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cui bono

(19,926 posts)
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:42 AM Mar 2014

Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Dividing U.S. Citizens Along Ignorant, Apathetic Lines

WASHINGTON—According to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center, the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left Americans sharply and bitterly divided along ignorant and apathetic lines, with the nation’s citizenry evenly split between grossly misinformed and wholly indifferent factions.

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Additionally, nearly half the U.S. public has put forth numerous breathtakingly naive potential solutions to the crisis—which range from economic sanctions on Russia, to economic sanctions on Ukraine, to deploying the U.S. military to the “middle of Asia” to solve the standoff—while an equal number of Americans firmly and repeatedly stated their commitment to not giving a shit one way or the other.

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“It’s incredibly frustrating to try to talk some sense into someone who doesn’t realize that Crimea’s very freedom as an independent nation is at stake,” said completely ignorant San Jose, CA resident Carol Goldmacher, who admitted that she has clashed constantly in the past week over Ukraine with her staunchly apathetic roommate Lisa Suarez. “Talking to her is like talking to a brick wall. It’s almost as if she doesn’t even want to hear how Putin was kicked out of Ukraine by his own people and then retaliated by invading Crimea. Frankly, no matter how much I tell her that Obama’s this close to breaking his silence and issuing a warning to Russia, it’s just not getting through to her.”

“The bottom line is that Carol’s views aren’t going to affect my opinion,” said Suarez of her roommate’s constant uneducated opinions about John Kerry’s upcoming trip to Kiev and her bizarre personal assertion that the invasion happened “suspiciously close to the Olympics.” “My mind’s made up, and I completely stand by my lack of interest in this issue. So Carol should just keep her mouth shut and let this situation—whatever it is—play out.”

http://www.theonion.com/articles/ukrainianrussian-tensions-dividing-us-citizens-alo,35428/?ref=auto

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Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Dividing U.S. Citizens Along Ignorant, Apathetic Lines (Original Post) cui bono Mar 2014 OP
I was taking you seriously and was hoping to read more from your link Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2014 #1
Hehe... cui bono Mar 2014 #2
It sure is davidpdx Mar 2014 #8
The onion strikes again nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #3
Lol! sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #4
the onion knows their American citizens! Sunlei Mar 2014 #5
It's offensive how they underestimate the American people BainsBane Mar 2014 #6
bada bing! cui bono Mar 2014 #7
Left herself wide open on that one, huh? RC Mar 2014 #15
Well, in *my* day Onions were for wearing on your belt, not reading Fumesucker Mar 2014 #9
Well, that was the style at the time. Desert805 Mar 2014 #12
The American warrior mindset... go west young man Mar 2014 #10
Sad and scary newfie11 Mar 2014 #14
You got me... ReRe Mar 2014 #11
Ukrainian-Russian Tensions? The obvious solution is for the US... nikto Mar 2014 #13

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
2. Hehe...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:46 AM
Mar 2014

it is sad when it's so hard to tell the difference between an Onion article and reality. That's what makes it work so well.

 

go west young man

(4,856 posts)
10. The American warrior mindset...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:27 AM
Mar 2014

present even at DU. What a change since the early 2000's. We are now giving Free Republic a run for their money in the warmongering department.

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 George Bush

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
14. Sad and scary
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 06:06 AM
Mar 2014

If those holding power in this country had this war mongering mindset, how easy it would be to start WW111.
Yes the Onion was pretty close to the truth.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
11. You got me...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:36 AM
Mar 2014

... just read the OP and didn't click on link or notice it was The Onion. Before I scrolled down, I thought "what is this..."reality" polling?

 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
13. Ukrainian-Russian Tensions? The obvious solution is for the US...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:48 AM
Mar 2014

To immediately invade Venezuela.

Problem solved.



That's the Richard Perle/John Bolton way.


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