Shocking poll shows how many Americans support extreme political theories
Recent study uncovers millions of US citizens backing election-fraud claims and bizarre government conspiracies. Research shows growing acceptance of political force as way to achieve goals
About fifty-mil Americans still think someone stole the twenty-twenty election‚ while thirty-mil believe theres a secret devil-worshipping group controlling the govt (these numbers come from new research data)
The University of Chicagos research team - led by Robert A Pape - found some eye-opening facts about how Americans view political-violence nowadays. Their nation-wide survey shows that both right and left-wing groups have people who think its ok to use force for political goals; the numbers dont seem to be going down
- Right-wing supporters who back forceful actions
- Left-wing groups showing similar trends
- Growing attacks on political figures from both sides
- Stable support levels for extreme measures
The research is part of a bigger study that looks at how different countries deal with political fights. Papes team checked what makes people use force in politics and how other places fixed this problem: they looked at four different parts of the world to find good ideas
The study shows how normal its become to think about using force in US politics - from small protests to bigger actions against leaders (which happened quite a lot in past years). The research team thinks its important to understand why this happens so we can stop it before next elections
