07-03-2018, 12:09 PM
July 3, 2018 - Harsh Words For U.S. Family Separation Policy, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Have Dim View Of Trump,
I would use the word "cruel". I consider cruelty the most dangerous of human characteristics, the fount of great evil and of nothing but evil.
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
Quote:"Sad," "terrible," "bad," "wrong," are the words most frequently used by American voters to describe the practice of separating children from their parents when families try to enter the U.S. illegally, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
In fact, the 18 words most frequently used in an open-ended question by the independent Quinnipiac University National Poll, allowing for any answer, are all negative.
The top words and the number of times they were used, not percentages, are:
Sad - 79 times;
Terrible - 67 times;
Bad - 53 times;
Wrong - 47 times;
Disgusted - 45 times;
Horrible - 39 times.
American voters disapprove 58 - 39 percent of the way President Donald Trump is handling immigration.
President Trump is racist, 49 percent of voters say, while 47 percent say he is not racist. But 50 percent of voters say the main motive for Trump's immigration policies is "a sincere interest in controlling our borders," while 44 percent say the main motive is "racist beliefs."
Democrats in Congress are more interested in "exploiting the nation's immigration issue for political gain," 60 percent of voters say, while 34 percent say they are more interested in "resolving the nation's immigration issue."
"The words are G-rated, but a punch to the gut of President Donald Trump's immigration policy," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
"When it comes to the separation of immigrant kids from their parents, American voters are clearly appalled."
Separating children from their parents was a violation of human rights, American voters say 60 - 36 percent. The Trump Administration has a responsibility to unite these children with their parents, voters say 83 - 12 percent. Undocumented immigrants are not more likely than American citizens to commit crimes, American voters say 69 - 25 percent.
I would use the word "cruel". I consider cruelty the most dangerous of human characteristics, the fount of great evil and of nothing but evil.
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE.....
Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA
Jul 03, 2018 30 10 8 47 5
Jun 20, 2018 32 10 5 47 6
Jun 06, 2018 29 11 8 44 9
Apr 25, 2018 31 8 6 47 8
Apr 10, 2018 30 10 10 42 7
Mar 21, 2018 30 9 7 46 8
Mar 07, 2018 28 10 7 48 7
Feb 21, 2018 26 10 6 52 6
Feb 07, 2018 30 10 8 47 5
Jan 25, 2018 28 8 6 52 7
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.