Posted on 12/28/2023 10:15:46 PM PST by SeekAndFind
It seems that every few weeks, we're treated to the findings of a poll showing that the nation might be in trouble when the younger generation takes control. In this instance, an alarming percentage of young adults have a favorable view toward Osama Bin Laden, who masterminded the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Daily Mail published the results of a survey revealing how various groups of Americans view the terrorist leader, who was killed by U.S. forces in 2011.
One in five young Americans has a positive view of 9/11 mastermind and Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, according to disturbing results of a DailyMail.com poll.
The alarming survey also found three in 10 Gen Z voters believe the views of the anti-Semitic terrorist leader who slaughtered thousands of innocent people were a ‘force for good'.
Family members of 9/11 victims said the findings are 'horrifying' and proof of a startling trend suggesting some in the younger generation are growing sympathetic to terrorists.
Another DailyMail.com poll in October found one in 10 voters under the age of 30 had a positive view of Hamas, despite the group's murderous attack on Israel that killed more than 1,300 men, women and children.
Among those aged between 18 and 29 years old, eight percent indicated that they held a “completely positive” view towards Bin Laden while 12 percent expressed a “somewhat positive” opinion of him.
Even more disturbing is that eight percent of this age group favored Bin Laden’s “views and actions” while about 23 percent believed his views were right, but his actions were not.
If these numbers are an accurate portrayal of the attitudes of younger Americans they bring to light critical revelations about how historical events and figures are perceived by younger generations. Part of the ignorance about Bin Laden and radical extremism might be due to the distance between younger generations and the 9/11 attacks. Those who are part of Gen Z were largely born after the tragedy occurred, meaning they have no idea what the world looked like prior to the horrific attacks. Emotionally, they are not as affected by the events of that day. Everything they know about 9/11 was told to them by acquaintances or based on what they read about it.
The information ecosystem is also an issue. Social media and other online sources allow for the spread of ideas – including evil ones like Bin Laden’s. It was recently revealed that TikTok has been instrumental in spreading the terrorist leader’s message.
It is also worth noting that some of these views could be shaped by a tendency to critically reexamine historical narratives and understand more about the events that occurred in the past. Some have reevaluated American foreign policy, which is why many Americans no longer support interventionism. Yet, most would still never justify Bin Laden’s actions or viewpoints, which is the concerning part.
The reality that such a large chunk of younger Americans have a favorable view of Bin Laden and the atrocities he masterminded is unsettling given that this will be the generation that will be in charge of America’s most important institutions in the not-too-distant future. This means that those who believe the wholesale murder of 3,000 Americans was justifiable will wield tremendous power in this nation, which doesn’t exactly portend a positive future.
Remember the polling after 9/11 when many women found him attractive?
...Gen-Z is the least white generation in American history.
Correct. So here's what I'll do. Continue to reach out to the Hispanics. Close the border. Frame it as a national security issue. Don't waste time with the Blacks and the Asians.
The Republicans are making inroads with the Hispanics in Florida and Texas.
The Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, Cloward Piven strategy, Kalergi Plan, Open Borders, and White Replacement strategy is biting the hand that fed them.
I don’t care.
I only care about God, My family, and my local Community.
True. It is also why demographics is destiny, a fact I will never shut up about.
It is mind boggling to me the number of so called conservatives who are oblivious to this, calling me a racist when I point it out.
To them reality must be “racist”. /sarc 🙄
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But most the people who like bin Laden are white. Mostly only whites are that wacked out progressive.
Young Americans are 50% non-white.
75% of young non-white Americans support the Political Left.
Young white Americans have barely changed in the last 50 years.
Young white males vote 55%-60% Republican.
Young white females vote 45%-50% Republican.
Almost every time one of these young American polls come out, TV news programs highlight young white people who are radical Left.
That choice completely distorts the reality of young white voters.
Did anyone need this survey to know that America is in trouble?
Young Americans liked Castro too shows how well their mind works follow the trends be liked.
Spend a night in my hospitals emergency room and you’ll realize how serious this is. On any night of the week the waiting area is full of jabbering Third World mutts speaking no English and having no insurance. This is in southern NJ.
The hospital has to provide translating services, it’s a small computer like device with a screen and it’s an ‘’inter active’’ process that translates 143 different languages.
The great majority of this garbage are all Hispanic. Four or five kids in tow, dressed to the nines and all with the latest Smart phones. And we’re all paying for it because every hospital takes Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements from Uncle Sam.
I work part time at Home Depot AND I spend most of my shift looking for translators to help me with the customers!! What REALLY PISSES me off is they walk up to me and say Spanish I reply NO and the bastards roll their eyes at me THIS IS MY DAMN COUNTRY, you want to live here you speak English AND assimilate to American culture!! I am NOW expected to assimilate to their damn culture!!
Let me guess, no Republican dare tries to do anything about it because they are scared of being called racists. Of course if it is NJ, I guess finding a Republican is about as probable as meeting Bigfoot. My condolences.
Speaking seriously, I am convinced this country is finished. There are no political solutions and I suspect we are on the threshold of turning into the next post-Rhodesia Zimbabwe with dramatically worse implications.
I’m not surprised. This country is finished.
Anyone white and unarmed is as good as dead.
We’re not all Democrats here. The largest trump rally was held in NJ.
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