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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 3, 2017
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November 3, 2017: Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans find hate speech morally unacceptable. The Cato Institute’s 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey found that only 19% disagree.[1]
However, while few consider hate speech morally acceptable, most Americans (59%) do not want the government to ban it.
One of the reasons is that 82% of Americans recognize that people can’t agree on what speech is hateful and offensive. The Cato survey documented this difficulty by presenting respondents with specific statements. Among other things, the results showed that liberals and conservatives had significantly different views on whether certain statements were “hateful, offensive, or simply a political opinion.”
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- November 1, 2017 – 45 percent of Americans want government to do more
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- October 27, 2017 – 51 percent of Chicago residents believe relations with police are good
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