The 2019 Chicago Council survey conducted june 7 to the 20 among more than 2000 americans reveals americans are rejecting retreat. In fact, much of what has underpin u. S. On policy for decades remains widely popular. Again this year seven in ten americans its best the United States takes an active part in World Affairs. Majorities believe i like this, military strength, promoting democracy and human rights, and participating in International Organizations takes the u. S. Safer, not weaker. 78 say washington should maintain or increase its commitment to nato and majorities who support using just troops to defend nato allies in south korea. More americans than ever endorsed the benefits of International Trade both the u. S. Economy and u. S. Companies. At the same time partisan divisions are growing with the threat posed by immigration, Climate Change and the rise of china. Americans may be searching for a new way to make sense of the world, but these results clearly show they reject re
The fifth time that the Chicago Council are here to release their survey of American Public opinion. Its a Great Partnership that we have with the Chicago Council and in the parlance of this report and prior reports, its an enduring alliance. Its also reassuring, certainly to me, to learn the good news in this report. That americans by huge, bipartisan, huge, bipartisan margins continue to support an active u. S. Role in Foreign Policy and world affairs. Much of the vision for that role, a little brag here, started with Woodrow Wilson, our 28th president , for whom this center is named, who served as president a century ago. Downstairs in the Memorial Hall which you all passed through, wilsons words are on the wall. Part of the quotes say this. It is a fearful thing to lead this great, peaceful people into war but the right is more process than is more precious than peace and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts, for democracy, for the right
Open by talking about the American Dream or the American Dream is closed and diluted it will infuriate you work or you get rich it was possible for a worker to get a decent job. At a core of children go to school. To a collapse. Imagine yourself in an outside position looking for mars. What do you see. In the United States when there are professed to like democracy. In a democracy Public Opinion is going to have some influence on poesy. And then the government carries out actions determined by the population and thats what democracy means. Its important to understand that privileged and powerful sectors have never liked democracy and for very good reasons. Democracy puts power into the hands of the general population and takes it away from them. As kind of the principle of concentration of wealth and power. Were. Concentration of wealth yields concentration of power particularly so as the cost of elections skyrockets which kind of forces the Political Parties into the pockets of major
Good morning and welcome to the wilson center. I hope you liked our movie and i think you will really like this event. Chicago council engage or retreat. Im jane harmon, the president and ceo of the wilson center. Im a rm toer nineterm member of congress. And happy to be here, a place where we engage in bipartisan, civil conversation. Deep research and active thinking about the future of our world. In that spirit, let me introduce the fifth time that evo dalder and the Chicago Council is here. Its a Great Partnership that we have with the Chicago Council and in this report and prior reports its an enduring alliance. Its also reassuring to me to learn the good news in this report. That by huge bipartisan margins continue to support an active u. S. Role in Foreign Policy and world affairs. Much of the vision for that role, a little brag here started with Woodrow Wilson. Who served as president a century ago. Wilsons words are on the wall. Part of the quotes say this. It is a fearful thin
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