{"id":15955,"date":"2022-10-07T10:09:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=15955"},"modified":"2022-10-07T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:11:13","slug":"majority-of-americans-are-tired-of-nastiness-in-politics-and-want-unity-and-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2022\/10\/majority-of-americans-are-tired-of-nastiness-in-politics-and-want-unity-and-kindness","title":{"rendered":"The Majority of Americans Are Tired of Nastiness in Politics and Want Unity and Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kindness and unity may not be popular among modern-day politicians. Still, they are virtues that three-quarters of Americans want to see modeled by their leaders, according to a new survey.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0poll by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University<\/a>\u00a0for AmericasOne asked U.S. adults to describe the qualities they want in their desired political leaders.<\/p>\n

Just over three-quarters of Americans (76 percent) agreed with a statement saying they want leaders who are \u201chonest, courageous, and hard-working\u201d and who \u201care in politics to serve the people, not for personal gain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only candidates worthy of your support are those who believe success is acting in the best interests of the nation,\u201d said the statement, which garnered the most support.<\/p>\n

Finishing a close second with 75 percent of support was a statement that said to \u201crestore peace and unity, we need leaders to model kindness and understanding, even with people they strongly disagree with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 71 percent of Americans believe the political system \u201cis not broken\u201d but \u201cis being abused by people who are in politics for their own benefit or personal interests.\u201d That statement also said, \u201cThe system still works, but it requires officials who will protect our freedoms by applying Constitutional principles rather than changing the system to satisfy personal preferences or ideological ideals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The poll, released last Tuesday, was based on two interviews this summer with a total of 3,775 adults. A news release said the survey shows that Americans are \u201ctired of the nastiness and fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

AmericasOne founder Marc Nuttal said, \u201cThe results will certainly be relevant through the 2024 election and can serve as a benchmark for measuring how well we are identifying leaders who really understand the heart of the people. Regardless of who wins the midterms, many of the issues on Americans\u2019 minds today will be the same issues that must be addressed in the next presidential cycle. And these research findings provide a pathway forward. Citizens must now, more than ever, stand up to protect the values in which they believe if they want America to lead the world. The authority to lead their own families as they see fit is at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

George Barna, who directed the research for the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, said the two major political parties are not modeling the behavior and actions most Americans want.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresently, millions of Americans assume they cannot change the momentum of the political parties and leaders who are poorly representing the hopes and dreams of the public,\u201d Barna said. \u201cTo restore the heart of the nation according to the values of the people will take a willingness to get more deeply involved and to reject the unpalatable vision that the major parties and most powerful political leaders are foisting upon the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

With so much hatred and nastiness going around, Americans want to see more kindness regarding politicians. Society has conditioned politicians to be mean to each other, but being nice is no harm. We could all stand to be nicer to each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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