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.

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    9 months ago

    That’s a really good article.

    Some academics call this mindset America’s new “political sectarianism,” in which each party demonizes the other as traitorous enemies.

    Stood out to me personally.

    Their statistics of 20% matches what I’ve seen of 33%, 22%, & 13% percent of Republicans, independents, & Democrats respectively who support political violence. If you look in my comment history you’ll see that I repeatedly say Republicans are the source of the vast amount political violence. I really didn’t write my thoughts out as well as I could have but what I’ve been thinking about is how this acceptance has been on the rise and what could happen if it continues to rise. What if in five years it’s 40%, 30%, & 20%?