Word: opinionizing
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...ADELA SEIDLOVA, Center for Public Opinion Re-search, Prague
...suppose there’s some fitting irony in the recent Harris Poll that found that 72 percent of respondents believe that public opinion has “too little power and influence” on “policy, politicians, and policymakers in Washington.” I guess I’m in the uncomfortable minority on this...
...Year Member of the General Public (in Good Standing),” it would say. I guess I would put it under “Experience.” (I can just see the ad campaigns: “The General Public: Shaping public opinion for over 100 years...
...mean that they aren’t incredibly powerful rallying points. Santa Claus almost single-handedly incites massive consumerist frenzies during the holiday season. Likewise, polls and their “general public” do as much to cement massive conformity as they do to highlight differences in opinion...
...wonder why we have polls. Who are they for? What good do they do us? Are they tools to help our public officers shape their behavior to better satisfy their citizens, or do they help the voting public to form their own political opinions? In a democracy, there ought to be no real use for polls. After all, if you are entitled to your opinion, what does it matter if 67 percent of poll respondents (read: the General Public) disagree with you? And if you’re free to vote for whomever you wish, does it matter whether Kerry...