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> the vast majority of the US population Well, it's hard to know whether it's true

• epistasis 9mo ago
  Unlike popular opinion before other US actions like this, opinion polls show any military action in Venezuela as being very unpopular, like half the popularity of Trump, 20% popular. That can change after the action, especially depending on how the media covers it, so we will see. The past few years have greatly lessened my faith in the inherent goodness of Americans, and I believe that we have let ourselves abandon our traditional ideals.
  • jacquesm 9mo ago
    Well, at least for now Epstein is off the front pages so mission accomplished I guess?
• alargemoose 9mo ago
  It’s actually not. 60% opposed,+20% not sure is 80% of the population would count as a “vast majority” https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53787-scant-american-support-for-military-action-against-venezuela-december-20-22-2025-economist-yougov-poll https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53787-scant-ameri...
  • ergocoder 9mo ago
    Are these polls as good as the election pools? dubious at best.
    • arrrg 9mo ago
      Election polls were only ever off a couple percentage points. US elections are hard to predict because they are so close. And because of the electoral system. So missing by a bit can mean making a wildly wrong prediction. This does not apply to opinion questions that show huge differences (not single digit percentage point differences), though there validity, not reliability is a bigger concern, especially since there exists no voting benchmark you can measure against. Still: I think it’s awfully convenient to just wholly discount actual empirical evidence whenever you feel like it because it might not be perfect. Why exactly do you think your gut feeling is better?