Originally appeared at ZeroHedge
If Americans had to name one country as their nation’s top enemy, it would currently be Russia.
In a poll that has been conducted by Gallup on and off since 2005, Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes that 32 percent of respondents pointed their finger towards Moscow. A year ago, the culprit was North Korea (51 percent) but the country has settled into third place this year, with China being identified as enemy of the state number two (21 percent).
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The semi-successful and highly publicized summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore in September might have played a part in the public’s perception of North Korea as less of a threat. The survey was conducted this year before the pair’s failed summit in Hanoi at the end of February.
Iran and Iraq, which were named frequently on the survey before, both fell into the single digits in 2019. Iran was in fact repeatedly named the biggest enemy to the U.S. in between 2006 and 2012.
For your “enemy” to change so rapidly like that only indicates how naive the Americans are and how they get influenced by their own fake news.
I don’t know, me thinks that despite the veritable shitstorm of anti-Russian propaganda being poured all over them 32% still seems kinda low. Maybe there is still hope for the average American to see through the bullshit?
“We have always been at war with Eurasia”
Congratulations to Russia for elevating into “enemy of the year” position. Enjoy it while it last, we didn’t know what we had until we lost it and sank into a measly 4th place!
All wrong! In fact, it’s Canada…
Grammar alert. “Who Americans see as the enemy”
”Whom Americans see as the enemy”
Geography alert: America is a continent, not a country.
Not my quote.
Russia can take it. What’s a couple of percentage points when you’re already the target of loads of sanctions and new NATO bases popping up on your border? I find the 9% for Iran more hopeful. That means the neo-clowns still have a very long way to create a casus belli for going to war with Iran.
Also, what’s up with Iraq still being on that list with 2%? Does 2% of polled Americans still think Saddam is in charge or what?