Posted on Feb 18, 2022
The threat of political violence in the United States
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If someone told you a few years back that the U.S. could be headed towards another civil war, you might’ve slowly backed away.
But the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has changed that conversation.
Nearly half of American adults think another civil war is likely. That number is even higher for young people between the ages of 18 and 29 according to a national survey conducted by pollster John Zogby in 2021.
Scholars who believe political violence is a serious problem are cautious about connecting it to the possibility of internal conflict.
So how should we be talking about the threat of political violence in the U.S.? And how useful, accurate, or harmful is the language of civil war in discussions about the where the country is headed?
But the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has changed that conversation.
Nearly half of American adults think another civil war is likely. That number is even higher for young people between the ages of 18 and 29 according to a national survey conducted by pollster John Zogby in 2021.
Scholars who believe political violence is a serious problem are cautious about connecting it to the possibility of internal conflict.
So how should we be talking about the threat of political violence in the U.S.? And how useful, accurate, or harmful is the language of civil war in discussions about the where the country is headed?
The threat of political violence in the United States
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I am playing this out in my mind. Trump was the biggest hater in the country. He did so to make impassioned supporters who believed in his lies and hate. If you don’t believe his hate then why did he attack veterans a couple days after their death? He attacked his own scientists. The list is endless.
He also used other methods to harness the hate of his supporters by trying to control the media. That is another ploy dictators indulge in. The federal government was curtailed because they feared Trump. He wanted to control the apparatus and the people.
I think due to the investigations Trump will lose his political capital and think the hate will decrease. What a loathsome person and ignorant Trump supporters.
He also used other methods to harness the hate of his supporters by trying to control the media. That is another ploy dictators indulge in. The federal government was curtailed because they feared Trump. He wanted to control the apparatus and the people.
I think due to the investigations Trump will lose his political capital and think the hate will decrease. What a loathsome person and ignorant Trump supporters.
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What is astonishing is how many Americans support a tyrant who tried to steal the election.
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