[OC] Die Amerikaner betrachten Saudi-Arabien als Freund oder Feind
Von Haunting-Sir4025
[OC] Die Amerikaner betrachten Saudi-Arabien als Freund oder Feind
Von Haunting-Sir4025
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Data Source: [YouGov](https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/trackers/friend-enemy-saudi-arabia)
Bi Tool: [ChatBiReport.com](https://app.chatbireport.com/#/design/f3ed09bc-8034-4d3e-8924-03049c6d5cf6)
Not sure and enemy need swapping I think.
To bad this chart doesn’t go back a little further, you know ,to say, 2001.
The education set is interesting. The more educated you are, the more likely you are to adopt cold hard pragmatism. Not a great inditement of ethics in the US. A ruthless authoratarian regime, that kidnaps and murders its opponents is an ally. The question is a bit ambiguous though, it says „Do you consider the countries listed below to be an ally or an enemy of the United States? [Saudi Arabia]“.
Factually given how the US government engages with SA, SA is an ally. But it shouldn’t be. So perhaps the more educated you are, the more likely to consider the factual standpoint, rather than what they as an individual would prefer?
Can someone explain to me why support for „Ally“ increases with higher levels of education? My gut feeling is that the opposite would be true, since higher education should also lead to greater awareness of world politics.
The bars shouldn’t be arranged alphabetically. It’s not an issue for most groups but age and education would be better in order from lowest to highest.
To me, the most telling is the difference between men and women’s answers
„Friend“ and „ally“ are not synonyms and should not be used interchangeably. Empirically, it’s hard to argue that Saudi Arabia’s not a US ally, which is what YouGov asked. „Friend“ is altogether squishier and more subjective. See also Turkey, and conversely perhaps Switzerland or Ireland.
The terminal side of the bars don’t make a vertical because they don’t all add up to 100. This is egg-on-face territory.