Retribution Polls: Cato: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share

Here is some food for thought about the modern, post-Obama America and its political discourse:

July 22, 2020
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Survey Reports
Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share
50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions

By Emily Ekins

A new Cato national survey finds that self‐censorship is on the rise in the United States. Nearly two-thirds—62%—of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. The share of Americans who self‐censor has risen several points since 2017 when 58% of Americans agreed with this statement.



These fears cross partisan lines. Majorities of Democrats (52%), independents (59%) and Republicans (77%) all agree they have political opinions they are afraid to share.


Liberals Are Divided on Political Expression

Strong liberals stand out, however, as the only political group who feel they can express themselves. Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) of staunch liberals feel they can say what they believe. However, centrist liberals feel differently. A slim majority (52%) of liberals feel they have to self‐censor, as do 64% of moderates, and 77% of conservatives. This demonstrates that political expression is an issue that divides the Democratic coalition between centrist Democrats and their left flank.



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If you are at all interested in sources of Poll error, it is well worth the read.

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The major difference between Retribution Polls and other polls, is the known political bias of the source, and the nature of the initial to data being collected.

A CNN poll is very likely to be connected to a Retribution action group, due to the extreme bias and hatred expressed by the news organization.

A Trafalgar Group Poll is much less likely to become connected to a Retribution action group, though it is still possibly by various highly illegal packet sniffer data interception methods.

In a "Normal" poll, the polling agency reaches out to the person polled. The polling agency controls the initiative and inclusion of any given person.

In a Informal Poll, the people being polled are seeking a chance to add their opinion to a poll. Yes, there is a chance that such a poll can be "Stacked" or Biased, by a small group of people accessing the poll participation repeatedly. But! It is very expensive to due so, since the MACID is used to validate first time participation, and locks out future attempts. It is possible to have Server Farm setup with hundreds of different MACIDs, which can be sequentially used, but there methods to detect and eliminate such attempts and it usually results in legal actions.

It is also possible to Capture others valid MACIDs and falsely mis-use them, but this is much, much more illegal, as it looks like credit card fraud, and Multiple Thousands of people in just the U.S. have full time jobs pursuing them, so it is much more expensive.

Because of these reasons, it is possible that Informal Polls, in which participation is initiated by those who are contributing to the poll, and Retribution fears are somewhat mollified, get a better sampling cross section of the public, and are therefore more accurate.

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Here is another poll which says that the Cancel Culture has gone to far, and Retribution Polls are bogus:


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Here is yet another story about fake-polls, and how the left / msm attempts to create a type of self-fulfilling prophesy by the abuse of Polls:


The polls are not reliable, and may never be again, due to the Abuses and Illegal actions of the Left.

I do not want Antifa to insure my house is fire-bombed or my pet poisoned, because I dared be honest with a telephone call polling question, to as a Conservative / Trump Supporter, I do not respond to polls, EVER.

I do not want to reported to the IRS for Fake-accusations of tax-fraud, or child abuse.

Lefties do not have such worries, because Conservatives do not do such things. There is not Conservative equivalent to Antifa

The Left Cannot, MUST not be Trusted.

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Sounds like a bunch of scared little girlies.

Luce said:

Sounds like a bunch of scared little girlies.

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ohhhh, you're such a tough guy. Beaten up any little old ladies recently?

Kurmugeon said:

ohhhh, you're such a tough guy. Beaten up any little old ladies recently?

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Life is very hard and these people should wear hats.