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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) There’s at least some evidence pointing towards the idea. Every year the Annenberg Public Policy Center does a survey of Americans’ knowledge of civics as part of its celebration of Constitution Day, and this year’s poll found a substantial increase in the number of Americans who can correctly answer some basic questions about how our government is supposed to work, even as our political divides grow deeper.
Let’s start with the good news. According to Annenberg, more Americans could identify the three branches of government this year than in any of their previous polls dating back to 2006. The bad news, of course, is that close to half of all respondents could name the judicial, legislative, and executive branches. Still, it’s a sign of progress than only 1 in 5 Americans couldn’t name a single branch, considering the fact that for most of this century about a third of us drew a complete blank when asked that question.
The Annenberg Center’s survey didn’t ask any questions about the Second Amendment, at least none that they’ve revealed at the moment, which I find rather odd given the surge in gun purchases and the number of new gun owners over the past 20 months or so. I would have loved to have seen some questions relating to the right to keep and bear arms, because I’m pretty sure that we’ve seen some growth in the number of Americans who can not only identify what the Second Amendment is all about, but view their right to own and carry a gun as a good thing.
While the survey was silent on the Second Amendment, respondents were asked several questions about their First Amendment rights. Again, the results were something of a mixed bag. Asked to name the protections specified in the First Amendment, as many people or more could name most of the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment as were able to do so last year. Three-quarters (74%) named freedom of speech, statistically the same as in 2020 (73%). Freedom of religion was named by 56% (up from 47%), freedom […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker