Posted on 05/07/2022 11:22:38 AM PDT by DoodleBob
Abstract
Many social movements face fierce resistance in the form of a countermovement. Therefore, when deciding to become politically active, a movement supporter has to consider both her own movement’s activity and that of the opponent. This paper studies the decision of a movement supporter to attend a protest when faced with a counterprotest. We implement two field experiments among supporters of a right- and left-leaning movement ahead of two protest–counterprotest interactions in Germany. Supporters were exposed to low or high official estimates about their own and the opposing group’s turnout.
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Academically speaking, the right-leaning movement we study can more accurately be described as “populist radical right.” A seminal definition for this subset of movements and parties is provided by Mudde, who argues that populist radical right parties adopt “a core ideology that is a combination of nativism, authoritarianism, and populism” (Mudde Reference Mudde2007, 26). The definition is important because it underlines the seeming irrelevance of economic factors. By contrast, the left-leaning countermovement comprises organizations that broadly identify as left-leaning....Academically speaking, the left-leaning countermovement can best be described as the definitional counterpart to the right-leaning movement. Supporters are explicitly pro-immigration and pro-democratic, and they reject populism.
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... right-leaning respondents who are presented with a high predicted turnout at their own protest are 6.1 percentage points (15%) less likely to protest compared with respondents who received a low turnout forecast. By contrast, left-leaning respondents who see high predicted turnout at their own protest are 5.8 percentage points (23%) more likely to protest compared with respondents who received a low turnout forecast.
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The behavioral data thus corroborate the finding from above: left-leaning potential activists increase their engagement as peers become more engaged, whereas right-leaning potential activists tend to free-ride.
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As their numbers grow and they feel "safe" leaving their dungeon, they're less shy and more brazen.
This study seems supportive.
This can be seen in countries where radical Muslims start infiltrating also.
Yes, the commies here have hit the number (or they think they have) where they are letting the mask slip.
Ohh, reminds me of THE LIFE OF BRIAN scene after Stan wants to become a woman named Loretta.
REG: Right. You’re in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the f**king Judean People’s Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah...
JUDITH: Splitters.
P.F.J.: Splitters...
FRANCIS: And the Judean Popular People’s Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA: And the People’s Front of Judea.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG: What?
LORETTA: The People’s Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG: We’re the People’s Front of Judea!
LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG: People’s Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG: He’s over there.
P.F.J.: Splitter!
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