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Official survey shows that Leave voters far more likely to believe in the daftest conspiracy theories (like an Islamic conspiracy to take over Europe!)
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Official survey shows that Leave voters far more likely to believe in the daftest conspiracy theories (like an Islamic conspiracy to take over Europe!)
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True, but since apparently 49% of Remain and 71% of Leave voters believed in at least one conspiracy theory, it doesn't look brilliant for the average Remain voter either. It depends also on which conspiracies either side believe.
Just looking at the data, the starkest divides are in the attitudes to Muslims (31% of Leave, 6% of Remain voters believing that Muslim immigration is "part of a bigger plan to make Muslims a majority of the country’s population") and immigration in general, ie that true immigration figures are being deliberately hidden. I am not sure that the second of these, at least, is that outlandish or crazy, even if it's probably wrong (the real truth is more likely to be that the government doesn't actually know; cock-up is always more likely than conspiracy).
Amongst the rest of the theories being asked, I'm more comforted by the figures being relatively low (ie, low suspicion of vaccinations, or of climate change) than anything else.
Just looking at the data, the starkest divides are in the attitudes to Muslims (31% of Leave, 6% of Remain voters believing that Muslim immigration is "part of a bigger plan to make Muslims a majority of the country’s population") and immigration in general, ie that true immigration figures are being deliberately hidden. I am not sure that the second of these, at least, is that outlandish or crazy, even if it's probably wrong (the real truth is more likely to be that the government doesn't actually know; cock-up is always more likely than conspiracy).
Amongst the rest of the theories being asked, I'm more comforted by the figures being relatively low (ie, low suspicion of vaccinations, or of climate change) than anything else.
So people walking round with huge signs like "Islam will dominate the world" or "No democracy we just want Islam" (as happened in America) dont bother you then.
Just search in Google for "Islam take over" then choose the Images tab and see all the posters being carried by people like "Be prepared for the real Holocaust"
Sadly it is daft people who don't see there is a problem that we have to worry about.
I wonder where you live?
I went down to Torquay for a break a few weeks ago and you would not think there was a problem with Immigration or from Islam.
But I live on the edge of Birmingham and I can tell you it is a REAL problem up here. In fact some of the things that happen up here make me want to cry.
But carry on sticking your head in the sand if you think there is no problem.
p.s. I wonder if the people at the London 7/7 attacks or the 9/11 attacks or the Manchester bomber last year think there is no problem with Islam.
Just search in Google for "Islam take over" then choose the Images tab and see all the posters being carried by people like "Be prepared for the real Holocaust"
Sadly it is daft people who don't see there is a problem that we have to worry about.
I wonder where you live?
I went down to Torquay for a break a few weeks ago and you would not think there was a problem with Immigration or from Islam.
But I live on the edge of Birmingham and I can tell you it is a REAL problem up here. In fact some of the things that happen up here make me want to cry.
But carry on sticking your head in the sand if you think there is no problem.
p.s. I wonder if the people at the London 7/7 attacks or the 9/11 attacks or the Manchester bomber last year think there is no problem with Islam.
// Remain voters were more likely (50%) to use social media regularly for news than leave voters (34%) and more likely to read a newspaper website (by 41% to 18%). //
Who is being manipulated there then?
All the poll tells me is that the 9,329 who were asked the question in France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Sweden , Hungary, and the US are more likely to believe the EUSSR propaganda than the 2171 asked in the UK.
Who is being manipulated there then?
All the poll tells me is that the 9,329 who were asked the question in France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Sweden , Hungary, and the US are more likely to believe the EUSSR propaganda than the 2171 asked in the UK.
I guess everyone is subject to believing some unusual things.
Leave voters as a group may include a section containing those who are concerned about Islam; which could well have been predicted since border control alleviates that concern; but remain voters are utterly inundated by those who believe that it isn't worth fighting for their nation to control itself, but would rather an unelected foreign elite boss them about.
Pick your barmy belief with care.
Leave voters as a group may include a section containing those who are concerned about Islam; which could well have been predicted since border control alleviates that concern; but remain voters are utterly inundated by those who believe that it isn't worth fighting for their nation to control itself, but would rather an unelected foreign elite boss them about.
Pick your barmy belief with care.
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