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[-] Icedrous@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

I would love to see data from the previous Iran war(s) and compare the stats to this one.

[-] clucose@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago
[-] Skua@kbin.earth 7 points 3 days ago

polling from June shows that the Iran War has now sunk to negative 32% net support — below the negative 31% recorded in the final poll during Vietnam.

I can believe it, honestly. The Vietnam war had a clearer justification (not a good or valid one, but a clear one), the pre-existing public perception of communism, and a much less unpopular president (or several of them, but all much less unpopular). America also got out before it failed completely; when the North won, America had signed the Paris peace treaty two years prior. For this one, the proof of its pointlessness has happened before it has ended

[-] clucose@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Do the US have demonstrations against the war? For Vietnam that happened, albeit later than the 100 days we’re at with Iran.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 3 days ago

Yes. I don't know enough (about either these ones or the Vietnam ones) to say how they compare in scale, but they have definitely been happening. There was a particular rush of them in April when Trump starting saying all that "a civilisation will die" shit

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 days ago

Did you read the article?

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 7 points 4 days ago

Subtitle: “Polling shows that Trump's latest military adventure is even less well-liked than the Vietnam War”

[-] milkisklim@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Vietnam gave us Full Metal Jacket. Iran gave us Full Mental Breakdown.

[-] clucose@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

There‘s hope somebody will suck on a shotgun…

[-] garbagehead@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I think Vietnam was by far. In fact I think post WWII it became the most unpopular due to the horrors.

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

No, read the article, the Iran War is more unpopular.

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Wait, there's more to read than the title?

/s

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You better be being sarcastic here!

edit sorry I only read the first line of your comment.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

The war of 1812 was massively unpopular in the US, too.

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