AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

The Associated Press ^ | April 22, 2020 | By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT

[mmichaels1970]

Women are driving the panic and the sense that we must err on the side of lockdown. It feeds into their protective, risk-averse nature.

At some point, you'd think even they would get tired of making so many sammiches.

[Grampa Dave]

Ok, they can stay home no one is forcing them to go out!

Thanks to HotHunt for the above great visual!

If people want to stay home, let them! NO ONE wants to force them to go out!

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I’d like people to be asked...how long do you want the lockdown/house arrest to continue? 1 month? 4 months? 6 months?

[funfan]

Well I believe the checks and unemployment were to go for 39 weeks.

I honestly believe the democrats do not want people to go back to work or have private business. They want to give you UBI of about 1000.00 to 1500.00 a month. They also do not want private home ownership for the masses.

[mmichaels1970]

However, that doesn’t give me and others like me the right to deny other people the right to earn their livelihoods and to destroy their pension plans for no real gain to ourselves.

You sound like my parents (that's a compliment by the way).

[euram]

If old people like myself, or those with major health problems choose to isolate themselves longer, that’s ok. But anyone young, healthy and able to work who chooses to stay at home instead of going back to work shouldn’t get any more money from the state or the feds. Unfortunately, I think there is a segment of our society that would rather not work as long as the government is willing to pay them not to work.

[McGavin999]

Ask those same Americans if they are willing to stay home with no checks from US Government.

[jmaroneps37]

Question, “Since relaxing sensible sty at home polices will kill you and your family do you approve or disapprove of relaxing these sensible policies?”

[libstripper]

Thanks. Looks like I’m about their age.

[EBH]

I don’t think it is fake...

I think they did a damn good job of scaring the hell out of the public.

And that is a huge psychological battle to undo.

[libstripper]

"I honestly believe the democrats do not want people to go back to work or have private business. They want to give you UBI of about 1000.00 to 1500.00 a month. They also do not want private home ownership for the masses." (My emphasis.)

RIGGHT ON ,BABY!!

[Sirius Lee]

What a nation of faggots. The chinee got the intel they needed. Now they can wage a military invasion of the Continental U.S. and the majority will roll over on their backs like submissive cocker spaniels and pee their own bellies in surrender.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The minority will put up a stiff resistance.

[mmichaels1970]

Thanks. Looks like I’m about their age.

Close enough to have attended high school together.

[backwoods-engineer]

These FAKE polls that support LOCKDOWN FOREVER make me mad.

But of course, the Fearper Karens and the ChiComs would LOVE to see everything shut down. They probably want the power and water shut down, too...

[truthkeeper]

I definitely see this in California. However, even we are beginning to get some pushback, finally.

[backwoods-engineer]

Agree 100%. Great quote from American Thinker the other day:

"When things are going wrong the girl thing to do is to 'shelter in place.' The boy thing to do is to 'march towards the sound of the guns.'

In my view, President Trump offers both alternatives to the American people. But the Democrats are all 'shelter in place.' Or they will arrest you."

-- Christopher Chantrill,

[Mouton]

How many Americans want to go without income for 6 months?

Well ya see, if the poll led off with that idea with a question like: if you were not receiving sick pay or some pay continuance from the government or your company, how long do you think the restrictions should stay in place?

A. Till the threat is over
B. Till my money ran out
C. Before I starved and was thrown in the street.

I bet door C gets 95% of the votes.

[Tennessee Nana]

Tell them there wont be another $1.200 and their unemployment ends on April 30 and see what they say then...

most of the poll takers like getting paid to just sit at home...

Lots of gamers out there...

[central_va]

They call this gas lighting.