In Case You Missed This... 'America the Angry' (Shoutout To Kentuck...You Were Right!)

[WillyT]

America the Angry
As unemployment hits 9.1 percent, Americans are losing their cool. A Newsweek/Daily Beast poll finds rising anger levels affecting everything from work to sex drive. Plus, great thinkers from Cornel West to Robert Reich tell us what they're angry about: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-02/why-americas-pissed-cornel-west-robert-reich-and-more/
by Douglas Schoen - DailyBeast
June 4, 2011 | 9:57pm

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Gas and grocery prices are soaring, the housing market is crashing to new lows, and yet another dismal jobs report has confirmed a stubbornly high unemployment rate. Could the anger fueling the Arab Spring soon bring club-wielding protesters to America?

According to an exclusive poll by Newsweek and The Daily Beast, reality is beginning to break down Americans' normally optimistic attitude. Three-quarters of our respondents think the country is on the wrong track. A majority say the anxiety wrought by this recession has caused relationship problems and sleep deficiency. Two-thirds even report being angry at God. See the results of our poll below. By almost four to one, Americans say our economy is not delivering the jobs we need, 81 percent to 12 percent. And Obama isn't helping. 50 percent of respondents think the president has no real plan to balance the budget; 40 percent say he does.

Republicans aren't getting any love, either. Our poll respondents say the GOP is just laying the blame on Obama rather than making their own positive proposals, 58 percent to 29 percent. Over half (52 percent) say their personal economic situation makes them nervous. Forty eight percent say it makes them anxious, 44 percent say it makes them upset, and 30 percent say it makes them angry.

Americans are even losing sleep over this: 56 percent are so angry about their personal economic situation that they have lost sleep. Thirteen percent say their anger has affected their sex life. Of those, 63 percent say they experienced a lower sex drive at least some of the time.

Listen up, Republicans: Our respondents overwhelmingly say they support increasing taxes on the wealthiest as a means of balancing the budget, 68 percent to 27 percent.

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More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-04/anger-in-america-could-the-arab-spring-happen-in-the-us/

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[Scuba]

1. Gee, ya think...

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[nashville_brook]

2. anyone want to share horror stories of being overextended at work...50, 60-hour weeks

b/c of all the layoffs. I'm in the midst of losing my mind with having to take on whole new job descriptions...things that should require the hiring of 2-3 more employees. it's bullshit, and i'm fed up.

[xchrom]

3. Recommend

[fascisthunter]

4. they'll listen when mobs come for their hides

god works in mysterious ways

[Zoeisright]

5. Balancing the budget is the LAST thing this country needs right now.

The government needs to spend more to get us out of this. Or figure out some way to get businesses, which are sitting on PILES of money, to hire and spend.

[Elwood P Dowd]

12. Reduction of government spending will just bring more recessionary effects,

and the shit can we're in will just get worse.

[gkhouston]

6. The idea of Republicans offering positive proposals almost made me wet my pants. n/t

[RKP5637]

7. Recommend !!! n/t

[kentuck]

8. Thanks for the shoutout, WillyT

I try to keep my finger on the pulse. Sometimes people don't say exactly what they are feeling.

[WillyT]

9. I Believe You Had Your Finger EXACTLY On The Pulse !!!

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=1234221

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[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Angry at god...

That caught my eye. It tells me just how religious this country still is.

After that, the anger may lead to interesting ways. One caller to the Hartmman show reported answering a poll from Pew. One question, if there was expectation of a civil insurrection. That is not a NORMAL question in a normal poll... yes my ears perked up...

[WillyT]

11. Great Point !!!

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[socialist_n_TN]

19. Actually 2 VERY good points nadin.........

Neither "anger at God" OR "expatation of a civil insurrection" are things you normally read about in polls.

I think that it's already set up myself. That's the reason the exploiting class is gone over to supporting the fascist party rather than just the corporatist one. They want all the control they can muster when the shit hits the fan.

Strap in. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Anybody want the email for a good Red org to join? :)

[WillyT]

13. Kick !!!

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[GeorgeGist]

14. Quelle surprise ...

Americans discover that politicians don't represent them.

[EFerrari]

15. I think that's my favorite kentuck post out of the large pool

of ones I've enjoyed. :)

[myrna minx]

16. K&R. n/t

[Doctor_J]

17. Not angry enough, I'd say

No change on the horizon. And this statistic:

Our respondents overwhelmingly say they support increasing taxes on the wealthiest as a means of balancing the budget, 68 percent to 27 percent.


Was the same before last November's travesty, so there is no real motivation for the Repukes to change.

Nice rant though.

[Blue_In_AK]

18. I'll always join in a shoutout to Kentuck.

K&R