Interesting poll regarding civil liberties

[Nikon]

Found this embedded in another post about security.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytime...w-growing-resolve-to-live-with-terror-threat/

The one quote struck me as a point worth exploring regarding our 2A civil liberties:

...for the first time since before 9/11 — more respondents were unwilling (45 percent) than willing (43 percent) to sacrifice personal freedoms to reduce the threat of terrorism.

 

[Lloyd]

Found this embedded in another post about security.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytime...w-growing-resolve-to-live-with-terror-threat/

The one quote struck me as a point worth exploring regarding our 2A civil liberties:

Yeah but those 45% only mean your liberties not theirs. These are the same people that bitch about taking their shoes off prior to boarding a flight.

 

[abean4187]

Can’t believe the number is still that low. We should not give up any of our freedoms to fight “terror”. You’re more likely to die via gunshot in this nation than you are by a terrorist attack, and we all know how unlikely you are to die from a gunshot.

 

[WeaponsCollector]

That's a good sign, means more Americans are waking up. And now after the IRS BS and the AP wiretapping, I hope a lot more are waking up.

 

[john_bud]

That's a good sign, means more Americans are waking up. And now after the IRS BS and the AP wiretapping, I hope a lot more are waking up.

Good luck with that....

Had along talk from a liber on how "the right" is smearing Obama with lies.

 

[Celtic159]

It is about damn time people get fed up with this crap.

 

[FrankZ]

we all know how unlikely you are to die from a gunshot.

If the media can be trusted I'd say the chance is 50/50.

 

[Bob A]

Big gap in the poll data between 2008 and 2013.