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The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene
WashPost ^
| April 7 at 10:18 am
| By Kyle Dropp, Joshua D. Kertzer and Thomas Zeitzoff
Posted on 04/08/2014 4:00:59 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Since Russian troops first entered the Crimean peninsula in early March, a series of media polling outlets have asked Americans how they want the U.S. to respond to the ongoing situation. Although two-thirds of Americans have reported following the situation at least “somewhat closely,” most Americans actually know very little about events on the ground — or even where the ground is.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: lowinfovoter; ukraine
This says a LOT about the average American, and how Obama became President, doesn't it.
"About one in six (16 percent) Americans correctly located Ukraine, clicking somewhere within its borders. Most thought that Ukraine was located somewhere in Europe or Asia, but the median respondent was about 1,800 miles off — roughly the distance from Chicago to Los Angeles — locating Ukraine somewhere in an area bordered by Portugal on the west, Sudan on the south, Kazakhstan on the east, and Finland on the north."
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:00:59 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
That’s why GPS was invented. Without it most couldn’t find their way home nowadays.
To: tcrlaf
Think about the irony that this headline implies: Putin is relying on the educated portion of the US electorate.
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:06:36 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
So it appears that those who are more informed want to stay the heck out of it. Interesting.
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:09:58 PM PDT
by
icwhatudo
(Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
To: tcrlaf
Most have at least heard of the Ukraine (Risk) and the “Crimea River”.
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:11:34 PM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:21:15 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: Pollster1
Most have at least heard of the Ukraine (Risk) "Ukraine is game to you?"
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:23:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: tcrlaf
Apparently I was too good in Geography.
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posted on
04/08/2014 4:27:59 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: tcrlaf
"
a series of media polling outlets have asked Americans how they want the U.S. to respond..."
Interesting--a survey of political folks by political folks.
Can You Guess Which Profession Has the Most Psychopaths? By Kiki Van Son
[Excerpts]
Most likely to be psychopathic
CEO
Lawyer
TV/radio personality
Salesperson
Surgeon
Journalist
Police Officer
Clergyperson
Chef
Civil Servant
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posted on
04/08/2014 5:18:01 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
04/08/2014 5:20:34 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: familyop
Journalist and TV /radio should be combined and they would be #1.
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posted on
04/08/2014 6:10:24 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
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