[Peace-discuss] Fwd: CNN HCR poll

[C. G. Estabrook]

They do point out the ridiculousness of referring to the US as a democracy.


Ricky Baldwin wrote:
> Polls, sometimes fortunately, sometimes unfortunately, do not make things
> happen.
> 
> Ricky
> 
> "Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn
> 
> --- On *Mon, 3/22/10, C. G. Estabrook /<galliher at illinois.edu>/* wrote:
> 
> 
> From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss]
> Fwd: CNN HCR poll To: "Stuart Levy" <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu> Cc: "Peace-discuss
> List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 9:11
> PM
> 
> Given the propaganda from the media & the administration, are you really
> surprised?  An honest account from those sources would produce an
> overwhelming majority for Medicare for all.
> 
> "... the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great
> political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power,
> and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate
> power against democracy." -- Alex Carey, Australian social scientist
> 
> 
> Stuart Levy wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 08:29:10PM -0500, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>> CNN has a new poll on health care reform, taken over the weekend:
>>> 
>>> <http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/03/22/rel5a.pdf>
>>> 
>>> Results:
>>> 
>>> 39%   Favor 43%   Oppose, too liberal 13%   Oppose, not liberal enough 5%
>>> No opinion
>>> 
>>> So, in favor + not liberal enough = 52%.
>> 
>> Good that it has the right sign (> 50%) but depressing that it's that
>> close.
>>> [From Doug Henwood at Left Business Observer.  --CGE]


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