Global Opinion wil een raam zijn naar de internationale publieke opinie.

Hier kan je je stem en je mening geven op een variëteit aan universele, wereld, nationale en individuele themas. Alle bezoekers kunnen stemmen op de opiniepeilingen (polls), maar je moet je registreren als je een waardering wilt geven op de polls zelf of voor/tegen argumenten wilt aanvoeren. Als geregistreerde gebruiker kan je ook nieuwe polls voorstellen.

Deze website is recentelijk (her)opgestart en er is nog veel toe te voegen en te doen, maar er wordt elke dag gewerkt aan verbeteringen en goeie nieuwe vragen komen eraan, zij het van ons of van jou! :)

Our mission

Global Opinion intends to be what its name says: a window to the world's public opinion. A central place where questions on matters of public interest and certain importance can be exposed, its answers archived, organized and eventually statistically analyzed.

The main goal is simply to offer everyone the possibility to give their opinion on fundamental, interesting or some lighter issues, with the possibility to (pro or con) argument the choice. Lots is said about the press and the media influencing the public opinion, but here the public can speak for itself.

If in any way the outcome serves either as an comforting confirmation of your existing point of view or as an inspiring new vision, our primary goal has been reached. In case the results turn out to be useful or interesting on a greater scale we will feel honored.

We think it is important to always maintain an open curiosity towards ourselves and the world that surrounds us. Exchanging points of views should lead to enrichment for all.  Since issues generally are not just black or white and we want to avoid polarization, you can give your opinion on a 5 point scale. Even "I don't care/irrelevant" is a valid answer if you really think an issue is not even worth discussing.

At present you find questions divided over three Issue categories: Universal - Global - Individual. National issues are also an option, but we have left them open to the visitors to pose any burning question on a national scale. Like any social web, we would like you to register before you vote. The intention is to count with serious input that generates realistic results. Anonymous input could more easily give unwanted distortion. However, as long as we do not have a considerable traffic anonymous voting is accepted. You do have to sign in if you want to leave arguments, rate the polls themselves or propose new polls.

May it be clear that at Global Opinion considers freedom of speech to be mankind's most important treasure and internet to be it's mayor vehicle. However, we do reserve the right to delete any input that is not within the scope of this website or unrespectful in any way.

Please, be welcome and enjoy your stay :)