Dissatisfaction With Government Reaches All Time High Half of the population views federal government as immediate threat to freedom Steve Watson 1. Prisonplanet.com Sept 26, 2011 Americans are expressing historic levels of negativity toward their government, according to the latest findings by the international Pollster Gallup. In a new survey which Gallup says represents a consistent building of discontent toward the establishment for the past decade, a record high of 81% of Americans have indicated that they are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed.
Majorities of 65% of Democrats and 92% of Republicans are unhappy with their government, according to 1. Gallup’s annual Governance survey. The survey, completed earlier this month, also found that almost half of the country (49%) believes that the federal government poses an immediate threat to individuals’ rights and freedoms.