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Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 March 1947Vol. XVII, No. 8

The French Are The Best Haters

p. 15 · Read in the full issue

A PUBLIC Opinion poll, with Germany at the receiving end, was carried out in February in the United States, Britain, Canada, France and Holland.

Results show that the French are the best haters and the Hollanders least indifferent—they are either for them or

against them, and most are against them, The five nations were unanimously of the opinion that Germany would again become warlike.

The two questions which were asked, and their answers, were:

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Do you feel sympathy or opposition to the German people?

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France

UK

Usa

Holland

Canada

Sympathy 3% 42% 45% 29% 41% Opposition . 56 36 28 53 28 Indifference 36 22 22 — 25 No opinion . 5 — 5 IS 6 ■ Do you think that Germany will become a peaceful and democratic nation, or that she war?

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will again become a warlike nation and will try to stai

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France

Peaceful Demo- UK

Usa

Holland

Canada

cratic 10% 23% 22% 14% 20 Warlike . .. 63 43 58 63 58 No opinion . 27 34 20 23 22