Chris Burford wrote: >According to the German polling organisation, Emnid, the popularity >of the euro has leapt up with its introduction in Germany. > >Last quarter last year only 33% thought it right to introduce the >euro. This month 65% support the decision. > >Three quarters believe that the intoduction of the euro will also >lead to close political union. > >This is an interesting lesson in guided democracy, since a >referendum in Germany at any time up to this month might well have >derailed the euro project. But the interests of large capital >prevailed, and once achieved the mass of the people see the >advantages of a large market and a large state.
It's not just that - it shows how polls operate within the status quo. Slavoj Zizek has an analysis of this somewhere making the point that while some policy may not poll well at first, if a politician were to make a big case out of it, it could change the whole frame of debate. Doug
