Americans agree to violence. As long as the country returns to the right track

Already 30 percent Americans believe that violence may be necessary to direct the country to the right track – PBS said, citing the latest survey of The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MPO). A year and a half, such a view was expressed in 19 percent. respondents

The belief that violence may be a solution increased among Republicans and independent by 3 and 7 percentage points since April last year, but the largest increase – 16 percentage points – was recorded among democrats. Currently, this view expresses 28 percent. supporters of the Democratic Party. The study was carried out after the recent murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah in September this year.

At the same time – PBS noted – since the Presidential Office took over Donald Trump again, the number of Americans convinced that the country was heading in the wrong direction. 62 percent agreed in the latest survey with this view. (increase from March by 8 percentage points). 38 percent respondents are of the opposite opinion. At the same time, nearly 3/4 of respondents decided that political violence is a serious problem (an increase of 4 percentage points compared to July).

“It is terrible that people really believe that there is no way at present than to resort to political violence,” said Cynthia Miller-I-iriss from the American University, dealing with polarization and extremism research. – One of the things we are waiting for is the widespread condemnation of violence and relieving rhetoric.

The Marist Institute for Public Opinion conducted research on September 22-26 this year. on a sample of 1477 Americans. (PAP)

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