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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,798 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2014, 11:50 PM Dec 2014

I realize DUers are appalled. I'm not asking how you think DUers feel. How do you think Americans, generally, will react?

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	I think most Americans are appalled that we did this.
	0 (0%)
	I think most Americans are uncomfortable with this, but concede the actions were done with the intention of protecting Americans
	1 (5%)
	I think most Americans feel that the actions of ISIS/Al Quaida are equally reprehensible, and the torture and the terror essentially cancel each other out.
	2 (9%)
	I think most Americans approve of the torture as vengance for 9-11 and other acts of terror
	1 (5%)
	I think most Americans are more concerned with holiday shopping, the visit of the royals, the college playoff, etc.
	18 (82%)
	My answer is not described above, so I'll post it below.
	0 (0%)
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Thinking of Americans, generally - how do you think most of them feel about the torture report? [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 OP

Americans are for the most part good people. Sweeney Dec 2014 #2

Sweeney, that's a helluva post. Thank you for that. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #3

Thank you for that back atcha Sweeney Dec 2014 #4

Sincerity Sweeney Dec 2014 #15

This post should be required reading... Whiskeytide Dec 2014 #14

No no no. Sweeney Dec 2014 #17

Generally? RobertEarl Dec 2014 #5

Plenty of people complained and demonstrated about nukes for decades. merrily Dec 2014 #27

I can give you the honest answer, but I don't think people will like it much. Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #6

I don't know that it's a majority viewpoint, but it's a sizable group Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #7

I think you're right. Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #18

The lesser of the evil tortures? merrily Dec 2014 #28

While probably most are focused elsewhere el_bryanto Dec 2014 #8

Americans by and large simply don't care. alarimer Dec 2014 #9

And there is a deep hatred of Middle Eastern Muslims Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #21

If it was just the Americans voters only, I would pick B Calm Dec 2014 #10

I thought the majority of Americans were more concerened with Kim & Kanye Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #20

That was last week. Huge snakes swallowing people has them terrified B Calm Dec 2014 #22

Yup. 99Forever Dec 2014 #11

Torture? What torture? - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #13

I don't think anyone knows what to do with the information The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #16

You're right, they don't know what to do, and they can't see it from their house Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #19