How gullible are we?
Public Policy Polling released the results of their recent poll yesterday. Amidst the normal questions on approval ratings and health care, they asked four other questions which I found interesting.
Nearly a quarter of all respondents – and 42% of Republicans – do not believe Obama was born in the US. This despite the fact that the state of Hawaii has confirmed the original birth certificate (you can see photos of it here).
One in seven respondents – and one in four Democrats – believe Bush intentionally allowed the 9/11 attacks so that we would go to war in the Middle East. Although this can’t be disproven by producing a document, there is certainly no evidence to support it.
The poll also asked people if they thought George W. Bush is the Anti-Christ, and the same question about Barack Obama. On this one, I think the respondents were having a bit of fun. Surely 8-10% of Americans do not seriously believe that either of these men are the Anti-Christ. Do 10% of Americans even know what the Anti-Christ is? (Have to admit I’m a little shaky on that myself.)
But perhaps I shouldn’t be so naive about it. Apparently one in five Americans believe they have been reincarnated – in this case about the same percentage for both Republicans and Democrats.
