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http://www.apnorc.org/PDFs/Security/Civil%20Liberties%20and%20Security%20Release%20.pdf[font face=Serif][font size=5]New Survey Finds Majority Who Believe It Is Sometimes Necessary For Government To Sacrifice Freedoms In The Fight Against Terrorism[/font]
[font size=4]Survey conducted after Paris and San Bernardino attacks finds a majority of respondents from both parties think it is acceptable for the government to analyze the Internet activities and communications of American citizens without a warrant[/font]
[font size=3]Chicago, IL, December 30, 2015A majority of Americans say it can be necessary for the government to sacrifice freedoms to fight terrorism, according to a new national survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Fifty-four percent of Americans say it can be necessary, 45 percent disagree. And about half of Americans think it is acceptable to allow warrantless government analysis of internet activities and communicationseven of American citizensin order to keep an eye out for suspicious activity, but about 3 in 10 are against this type of government investigation.
"In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris and California, we are seeing the public's concern about being personally affected by terrorism evolve. For instance, 20 percent of Americans are very concerned that they or a family member could be a victim of a terrorist attack, up from 10 percent in 2013," said Trevor Tompson, director of The AP-NORC Center. "The survey also found that respondents are just as concerned about attacks by Islamic extremists as they are about home-grown terrorists."
Key findings from the survey include:
[font size=4]Survey conducted after Paris and San Bernardino attacks finds a majority of respondents from both parties think it is acceptable for the government to analyze the Internet activities and communications of American citizens without a warrant[/font]
[font size=3]Chicago, IL, December 30, 2015A majority of Americans say it can be necessary for the government to sacrifice freedoms to fight terrorism, according to a new national survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Fifty-four percent of Americans say it can be necessary, 45 percent disagree. And about half of Americans think it is acceptable to allow warrantless government analysis of internet activities and communicationseven of American citizensin order to keep an eye out for suspicious activity, but about 3 in 10 are against this type of government investigation.
"In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris and California, we are seeing the public's concern about being personally affected by terrorism evolve. For instance, 20 percent of Americans are very concerned that they or a family member could be a victim of a terrorist attack, up from 10 percent in 2013," said Trevor Tompson, director of The AP-NORC Center. "The survey also found that respondents are just as concerned about attacks by Islamic extremists as they are about home-grown terrorists."
Key findings from the survey include:
- Only about a quarter of Americans say protecting their rights and freedoms as citizens is more critical than being kept secure. Four in 10 say safety is more important than civil liberties. Three in 10 say both are equally important.
- Two-thirds of Republicans favor the analysis of internet activity and communication by the government without a warrant. Fifty-five percent of Democrats and only 40 percent of independents agree.
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New Survey Finds Majority Who Believe It Is Sometimes Necessary For Government To Sacrifice Freedom… (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Dec 2015
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OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)1. Propaganda works
TheBlackAdder
(28,917 posts)2. Further solidification of the Police State
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We have a paramilitarized police, equipped with military hardware, to put down local faction.
We have a panopticon of surveillance, that apparently the majority are buying into.
The next is a charismatic leader to convince 5% of the population, mostly police and military to follow them.
Welcome to Fascism, which unlike F. A. Hayek's perversion, will come from a conservative source.
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