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A solid majority don't see "Military leaders and retired generals know it" as uncivil

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When asked whether the comment "Military leaders and retired generals know it" crosses the line into incivility, more than six-in-ten Americans (63%) say it does not, a January 2024 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults finds.

The other 37% find the remark uncivil, judging it rude, disrespectful, or unreasonable enough to push someone out of the discussion.

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A solid majority don't see "Military leaders and retired generals know it" as uncivil.

Suppose a Democratic member of Congress said about the Bush (R) Presidency: “The American people know that we never should have gone to war in Iraq when we did, and for the false reasons we were given. Most importantly, the American people know that the President's stubborn insistence that we ‘stay the course' does not make victory any more likely and that we need to change our policy in Iraq. At almost every stage of the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq, we have seen major miscalculations and serious mistakes that place our troops at greater risk and jeopardize America's standing in the world. Military leaders and retired generals know it." Do you find this comment uncivil or not uncivil?

  • Not Uncivil: A neutral, civil, or even nice comment, unlikely to discourage the conversation. 62.6%
  • Uncivil: A comment that is rude, disrespectful, unreasonable or otherwise likely to make a person leave a discussion or respond combatively to the speaker. 37.4%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006

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  • 01
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Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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