine university that does a lot of this kind of research. Interesting that the OPs posting came from Fox News. This same university (PublicMind is the name of one of their research programs) did a study that came to this conclusion:


In 2011-2012, PublicMind produced two studies showing that people who only watched the niche news cable channels Fox and MSNBC did worse than people who use other news sources, including NPR and The Daily Show, when answering questions about current national and international political and economic events.


GuzziJohn

The Daily show is Comedy dressed up to look like the news it is not a news show. 

[guzzijohn]

It appears that a comedy show may portray the news with less bias than some supposed "news shows".
GuzziJohn

[Anna]

Globaly most country's populations are on the verge of a revolution of some sort. America is just in
the limelight like it always has been. Poverty and problems have always been our fault if you look
back or that's the way its always portrayed. No matter what we ever did it was never good enough.
Typical human drama you have got to have a boogie man to blame everything on in order to
justify your actions. Israel like us is always a target take either one of us out of the equation and
they would just find someone else. Regionally in the Far East its starting to be all Japan's fault
again while China remains silent at least for now.  In the Americas its us, Middle East its Israel.
Europe its still Russia, the real problem is that everytime this ever comes up anywhere they still
throw us into the mix even though we had nothing to do with it.

[Lizzie-6]

The research comes from what appears to be a fine university that does a lot of this kind of research. Interesting that the OPs posting came from Fox News. This same university (PublicMind is the name of one of their research programs) did a study that came to this conclusion:


In 2011-2012, PublicMind produced two studies showing that people who only watched the niche news cable channels Fox and MSNBC did worse than people who use other news sources, including NPR and The Daily Show, when answering questions about current national and international political and economic events.


GuzziJohn

The Daily show is Comedy dressed up to look like the news it is not a news show.

All political polling is comedy dressed up like news.  The Daily Show is as dependable a source as any, better than most.

[mcwoodduck]

The research comes from what appears to be a fine university that does a lot of this kind of research. Interesting that the OPs posting came from Fox News. This same university (PublicMind is the name of one of their research programs) did a study that came to this conclusion:


In 2011-2012, PublicMind produced two studies showing that people who only watched the niche news cable channels Fox and MSNBC did worse than people who use other news sources, including NPR and The Daily Show, when answering questions about current national and international political and economic events.


GuzziJohn

The Daily show is Comedy dressed up to look like the news it is not a news show.

All political polling is comedy dressed up like news.  The Daily Show is as dependable a source as any, better than most.

So if Carrot Tops use of props are news too? 
It is a comedy show with a political angle.  It has a point of view and is not a subjective news show.
The problem we have now is the news media has picked a side of the political map.  They say they are for less coruption, for truth and accountability.  The whole reason we need to have a free and objective press is to stop coruption by political office holders. 
Instead they have picked a side, and have allowed those same people they have picked to win to become corupt in not being policed by the free press.  We would not have the problems we have today if the press had done its job to inform and educate the public rather then spin the coruption and lies. 

[coyotejoe]

All I've ever seen of the Daily Show is John Stewart making faces at the camera, as news it doesn't exist and as comedy it makes the Three Stooges seem like high brow entertainment.

[lgm270]

Judeo-Con, Zionist Michael Medved was discussing this poll and wringing his hands, saying that we had to rely on voting.  What a joke.

Prop 187, Prop 8, here in California, just to name two votes where the election was overturned by Federal Courts.

This does not even include all of the elections stolen by the Democrats.