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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My gut tells me that it is much more than that.
yeah, I talked to a lot of vets on Jan. 6th, they were old, but they still had the FIGHT and they were just waiting for someone to give the order.
those are just the ones pissed off enough to say it out loud
I’m afraid that you may be correct. And, that fear grows every day recently.
Oh oh, just 8% more till it starts...33% is the magic number.
It’s a stupid question because it is open-ended. I mean, is it possible that sometime within the next 1,000 years the American people might rise up against the government? Yes, it’s possible. However, if the question limited that time period to, say, the next ten years, the answer would in all likelihood be No. Ditto for twenty years. And thirty years.
Holy crappin’ crap!
I wonder how many shooters there are.
It only took 3% last time!
More....
Me, too. But shocked these people admitted the truth. Weird of humans to be truthful. They are usually lying s.o.b.s.
Secretive, two faced, selfish, their politicians on the take, FBI and CIA traitors, cops ignoring anti-abortion and other crimes, felons let out without bail, felons out of prison due to overcrowding, defense attorneys notified of key witnesses and then telling underworld hit men, black people in mobs robbing stores and getting away with it....
Hey, Frank, stop it. We get it. You win. Sort of.
The Dem plan to take it all is coming together and all they need is an armed rebellion against them , real or fake doesn’t matter
I’ll bet it’s lots higher than that.
People just don’t want visits from the FIB or to be red flagged by admitting the truth.
That’s because democrats are totally clueless about where middle America is coming from.
They genuinely think their views are mainstream and those who disagree are fringe.
Guess again, guys.
“it may “soon be necessary to take up arms” against the government,”
I guess “soon” is open to interpretation. I mean if they were all astronomers, soon could mean in a million years, right?
Don’t get caught short boss.
Our forefathers would have been shooting by now.
It may not work out the way they want, though.
Sure seems they’re a’lookin’ to start something, doesn’t it?
Once the lead starts flying we will be able to determine the truth. I’m afraid there are more cowards then heros these days.
“Poll: Quarter of Americans open to armed rebellion against government”
I am surprised anyone still feels that way after the Declaration of Independence was repealed.
Like I am so sure, given the context of current events, that more than 1 person was actually viewing the question that way.
Really???
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