Despite the incessant propaganda aimed at them by politicians and the corporate media, most Americans and Western Europeans favour ending rather than escalating the war in Ukraine. A survey released this week by the pro-Western Institute for Global Affairs says “there is broad transatlantic support for urging a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine...Americans and Western Europeans want their countries to avoid escalation and prevent further Ukrainian suffering significantly more than they want to restore Ukraine’s borders or deter autocratic countries. The Europeans surveyed were much more concerned than Americans about spillover into a regional war.”
The survey also found “a slight majority of Western European respondents — and 42% of Americans — believe Israel should agree to a lasting ceasefire” in Gaza, with twice as many adults 65 and older within the minority favouring Israel as adults under 30. The generational divide was also apparent with respect to the economy, the political system, and China. Only one in three adults under the age of 45 think the present system is “definitely the best form of government” (a recent Pew study found 46% of Americans 18 to 29 would prefer to be "governed by experts”) compared to half of respondents 45 and older. Those under 30 are twice as likely to worry about economic policy, more likely to view China favourably, and less likely to believe their country should prepare for a new Cold War, the report stated. https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2024/06/modeling-democracy-the-new-atlanticism/#European-security-2 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30663): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30663 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106551037/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
