Americans believe Saddam terror link: "82 per cent of respondents believed most experts supported the notion that Iraq was providing 'substantial support' to al-Qa'ida - a contention that President Bush has been forced to disavow. Almost 60 per cent were unaware that world opinion was against the war in Iraq, with 21 per cent saying the world was behind the US-led invasion and 38 per cent saying views were 'evenly divided'.
The poll also showed a correlation between people's ignorance and their political affiliation. Among those who believed WMD had been found in Iraq, 72 per cent said they would vote to re-elect Mr Bush in November and 23 per cent said they supported his Democratic challenger, John Kerry. Among those who knew that no WMD had been found,74 per cent supported Mr Kerry and 23 per cent backed the President. "

This poll shows something that we need to take really seriously. Most people are totally misinformed. Furthermore, they are willing to vote the way they always did.
That is a problem. These are not times like before. These are times when the radicals are hiding in conservative clothing. And they are herding the country over a precipice.
Our media is largely failing to portray the underlying reality. They simply report the administration line, or they actively distort reality with Soviet style propaganda in support of the Bush administration. (I'm thinking Fox and AM talk radio especially.)
How can we wake people up here, before they find themselves without rights in a land that has been taken over by a minorty of very rich people?
- posted by geoff @ #