Most across 19 countries see strong partisan conflicts in their society, especially in South Korea and the U.S.
Perceptions of strong partisan conflict are most widespread among adults in South Korea, the United States, Israel, France and Hungary.
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Perceptions of strong partisan conflict are most widespread among adults in South Korea, the United States, Israel, France and Hungary.
The share of Americans who have no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since 2023.
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
40% of U.S. adults say there’s a lot of discrimination against Jews in society, and 44% say there’s a lot of discrimination against Muslims.
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
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