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Pollster Responds to Criticism Over False Sense of Reality
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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Channel 13 pollster Shmuel Rosner stated that his surveys created a false sense of reality for people. He responded to criticism by questioning the implication of his findings, asking if people should despair. Rosner is a former journalist and editor of "HaMadad."
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- Pollster Shmuel Rosner claims his surveys created a false sense of reality.
- Rosner stated polls suggested people were living, moving, breathing, and thinking.
- He questioned the implication of his findings, asking if people should despair.
- Rosner is a pollster for Channel 13 and former journalist.
Shmuel Rosner, a pollster for Channel 13 and former journalist, addressed criticism regarding his surveys. He stated that the polls created a "false consciousness" suggesting people were living, moving, breathing, and thinking, implying a disconnect from reality. When asked what the implication of this was, Rosner quoted a hypothetical question, "So what do you want, that we should commit suicide?"
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