Trump still pretends that he is rightfully the president and with the 2024 election is quickly approaching….the one question is if Trump is the nominee and he loses what will happen (again)….
Would Americans tolerate the chance of violence?
Since the insurrection of 06 January you would think that violence after an election is off the table…..
More than two years after the deadly January 6 insurrection, 12 million people in the United States, or 4.4% of the adult population, believe the use of violence is justified to restore former President Donald Trump to power, The Guardianreported Friday.
This percentage has declined from nearly 10% in 2021, when the Chicago Project on Security & Threats (CPOST) first began conducting its Dangers to Democracy surveys of U.S. adults. But April data the University of Chicago research center shared exclusively with The Guardian reveals that a treacherous amount of support for political violence and conspiracy theories persists nationwide.
In the two and a half years since Trump’s bid to overturn his 2020 loss fell short, Republican state lawmakers have launched a full-fledged assault on the franchise, enacting dozens of voter suppression and election subversion laws meant to increase their control over electoral outcomes. Due to obstruction from Republicans and corporate Democrats, Congress has failed to pass federal voting rights protections and other safeguards designed to prevent another coup attempt ahead of November 2024.
“We’re heading into an extremely tumultuous election season,” Robert Pape, a University of Chicago professor and CPOST director, told The Guardian. “What’s happening in the United States is political violence is going from the fringe to the mainstream.”
Several right-wing candidates who echoed Trump’s relentless lies about President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory lost in last year’s midterms. But more than 210 others—including at least two who participated in the January 6 rally that escalated into an attack on the U.S. Capitol—won congressional seats and races for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, underscoring the extent to which election denialism is now entrenched in the GOP and jeopardizes U.S. democracy for the foreseeable future.
The CPOST survey conducted in April found that 20% of U.S. adults still believe “the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and Joe Biden is an illegitimate president,” down only slightly from the 26% who said so in 2021.
I think that as the election gets nearer the chance of violence will expand.
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You hear about that tanker truck that blew up under I-95 ramp overpass and brought it down? No one in the media has yet speculated.. but the first thing that popped into my mind when I heard that was precisely about domestic terrorism. Odd how it was a fuel tanker truck, parked under a section of the most traveled interstate in PA, that will take months to repair because of all the structural damage. Yes, they might just find the incinerated driver behind the wheel.. or not… and yes, when people need to stop on the interstate for vehicle problems it’s instinctive to coast to a stop under a bridge to keep out of the sun or rain, etc. BUT…. sure seems to be a good presentation of our highway vulnerability to such acts if this were terrorism. So.. to answer your post… reading what these MAGA websites are promoting with their “lock & load” mentality.. all for Trump… ya gotta wonder what’s brewing.
That is an amazing story about I95….interesting points an something to think about. chuq
We have high profile politicians and want to be politicians calling for protest tomorrow as Trump travels down the yellow brick road of his own making. Protest=violence from the MAGA crowd.
You know all this hoopla and I still have not heard why he had all those ‘top secret’ documents……chuq
Those who choose to shoot should understand that others know how to shoot too.
I do not think these mental midgets are worried about that…..chuq
I live in England of course, but I imagine that there are a lot of Americans who would be happy to tolerate/participate in violence to make their deluded ‘point’. If only to use the guns they adore so much.
Best wishes, Pete.
We will see just how far these toads are willing to go…..chuq
Nice to see that the percentage has decreased to 4.4%…but that 4.4% can still do a lot of damage, when it’s armed and crazy…
I fear the number will rise as we get to the primaries. chuq