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
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
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Icedrous@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 52d
I would love to see data from the previous Iran war(s) and compare the stats to this one.
clucose@lemmy.ml · -3 pts · 52d
Less than Vietnam?
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 52d
Did you read the article?
Skua@kbin.earth · 7 pts · 52d
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 pts · 52d
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 pts · 51d
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
calliope@retrolemmy.com · 6 pts · 52d
Subtitle: “Polling shows that Trump's latest military adventure is even less well-liked than the Vietnam War”
milkisklim@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 52d
Vietnam gave us Full Metal Jacket. Iran gave us Full Mental Breakdown.
clucose@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 52d
There‘s hope somebody will suck on a shotgun…
garbagehead@lemmy.ca · -6 pts · 52d
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 pts · 52d
No, read the article, the Iran War is more unpopular.
StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 52d
Wait, there's more to read than the title?
/s
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 52d
You better be being sarcastic here!
edit sorry I only read the first line of your comment.
ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 51d
The war of 1812 was massively unpopular in the US, too.