America, the home of the brave, is constantly scared

A survey has found US citizens feel under threat from many sources, including North Korea, Boko Horam, as well as the Republican and Democrat parties, writes Peter Van Buren

PEOPLE in the US feel under threat, both from beyond their borders and within them. In fact, when asked about both US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was a pretty darn close call — 20% saw Putin as an imminent threat compared to 18% who said the same about Obama.

A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll asked more than 3,000 Americans what they saw as some of the biggest threats to themselves and the country. You can slice and dice the information in literally hundreds of different ways here. People were shown a range of potential threats and then asked to rate how dangerous they were with one being no threat and five meaning the threat is imminent.