Actually I believe this poll to be fairly accurate. Why?
Talking with my “conservative” nephew gave me a glimpse into the next generation’s thinking process.
They don’t understand how the 3 separate, but equal forms of our government work to create a system of checks and balances. When pressed to explain it basically came down to him saying if there was single party control...at least things would get done. Of course I challenged him to rethink his idea of tyranny between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches ....
But what it revealed is that this next generation does not have the education to comprehend the difference between a republic, democracy, and tyranny. They don’t understand the only thing standing between them and mob rule is The Republican/Tea Party.
It is a very sad statement made by that poll.
Is that what the public schools have done? Brainwashing the kids, OR not teaching them at all?
I doubt if home schooled children would have any confusion about a republic, democracy, tyranny.
Then they are destined to learn the hard way - too bad.
That is the natural decline of democracies.
People want security, not freedom. Freedom means risk, and most would rather be in chains than face risk.