Almost a third of Americans would support a military coup

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YOUGOV SURVEY
Almost a third of Americans would support a military coup

BANGKOK: -- Almost a third of Americans could imagine supporting a military coup against their own government which is beginning to violate the constitution, the Guardian newspaper online reported.

The YouGov survey showed that 29 per cent of Americans could imagine supporting a coup. Yet, 41 per cent said they could not imagine supporting such an event.

The online said YouGov, which conducts internet polls about "politics, public affairs, products, brands and other topics of general interest", surveyed 1,000 people online on the issue.

They found that 43 per cent of Republicans would support a military coup in certain instances, while only 20 per cent of Democrats and 29 percent of independents would.

The overall numbers increased when participants were "asked whether they would hypothetically support the military stepping in to take control from a civilian government which is beginning to violate the constitution". 43 per cent said yes to this, and 29 per cent said no.

Read more : The Guardian

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Almost-a-third-of-Americans-would-support-a-milita-30269531.html

-- The Nation 2015-09-25

[Jingthing]

That's interesting because I don't think most Americans really understand the concept of coups.

I think many of the people who said yes are thinking more revolutions of the people rising up vs. a typical military government coup.

Personally I am sympathetic to that idea ... that the people rising up should always be an option if government becomes too oppressive.

[erobando]

That's interesting because I don't think most Americans really understand the concept of coups.

I think many of the people who said yes are thinking more revolutions of the people rising up vs. a typical military government coup.

Personally I am sympathetic to that idea ... that the people rising up should always be an option if government becomes too oppressive.

No, the question was pretty clear that it was about the military.

"9. Is there any situation in which you could imagine yourself supporting the U.S. military taking over the powers of federal government?"

This was one among a series questions about attitudes towards the miliatary, police and politicians the one about the coup.

But this wasn't a random poll, either. It was an online poll in which respondents are self-selected.

[Jingthing]

I realize what the question was but I stand by what I posted.

[Pinot]

The party of Lincoln has become the party of neo-secessionists and unrepentant racists. The lunatic fringe is now the base.

[wileycoyote]

7 Days in May by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II, is a cracking read.

Good film too with Kirk Douglas & Burt Lancaster

[hakuho]

IKE-president eisenhower-said as he was leaving office, "...beware of the military-industrial complex"..thanks a bunch, general....Currently we can amend that to say, "beware of the government-media-military-corporate complex".....555. The military cannot hack together a coup; the U.S. military is still functioning as a provider of cannon fodder for the Euro bankers wars....suck it up.

[Usernames]

Not with the politically correct Perfumed Princes that run the Pentagon. They would be worse than anything Obama could dream of. Sort of like a Joint Chiefs of Staff presided over by someone like Dolores Umbridge in one of those Harry Potter films.

[zaphod reborn]

30% of Americans describe themselves as evangelical and vote accordingly.

30% 0f Americans would vote for Donald Trump.

30% of Americans would support a military coup.

I think I see a trend.

[RickBradford]

30% of Americans describe themselves as evangelical and vote accordingly.

30% 0f Americans would vote for Donald Trump.

30% of Americans would support a military coup.

I think I see a trend.

What about the other 10%?

[ronthai]

Just vote for Bernie

[Jingthing]

Just vote for Bernie

If I wanted to feel the burn, I'd stick my hand on a stove!

[Usernames]

Just vote for Bernie

Ah, there's the remaining 10 percent.

[bangon04]

The US deserves at least another 8 years of Obama... give the guy a real chance to make a real difference. His hair is not completely grey yet.

[Jingthing]

The US deserves at least another 8 years of Obama... give the guy a real chance to make a real difference. His hair is not completely grey yet.

Biden.

[bangon04]

The US deserves at least another 8 years of Obama... give the guy a real chance to make a real difference. His hair is not completely grey yet.

Biden.

Biden needs to get a good wig if he wants to compete with Trump. The US has high standards for elections.

[snooky]

The respondents mostly came from the NRA (gun owners and manufacturers) mailing list. They always respond to eveything controversial involving the government, while others are busy working or taking care of their families.

Edited September 25, 2015 by snooky

[stevenl]

That's interesting because I don't think most Americans really understand the concept of coups.

I think many of the people who said yes are thinking more revolutions of the people rising up vs. a typical military government coup.

Personally I am sympathetic to that idea ... that the people rising up should always be an option if government becomes too oppressive.

No, the question was pretty clear that it was about the military.

"9. Is there any situation in which you could imagine yourself supporting the U.S. military taking over the powers of federal government?"

This was one among a series questions about attitudes towards the miliatary, police and politicians the one about the coup.

But this wasn't a random poll, either. It was an online poll in which respondents are self-selected.

That is one of the criticisms of these kind of polls, but here "In an attempt to avoid selection bias, YouGov obtains responses from a panel of internet users and weighs the responses to be nationally representative.".

[Jingthing]

Anyway, be careful what you wish for.

[Usernames]

Living in Thailand should teach anyone what they need to know about the result of living with military coups.

[Asiantravel]

ah well that third of the population of America will have to learn the hard way won't they?

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
― Ronald Reagan

[Steely Dan]

The party of Lincoln has become the party of neo-secessionists and unrepentant racists. The lunatic fringe is now the base.

Your rhetoric and cast iron confidence that your view is the sole one of any virtue may go some way to explaining the results of the survey.

[Mot Dang]

That's interesting because I don't think most Americans really understand the concept of coups.

I think many of the people who said yes are thinking more revolutions of the people rising up vs. a typical military government coup.

Personally I am sympathetic to that idea ... that the people rising up should always be an option if government becomes too oppressive.

I don't think they need to, they certainly understand the concept of assassination to well.

What is the bet that there is some lunatic on a grassy knoll somewhere watching Obama's every move, and playing out a fantasy in their own mind.

[MaxYakov]

30% of Americans describe themselves as evangelical and vote accordingly.

30% 0f Americans would vote for Donald Trump.

30% of Americans would support a military coup.

I think I see a trend.

What about the other 10%?

No lea Inglés.

Edited September 25, 2015 by MaxYakov

[Just1Voice]

Why bother with a complicated and messy coup when a SEAL or Force Recon Scout Sniper could take care of the problem.

[IAMHERE]

30% of Americans describe themselves as evangelical and vote accordingly.

30% 0f Americans would vote for Donald Trump.

30% of Americans would support a military coup.

I think I see a trend.

I see a third of a trend. Only thing that scares me is that at no time did more than ten percent of the Germans belong to the National Socialist party, same percentage belonged to the Russian Communist party and China. It doesn't take all that many to rule, especially in a militaristic country.

[Sam Jones]

YouGov Survey ... very reliable ...

[btunes]

The coup already happened on November 22 1963.

[Jingthing]

The coup already happened on November 22 1963.

Tin foil hat time. What took so long?

[GinBoy2]

I'm not sure where to start on the total absurdity of this post, or so called poll.

The idea that a minority of Americans would support a coup is ludicrous, let alone the military brass even contemplating it.

This comes from a report in a 'Newspaper' (I use that term with some irony) that does tries as best it can to deflect, obfuscate any rational criticism or discussion on the political reality of life in Thailand.

Dream on Fanboys...