The Rasmussen report is it's own business, so I'm not going to do extensive quoting. Click the link to read it all.
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that if Israel launches an attack against Iran, the United States should help Israel. [46% says do nothing] ...
...A separate survey released last week showed that 78% of Americans believe it’s likely that Iran will soon develop nuclear weapons. Only 43% believe it’s possible for the U.S. to prevent that development. ...
...Fifty-two percent (52%) of all voters say that preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons is more important than preventing war between Iran and Israel.
Put that in your weblog and digg it!
Maybe Rasmussen just got freaky data. Am I mistaken in thinking that on the whole, they are considered among the more reliable outfits?
An old saying for the Netroots: "When someone thinks they have something, they feel no need to get it."
I mention that in this context because, well, we still do not have anything like the impact we imagine we have. And rather than deal head-on with the reality that our mass media adheres to a Corporate line that has more to do with political power than profits, and does so with complete control, we seem to prefer being thrilled about all the progress we've made.
Yes, yes, yes, there have been some victories. Some. But they have not been nearly enough, have they? Certainly, our government continues to act against the interests of the nation and its people. Certainly a lie goes around the whole country long before the truth can click "post" in a quite corner.
Many seem willing, I assume without even thinking about it, to abandon mass media and its contents to the Corporations. I can't imagine why we would. After all, if mass media has a pernicious effect on the people, it is impossible that we have no remedy.
The nation was not created so that a few can unjustly dominate the all.
Back to Iran. There are all kinds of signs about whether we'll war or not. Me, I'm a work-a-day Johnny, so I can't claim things will be this or that, and be certain. We do know the issue has a timeline that ends on January 19th or 20th, 2009.
Given the howling of the populace we will hear as the economy continues to crumble, as does the Republican Party, only a fool can't see that an Iran war is a perfect diversion. And only a fool would assume that there is some restraint of sense or morality among our leadership.
So, tell me Netrooters, how exactly are we going to use the Internet to change the most-widely spread narrative, and thus public opinion, in a very very short time?
The Power of the Internet: Political fact or internalized marketing slogan?