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Only about half of young Americans say democracy is best form of government
The Hill ^ | 12/20/2023 | SARAH FORTINSKY

Posted on 12/20/2023 1:03:17 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Only about half of young Americans in a poll released Wednesday say democracy is the greatest form of government.

A poll from The Economist/YouGov shows that among U.S. adults surveyed, support for democracy is strongest among older Americans, but it declines in every subsequent younger age bracket — with the weakest levels of support among adults younger than 45.

Only 54 percent of U.S. adults ages 18-29 agree with the statement, “Democracy is the greatest form of government,” including 21 percent who agree strongly and 34 percent who agree somewhat. Another 34 percent say they neither agree nor disagree, and 12 percent say they disagree.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: americans; democracy; government; young
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To: flamberge

Seems more and more like an Idiocrazy.


21 posted on 12/20/2023 1:25:24 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: TheBattman

If it were up to me I would also limit the franchise.


22 posted on 12/20/2023 1:29:42 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: OttawaFreeper

Give them a ticket to anywhere in the world, they will be crying to come home. Snowflake MORONS.


23 posted on 12/20/2023 1:31:29 PM PST by boomop1 (term limits NOW)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Democracy sucks.

But... Have they heard about this new fangled Constitutionally-limited Federal Republic? Someone came up with it a couple hundred years ago and it supposedly works great if you keep government LIMITED.


24 posted on 12/20/2023 1:34:33 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: RoosterRedux

You feeling all that “represented” lately? I’m not...


25 posted on 12/20/2023 1:35:30 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Dead Corpse

LOL. No. Not so much.


26 posted on 12/20/2023 1:36:53 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Public school graduates obviously


27 posted on 12/20/2023 1:40:42 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: boomop1
Hell, they're right!!

The PROBLEM is that these products of years of MARXIST government "education"(right!) prefer a Marxist totalitarian dictatorship to the REPUBLIC the Founders TRIED to leave us.


28 posted on 12/20/2023 1:42:39 PM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We are and “democracy” gets thrown around far to much on both sides.


29 posted on 12/20/2023 1:42:58 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not the best statement to support the current state of public education.


30 posted on 12/20/2023 1:52:14 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Democracy is a horrible form of government. Which is why we are not a democracy


31 posted on 12/20/2023 1:52:52 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes but it’s says young that’s the problem ignorance.


32 posted on 12/20/2023 2:03:07 PM PST by Vaduz (....)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
They're right. Democracy is a terrible form of government.

Representative Republics are better.

A representative republic presided over by a benevolent Catholic monarch is best.
33 posted on 12/20/2023 2:05:42 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

My thoughts exactly!


34 posted on 12/20/2023 2:07:17 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: wrench

Well said.


35 posted on 12/20/2023 2:07:27 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A benign monarchy, faithfully subservient to Christ the King, is best.

The representative republic we’ve got pales by comparison.


36 posted on 12/20/2023 2:07:36 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: ChicagoConservative27
They are correct.

A Republic is much better and lasts longer.

If you put in the work.

37 posted on 12/20/2023 2:09:22 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

do they even know what that means?


38 posted on 12/20/2023 2:12:37 PM PST by Jonny7797
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t know what world they’re living in. We are a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy.


39 posted on 12/20/2023 2:14:29 PM PST by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: Drew68

I live in California nope i did not vote for for him


40 posted on 12/20/2023 2:15:56 PM PST by al baby (I know its the way the measure the cooling capability )
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