Social:Public opinion of militaries
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Militaries and especially their troops are held in high regard in most countries. In the United States, military officers are regarded as having one of the most prestigious jobs.[1][2]
While military support is very high in most countries, there is variation. While 10% of Canadians viewed the military as "not at all favorable,"[3] only 3% of Britons had a "low" or "very low" view of the military.[4] 65% of Russians believe their military does their job "just about always" or "most of the time".[5] In the United States, 89% of white Americans had a "very" or "somewhat" favorable opinion of the military, compared to 77% of Latinos and 72% of Black Americans.[6]
Change over time
In the United States, public opinion of the military was very low during the Vietnam War.[7] The public perception increased considerably between the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with the exception of briefly after the Gulf War, when support was around 60%, the percentage of Americans who said they had a "very favorable" view of the US military hovered between 20% and 30%. By 2007, 47% claimed a "very favorable" view of the military and 84% expressed a "favorable" view.[8]
Opposition to the Iraq War was comparable to opposition to the Vietnam War, but unlike the Vietnam War, opposition to the Iraq War did not correlate with a significant decrease in public opinion of military personnel themselves.
See also
- Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
- Iraq War protests
- Opposition to the Iraq War
- Protests against the war in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
References
- ↑ Tom Van Riper (28 July 2006). "America's Most Admired Professions". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/2006/07/28/leadership-careers-jobs-cx_tvr_0728admired.html.
- ↑ Jon Skindzier. "Military: Respected Professions - AskMen". AskMen. http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-most-respected-professions_7.html.
- ↑ "Fewer Canadians 'strongly approve' of Afghan mission: survey". cbc.ca. 9 November 2006. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fewer-canadians-strongly-approve-of-afghan-mission-survey-1.605606.
- ↑ The UK's Armed Forces: public support for the troops but not their missions?
- ↑ "Public Opinion in Russia: Russians' Attitudes on Economic and Domestic Issues | APNORC.org" (in en-us). http://www.apnorc.org/projects/Pages/HTML%20Reports/public-opinion-in-russia-russians-attitudes-on-the-economic-and-domestic-issues-issue-brief.aspx#police.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106092822/https://webspace.utexas.edu/lealdl3/AFS.2005.pdf. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ↑ "The Shifting Perception of America's Veterans". 2015-05-14. http://taskandpurpose.com/the-shifting-public-perception-of-americas-veterans/.
- ↑ "Iraq and Vietnam: A Crucial Difference in Opinion". Pew Research Center. 22 March 2007. http://www.pewresearch.org/2007/03/22/iraq-and-vietnam-a-crucial-difference-in-opinion/.
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