On the heels of the Senate’s scathing report on the Central Intelligence
Agency’s interrogation practices, nearly half of U.S. voters are in
favor of the harsh tactics used and think they elicited valuable
information that helped the United States.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Likely U.S. Voters believe waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from suspected terrorists. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 33% do not think such methods should be used, but another 20% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Note EU-Digest:: the above Rasmussen poll also shows, that on average, US voters are not capable of being able to make intelligentand realistic judgements on moral issues.
This sad state of affairs was also proven by a recent Pew Research report on "gun control" versus "gun rights", which stated:
"For the first time in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, there is more support for gun rights than gun control. Currently, 52% say it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while 46% say it is more important to control gun ownership. Support for gun rights has edged up from earlier this year, and marks a substantial shift in attitudes since shortly after the Newtown school shootings, which occurred two years ago this Sunday….Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) say gun ownership does more to protect people from becoming victims of crime, while 38% say it does more to endanger personal safety. In the days after Newtown, 48% said guns do more to protect people and 37% said they placed people at risk."
Read more: Despite Report, Voters Still See Value in CIA Interrogation Tactics - Rasmussen Reports™
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Likely U.S. Voters believe waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from suspected terrorists. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 33% do not think such methods should be used, but another 20% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Note EU-Digest:: the above Rasmussen poll also shows, that on average, US voters are not capable of being able to make intelligentand realistic judgements on moral issues.
This sad state of affairs was also proven by a recent Pew Research report on "gun control" versus "gun rights", which stated:
"For the first time in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, there is more support for gun rights than gun control. Currently, 52% say it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while 46% say it is more important to control gun ownership. Support for gun rights has edged up from earlier this year, and marks a substantial shift in attitudes since shortly after the Newtown school shootings, which occurred two years ago this Sunday….Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) say gun ownership does more to protect people from becoming victims of crime, while 38% say it does more to endanger personal safety. In the days after Newtown, 48% said guns do more to protect people and 37% said they placed people at risk."
Read more: Despite Report, Voters Still See Value in CIA Interrogation Tactics - Rasmussen Reports™
