Posted on 06/30/2022 6:35:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A new University of Chicago poll found that over a quarter of a deeply alienated American public, particularly those who identify as Republican, believe that it may “soon be necessary to take up arms” against the government,
The poll, a collaboration between Republican and Democratic pollsters Neil Newhouse and Joel Benenson, respectively, surveyed 1,000 registered voters around the U.S.. A slight majority of those, 56%, said they believed the government was corrupt and “rigged against everyday people like me,” with self-identified Republicans polling substantially higher on that question than Democrats.
In total, 28% of voters agreed with the statement “it may be necessary at some point soon for citizens to take up arms against the government.” That skewed heavily toward Republicans, with one in three Republicans and 45% of self-identified “strong Republicans” agreeing with the statement. The GOP doesn’t hold a monopoly on the sentiment, though – one in five Democrats agreed, as did 35% of self-identified independent voters.
The belief in armed resistance was loosely correlated with actual gun ownership. About 37% of those who said they had guns in their homes also agreed with the “taking up arms” statement.
“These really are stunning results, that really go to the depth of the nation’s partisan divide and the extent to which Americans really don’t trust the media to provide unbiased information,” Newhouse said in an interview. “The bottom line is, it’s worse out there than we thought.”
Newhouse also pointed to the impact of political divides on Americans’ personal lives.
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Silent Running
Mike and the Mechanics
Maybe you talked to me on January 6th. I remember speaking to many South Vietnamese Americans who were there. The Vietnamese had been run out of one country by the communists and were intent fighting off communists in this one.
Yes...
ummhmm
Thats why I NEVER use my phone to discuss politics or the government, if I want to have that conversation we will do it face to face!
The NSA REALLY IS LISTENING!
Thats why I NEVER use my phone to discuss politics or the government, if I want to have that conversation we will do it face to face!
The NSA REALLY IS LISTENING!
My gut tells me that it is much more than that.Probably less than half would ever admit it out loud.
NOPE, BRAINDEAD personally has NOTHING; I don’t really believe that there are a lot of military pilots or silo personnel out there who are willing to fire on their neighbors and fellow countrymen at the orders of the current crop of crooked politicians and QUEER/LESBO Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Even as bad as the democrats have f#cked up our military I still don’t think most of the active duty people will willingly kill their mothers, fathers, and neighbors.
Like many who post here, I think they just don't believe it could happen. Not only could it happen, it needs to happen.
You bet they would in an instant.
Antifa, BLM, etc. already have.
You need to have a chat with a few modern-day grunts. About 1/3 of the ones I ask reply with something like: "..well, orders are orders.."
Anything for their Reichstag. Anything.
The dems have been hard at work provoking this by paying provocateurs in Ferguson and all across the country. They controlled a republican prez enough to restrict Americans freedom to travel, forced masking, lockdowns and created a hiring crisis that jacked up the True minimum wage from 8.25 to 13 ish. This drove inflation along with their manipulation of housing.
If you have never lived abroad, it would be hard to see the absolute manipulation of the dollar by fiat fed reserve. Do yourself a favor and pick a currency and convert 10 dollars every week or two.. you will see the truth. The fed is a dangerous, unelected and unaccountable evil.
They can’t wait for you to pick up arms… they know your every move, can control your vehicle from their place and want the final solution.
Their final solution is to slaughter every opposing voice. All they need is a little spark to do so.
Stop voting for RINOs in PA and everywhere else. If Iowa can go red, there is hope for every state.
Take back what they stole, start by homeschooling or private schooling your kids or grandkids.
Go back to truth.
>> 51% of libs (vs 25% of conservatives) “ Stopped speaking with a relative because his or her political views are too offensive to you.”
That jibes with my experience. MIL’s brother basically wrote off the family because we were a bunch of flyover rubes who were Trump-supporting Republicans, and we were mean to him in political talks. He moved off to NYC decades ago, never really made it, lives in a tiny efficiency. The rest of the family is relatively successful UMC.
Ping
I recently saw a pic of a 70s beach scene. It was pretty eye-opening compared to today. Tons of people in the pic, I don’t think a one was obese by today’s standards.
Food inflation will be substantial in the next year, you watch. People will go hungry in the US.
People will go hungry in the U.S. And we will continue to be invaded at our Southern Border. But Biden will continue to get his dirty money from Ukraine. And they did replace President Trump with Lying Joe Biden in 2020. So I guess it will be worth it to them.
I never said it wouldnt be.
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