In October 2011 a poll conducted for the New York Times and CBS News found that almost half those questioned felt that the FBI’s “anarchist camp” reflected the views of most Americans.83 Two-thirds thought wealth should be distributed more evenly—nine out of ten Democrats, two thirds of Independents and even one third of Republicans agreeing with that sentiment. But only 11 percent of Americans trusted their government to do the right thing, 84 percent disapproved of the Congress that had threatened to bring the US federal government to its knees and 74 percent thought their country was on the
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