FC: Americans historically trade liberty for security?

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 07:22:30 PDT

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    Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 22:49:38 +0200
    Subject: Americans historically trade liberties for security, pollsters say
    From: Micha Schellingerhout <m.schellingerhoutat_private>
    To: <declanat_private>
    
    Americans historically trade liberties for security, pollsters say
    http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/406681p-3240764c.html
    
    By WILL LESTER, Associated Press
    
    ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (May 19, 2002 2:05 p.m. EDT) - When feeling threatened,
    Americans have been willing to give up some personal freedoms over the past
    half century, public opinion researchers suggest, and that has carried over
    during the current terrorism threat.
    The Bush administration is trying to encourage people to return to their
    normal lives, while also warning about possible terrorist attacks.
    On Sunday, Vice President Dick Cheney said that the chance of more al-Qaida
    attacks against U.S. targets is "almost a certainty," and he advised
    Americans to stay vigilant.
    Michael Traugott, a researcher with the University of Michigan, said his
    work has shown that Americans have not regained their sense of security
    since Sept. 11.
    "That's going to take a long time, and this is a difficult thing for the
    administration, trying to do two conflicting things at the same time," he
    said. "They're trying to help Americans feel better and they are continually
    talking about the need for vigilance and staying on alert."
    This "is a confusing and confounding message for the American people," said
    Traugott, who is among the researchers attending the annual meeting of the
    American Association for Public Opinion Research over the weekend.
    [...]
    
    
    
    
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