Nearly 70 pc of Americans disappointed by state of nation
Sixty-nine per cent of adult Americans who responded to a poll said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall.
By PTI |
WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans believe that the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin would be "disappointed" by the way their nation has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence.
Sixty-nine per cent of adult Americans who responded to a poll said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall. According to a new poll, only 29 per cent responded "pleased," the only other choice given to the 1,026 respondents.
Americans "didn't always feel that way," Keating Holland, the polling director said. "In 2001, 54 per cent thought that the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be pleased with the state of the country today." Still, most who responded to last month's poll took great pride in their country, it said.
Sixty-one per cent said they were extremely proud to be Americans; another 28 per cent said they were very proud. Seven per cent answered "moderately," two per cent said "only a little," and one per cent answered "not at all."
The percentage saying "extremely proud" was virtually unchanged from 2005. In 2003, 70 per cent said they were extremely proud, and 55 per cent said so in 2001. All polls were taken in the same time period, June 26-29, as the 2008 poll.
Sixty-nine per cent of adult Americans who responded to a poll said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall. According to a new poll, only 29 per cent responded "pleased," the only other choice given to the 1,026 respondents.
Americans "didn't always feel that way," Keating Holland, the polling director said. "In 2001, 54 per cent thought that the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be pleased with the state of the country today." Still, most who responded to last month's poll took great pride in their country, it said.
Sixty-one per cent said they were extremely proud to be Americans; another 28 per cent said they were very proud. Seven per cent answered "moderately," two per cent said "only a little," and one per cent answered "not at all."
The percentage saying "extremely proud" was virtually unchanged from 2005. In 2003, 70 per cent said they were extremely proud, and 55 per cent said so in 2001. All polls were taken in the same time period, June 26-29, as the 2008 poll.
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