France and America

• A comparative poll (IPSOS,/JDD May 2004) : "Are you favorable to the following measures ?" (with a grey background and an "*" for the biggests differences between French and Americans) :

Are you favorable to.....?	French	American	Is this word positive for you ?	French	American
Abortion*	84	54	Stock-option*	24	75
Euthanasia*	71	38	Profit*	56	86
Death penalty*	37	64	Capitalism*	40	64
No religious signs in schools*	54	32	Socialism*	56	38
Adoption in homosexual couples	34	47	Stock exchange*	54	75
Prohibiting GMO	47	31	Protectionnism	43	58
No more nucluar power plants	47	37	Globalization	43	57
Easier access for political refugees	42	34	Civil servant	65	76
Legalize illegal immigrants*	35	69	Open market	64	55
Legalize marijuana	26	31	Privatization	51	60
Prohibit pornographic movies on TV	47	55	Labor union	69	60
Marriage for gays	44	40	Competition	81	87
Research on genetical cloning	26	31	Public sector	73	68
			State	72	69

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• See another comparative poll about market economy : a majority of the Frenche answer it has no future !
• What we have in common is more important than what divides us.... (Poll July 2004, Figaro Magazine)

  	France	USA
  What we have in common is more important than our disagreements	68%	55%
  Our disagreements are more important than what we have in common	29%	34%
  I don't know	3%	11%

• More to come

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