So, this is probably the most contentious poll I've put on Mastodon to date.
Partly it's the structure. I sometimes do a format with a statement then options to agree or disagree. Other times, I do a question with options to answer yes or no. I do this interchangeably, picking whichever is clearer.
In this case, I think a lot of people took it to mean that I was making the statement, because it's what I believe. That elicited a lot of emotion!
In the future, I'll tend towards questions.