CITIZEN ALERT v1.22
IRANIAN POLL
Stats from a Reader's Digest Poll of Iranians:
67 percent of people surveyed in Iran agree with the statement that "the state of Israel is illegitimate and should not exist,"
46 percent agree that the United States "is a dangerous country that seeks confrontation and control."
37 percent, however, said America was a model country for its values and freedoms.
36 percent said they would like Iran to become more religious and conservative
31 percent want it to turn more secular and liberal
15 percent like it the way it is.
48 percent of Iranians said it was most important to increase rights for women
Asked what should be the most important long-term goal for their country:
41 percent said reforming the economy to make it more efficient
27 percent said developing nuclear weapons for defense
23 percent said expanding citizens' freedoms.
Published in the latest issue of Reader's Digest, the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
I was a little surprised by the 37 percent that thought America was a model country. If you take that as an approval rating then I guess Bush's approval rating is higher in Iran than his own country.
67 percent of people surveyed in Iran agree with the statement that "the state of Israel is illegitimate and should not exist,"
46 percent agree that the United States "is a dangerous country that seeks confrontation and control."
37 percent, however, said America was a model country for its values and freedoms.
36 percent said they would like Iran to become more religious and conservative
31 percent want it to turn more secular and liberal
15 percent like it the way it is.
48 percent of Iranians said it was most important to increase rights for women
Asked what should be the most important long-term goal for their country:
41 percent said reforming the economy to make it more efficient
27 percent said developing nuclear weapons for defense
23 percent said expanding citizens' freedoms.
Published in the latest issue of Reader's Digest, the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
I was a little surprised by the 37 percent that thought America was a model country. If you take that as an approval rating then I guess Bush's approval rating is higher in Iran than his own country.
posted by Bobot Adrenaline at 11:53 PM
1 Comments:
My landlord is from Iran and he loves America, as does most of his family (many of whom have emigrated here). Some of them are politically active and trying to change their government because they want some of the same freedoms there as they have here. There's a website they and their friends have dedicated to that end--I'll try to find it for you (can't recall it right now). They also refer to themselves as Persians, not Iranians; they didn't necessarily like the Shah, but they sure as heck don't like the Imams!
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