A PRRI survey out Wednesday shows that nearly a quarter of Americans support political violence heading into the 2024 presidential election, as an overwhelming majority believe democracy is at risk.

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
    46·
    1 year ago

    One relevant quote:

    Researchers found that one-third of Republicans support violence as a means to save the country, compared with 22% of independents and 13% of Democrats. And more specifically, Republicans who have favorable views of Trump were found to be nearly three times as likely as Republicans who have unfavorable views of Trump to support political violence.

    • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
      231·
      1 year ago

      That tracks 100% with my anecdotal feelings. There’s one and only one guy on my block whose doorbell I’d be afraid to ring out of the blue. Guess what kind of signs are on his lawn?

        • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
          8·
          1 year ago

          LOL. :-D Despite the topic of the article and OPs repeated warnings that we should all be worried about violence from the left, I’m not ready to start vandalizing my neighbors over their views, satisfying as I’m sure that would be.

          Before I’d do that I’d start putting up signs of my own that really piss off the US right like “Everyone is welcome here” and “Hate has no home here.”