How many voters support these two movements (the Tea Party and OWS)? Looking at the Tea Party, 66% of voters do not back the movement while 25% do. Nine percent are unsure.
When it comes to the Occupy Wall Street movement, 60% do not support it while 29% do. 11% of registered voters are unsure.(1)
The Public Policy Poll:
Do you support or oppose the goals of the
Occupy Wall Street movement?
Support ........................................................... 33%
Oppose ........................................................... 45%
Not sure .......................................................... 22%
Do you have a higher opinion of the Occupy
Wall Street movement or the Tea Party
movement?
Occupy Wall St. .............................................. 37%
Tea Party ........................................................ 43%
Not sure .......................................................... 20%
It's likely that a majority of Americans support the police riots we have witnessed over the past month. There is little to suggest that they don't.
Activists need to be clear eyed not just about the folks running this country, but the reactionary condition of the population itself. This condition is not immutable, but it also not something likely to change in the near future, or possibly ever. Revolution is not imminent, nor is any type of progressive shift. Far too many progressive minded people believe in some innate goodness in the American population that is waiting to burst forth. But societies are probably more likely to be reactionary than revolutionary as they become poorer, less able to travel, and less able to attain education.
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