Nine percent of Americans say neo-Nazi or white supremacist views are acceptable: survey

[steve2470]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/percent-americans-neo-nazis-acceptable-survey-article-1.3430885

Nine percent of Americans say neo-Nazi and white supremacist views are acceptable, according to a new survey conducted in the days after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

While an overwhelming 83% of Americans said they opposed the far-right ideology, 9% said it was acceptable. The remaining 8% said they had no opinion, according to a Washington Post- ABC poll.

The poll surveyed 1,014 adults after neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other far-right groups descended on Charlottesville, where James Alex Fields Jr., allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

President Trump faced a swift backlash for attributing the violence in Charlottesville to “both sides” and members of his own party publicly criticized his response.


Eight percent had no opinion. WTF. That's almost as disturbing as the 9% figure.

[Flaleftist]

1. 8% has no opinion?

Something doesn't sound right. Sounds like closet racists who won't admit it.

[steve2470]

2. yep

Maybe I'm overestimating humanity, but the concept of Nazism isn't too hard to understand. You either say YAY I'm a horrible human and I endorse it, or NAY I'm a good human and I oppose this.

[speaktruthtopower]

3. Was does "acceptable" mean?

hopefully the 9% thought it meant something akin to free speech however abhorrent

[steve2470]

5. page two of this has the exact question

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/washington-post-abc-news-poll-aug-16-20-2017/2235/

It looks like they made a math error ? 5% + 3% does not equal 9%.

[speaktruthtopower]

10. They probably rounded..i.e.

5.4% + 3.4% = 9%

[steve2470]

11. yea that would explain it nt

[kimbutgar]

4. I would pay a crowd source to send them to Russia

Let them set up their own little white colony. See how long they last in their white world.

[pat_k]

12. Reactionary right hatred of "furiners" extends to anyone with an accent.

They tout desire for a pure 'white European" nation, but in reality, they reject anyone with an accent. When (if) they noticed that most of Russian is in Asia, they'd freak.

I will never forget a woman interviewed about bilingual education who said "They should have to learn to speak the language of Jesus Christ?" (Or "Why can't they learn to speak the language of Jesus Christ?" ) This epitomizes the level of understanding of the world found among those who promote or endorse the dogma of the reactionary right.

I say they should colonize the Antarctic. It's nice and white.

[YCHDT]

6. 99.876 of those 9% voter for Benedict Donald

[steve2470]

7. yep nt

[pat_k]

8. Actually, I would expect the number to be higher.

For as long as I can remember, the percentage of Americans who endorse or promote the dogma of the reactionary right has been a fairly consistent 25%. And one of their central themes is "reaction" against the 'dilution' of an ethnically pure, White, Christian, America that never existed. Their level of visibility and influence on political dynamics rises and falls, but they have been "out there," ready to be tapped, for a very, very, long time.

[steve2470]

9. I agree

It takes a pretty "confident"/delusional person to openly tell a pollster they agree or somewhat agree. In private, you're right, the figure is probably closer to 25% or so.

[Yonnie3]

13. 9% of Americans said they or someone they knew had contact with extraterrestrials.

I wonder if it's the same people.