06-27-2016, 11:20 AM
(06-27-2016, 07:40 AM)Odin Wrote: Trump Fans Really Want a Less-Diverse AmericaI have to admit, I can understand the Trump supporters on the first one. Whether I'm in my neighborhood and hear the landscapers speaking in Spanish which I don't understand, or whether I'm visiting my nieces and nephews in Stockholm, Sweden, and can't understand much, it bothers me. However, unlike the Trump supporters, I understand that the issue is me, not them. After all, in 1912, my grandfather came to the US speaking German, Yiddish, and Hebrew, and had to learn English.
Quote: 77 percent say it bothers them to come into contact with people who speak little or no English.
81 percent say discrimination against whites is as big a problem as discrimination against minorities.
77 percent say discrimination against Christians in the U.S. is a major problem.
83 percent say the American way of life needs to be protected against foreign influences.
83 percent say the values of Islam are at odds with America's values and way of life.
80 percent say immigrants constitute a burden on American society.
68 percent say the country has changed mostly for the worse since the 1950s.
And here's the scariest one:
72 percent say we need a leader who is willing to break some rules to set things right.