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Consider a person who advocates doing away with elections and letting the military run the country.
If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
(Responses: Yes, allowed; Not allowed; Don’t Know)
Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?
(Responses: Yes, allowed; Not allowed; Don’t Know)
Suppose he wrote a book advocating doing away with elections and letting the military run the country. Somebody in your community suggests that the book be removed from the public library. Would you favor removing it, or not?
(Responses: Favor; Not favor; Don’t Know)
| Year |
Allow Militarist to Speak |
Should Militarist to Teach |
Remove Militarist’s Book in Library |
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% Allowed |
% Allowed |
% Not Favor (Not Remove) |
| 1972 |
No data |
No data |
No data |
| 1973 |
No data |
No data |
No data |
| 1974 |
No data |
No data |
No data |
| 1976 |
55.4 |
38.8 |
58.6 |
| 1977 |
52.0 |
35.2 |
55.8 |
| 1980 |
57.8 |
40.9 |
59.3 |
| 1982 |
53.5 |
39.1 |
54.9 |
| 1984 |
57.4 |
42.1 |
60.2 |
| 1985 |
56.5 |
41.7 |
58.2 |
| 1987 |
55.4 |
39.8 |
58.4 |
| 1988 |
58.8 |
39.2 |
58.6 |
| 1989 |
61.6 |
44.6 |
62.8 |
| 1990 |
60.0 |
46.1 |
63.4 |
| 1991 |
63.4 |
45.1 |
67.5 |
| 1993 |
67.0 |
50.8 |
70.8 |
| 1994 |
65.9 |
48.8 |
66.3 |
| 1996 |
64.5 |
50.4 |
66.7 |
| 1998 |
68.2 |
53.9 |
70.0 |
| 2000 |
65.0 |
50.2 |
66.8 |
| 2002 |
69.6 |
56.8 |
72.2 |
| 2004 |
67.2 |
54.3 |
69.3 |
Source: General Social Surveys, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago.
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