Friday, February 11, 2011

52% Of Americans Unaware of Egypt's Revolution



'Ignorance High' In US Over Egypt -- Al Jazeera

Uprising seems not to have troubled the attentions of many, with citizens divided along party lines, poll reveals.

More than half of United States' citizens have heard 'a little or nothing at all' about the uprising and violence in Egypt, a survey has revealed.

And those who have been following events seem noncommittal about what their impact is likely to be.

According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, some 52 per cent of the people interviewed during the past five days knew precious little about the events in Egypt.

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Update: Half of Americans Don't Know Squat About the Egyptian Crisis, Poll Finds -- AolNews

My Comment: A sad and sobering statistic on the ignorance of the American public.

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