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Poll after poll after poll from vetted, nonpartisan institutions across the country show that American citizens largely agree on the major issues that we face today- issues that somehow, the media and our politicians continue to frame as contentious, and continue to use as a means to keep us bickering amongst each other, while they hoard all the loot.
Here are some mind-blowing examples:
A 2020 survey for the Carr Center at Harvard University showed that …
93%
want clean air and water, and find it important.
93%
want protection of personal data.
92%
of us believe all Americans should have a right to quality education.
92%
believe we should be a country of racial equality.
89%
of us want affordable healthcare.
87%
agree that “the government has a responsibility to protect the lives, livelihoods, and rights of all Americans,”
86%
believe that social media companies should be regulated to protect personal data.
85%
all Americans surveyed believe we have a right to a job.
72%
agree that “a woman’s ability to choose and make decisions affecting her body and personal life” should be protected.
2019 thru 2021 Gallup polls showed that …
66%
of Americans agree that humans are causing global warming.
68%
of us believe that marijuana should be made legal.
57%
want more strict gun laws.
64%
agree that racism against Black people is widespread in the U.S.
In fact, the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland has published a detailed list of public opinion on the 150 issues most important to Americans, finding that the majority of us agree on almost every matter.
As it turns out, when you examine the biggest issues in America today through hard, reliable, non-partisan data, we are actually one big party who agrees on almost everything. Unfortunately, much of the media and nearly all of our politicians focus on the smallest, most extreme and most contentious factions amongst us with the goal of keeping us divided and on edge. Why? Because unity, as it turns out, is not great for their wallets. Read on!