The liberalizing of America
By Michael J.W. Stickings
The results of this new ABC News/WaPo poll are extremely promising -- not least because, for the first time (in ABC News/WaPo polls), support for same-sex marriage has surpassed opposition to it (49-4
6).
As well, Americans are, according to the poll, generally supportive of allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the country ("if they pay a fine and meet other requirements") and, amazingly, evenly split on marijuana legalization (46% in favor of legalization for "possession of small amounts for personal use").
Gun control is the one area (of the poll) where the trend has been in the opposite direction, with fewer in support of stricter gun laws, but, even there, a majority (51%) supports tougher gun control.
It's just one poll, I know, and it's hardly definitive, but the direction of the country -- towards liberalism and even further away from the neo-liberalism and theocratism of the right -- is pretty clear.
The results of this new ABC News/WaPo poll are extremely promising -- not least because, for the first time (in ABC News/WaPo polls), support for same-sex marriage has surpassed opposition to it (49-4
6).As well, Americans are, according to the poll, generally supportive of allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the country ("if they pay a fine and meet other requirements") and, amazingly, evenly split on marijuana legalization (46% in favor of legalization for "possession of small amounts for personal use").
Gun control is the one area (of the poll) where the trend has been in the opposite direction, with fewer in support of stricter gun laws, but, even there, a majority (51%) supports tougher gun control.
It's just one poll, I know, and it's hardly definitive, but the direction of the country -- towards liberalism and even further away from the neo-liberalism and theocratism of the right -- is pretty clear.
Labels: drug legalization, drugs, gun control, immigration, liberalism, polls, same-sex marriage
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