• salacious_coaster@infosec.pub
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    3 days ago

    *citation needed

    Don’t get me wrong, I believe a whole lot of Americans believe this. But that’s a big number backed up by “they say”

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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        2 days ago

        This is shitpost, but like… You all don’t really believe single polls to be representative of entire countries, right? We’re just shitposting, right?

        …right…?

        • FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com
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          2 days ago

          I spend a fair bit of time in 'Murica

          I used to think that the stereotype of the stupid yank was just that, nothing more than a stereotype

          Sure, there are millions of normal, intelligent people, but there are a huge and concerning number who are exactly as stupid as they are portrayed

          The casual religiousity is damning, and when people believe in one absurdity they are primed to believe in others too

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      3 days ago

      I doubt it’s that high. They surveyed 1000 people over a decade ago to extrapolate that:

      The poll surveyed 1000 adult Americans between June 15 and June 17, 2015, apparently on-line; the margin of error reported was plus/minus 4.4%. Further details of the polling methodology are not readily apparent.