Posted on 10/05/2025 11:38:14 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
There could be as many as 104.1 million people who back domestic terrorism in the U.S.
Most of America believes politically motivated violence is a problem in America, and there remains an alarming 30% who believe "Americans may need to resort to violence to get the country back on course," according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
That 30% includes 11% who "strongly agree" Americans must resort to violence to force their political agenda, and 19% "agree."
With 347 million people in the U.S., 30% equates to 104.1 million supportive of domestic terror, including potentially more than 38 million who "strongly" support it.
As border czar Tom Homan has told Newsmax, it takes just one radical anarchist to engage in an act of terrorism as encouraged by Democrats' anti-Trump, anti-ICE rhetoric.
"Look, I've been saying since March, I was the first guy to say, 'look, if the rhetoric doesn't tap down, there's going to be bloodshed,'" Homan told host Rob Finnerty. "Someone's going to die.
"And of course, I was called a fearmonger by the left, and, you know, 'how dare I say that?'"
"Hateful rhetoric" from political figures and media commentators is emboldening extremists, Homan warned.
"The hateful rhetoric is convincing that percentage of the left that have lost their minds and empowers them to take action," Homan said. "If a U.S. senator or U.S. congressman can call ICE terrorists and Nazis, that empowers these crazy people to take action."
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My idiot vegan neighbor gets all her news on NPR. Maybe I’ll ask her about this. And maybe not. I don’t really care what she thinks. She had a public hissy fit when Trump beat Kamalaladingdong.
There was a similar poll reported just last week that revealed acceptance of political violence is significantly higher — four or five times higher, if I remember correctly— among leftists / Democrats than among conservatives/ GOP.
Isn’t it interesting that that number is about equal to the overall number of immigrants in the country since 1965?
Funny that
People better consider what they will do if their neighborhood has a violent disruption.
They dance around it. They don't want to say that the Democrat base is composed of blood-thirsty terrorists. The Republican base, on the other hand, is composed of Normal people.
So we outnumber them 2 to 1 and outgun them 100 to 1. They outweigh us though.
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17% of Americans are under 15 and shouldn’t be counted. 30% of the remaining 253 million people would be “only” 76 million agreeing to political violence. And if the sample of the NPR poll was heavily skewed towards Democrats, we might find that “only” 30 or 40 million support political violence.
Communists are extremely violent people.
Good Odds and Target Rich environment!
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I’m a Lover Not A Fighter.
But Nutters better take notes First.
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NPR psst.
“That 30% includes 11% who “strongly agree” Americans must resort to violence to force their political agenda, and 19% “agree.”
More than a few of those are MAGA Nationalists.
Adding NPR Staff and dedicated viewers would account for another 30 million violent progressive leftists, and NPR would poll them first.
Your comment is an understatement.
200 million victims in the last 100 years were unavailable for comment.
“ They outweigh us though.”
…lol! and most of them vape so that slows them down
Adolf Hitler
Hitler relied heavily on propaganda and a cult of personality to achieve and maintain power, appealing to a wide range of people by promising to restore national pride and economic prosperity.
Election results: In the November 1932 election, the Nazi Party’s share of the vote was 33.1%, down from its peak, showing support had begun to fall before Hitler was appointed Chancellor.
Dictatorial power: After consolidating power, a 1934 plebiscite on combining the presidency and chancellorship under Hitler received almost 90% “yes” votes. However, this occurred in a climate of intimidation and fear, with dissenters facing severe consequences.
Complex factors: Historians note that support was a complex mix of many factors, including the destruction of political opposition, control by a new police regime, and terror against those who spoke out.
Joseph Stalin
Stalin’s popularity during his rule (1922–1953) was not measured by credible independent polls. His power was built on a mix of public admiration for his achievements (especially the victory in World War II) and brutal repression.
Growing nostalgia: In modern Russia, nostalgic views of Stalin have increased. Polls by the independent Levada Center have shown a growing number of Russians viewing him positively, with a 2019 poll reporting that 51% of Russians admired, liked, or respected him.
Symbol of pride: Some Russians see Stalin as the strong leader who led the Soviet Union to victory over Nazi Germany, a source of intense national pride.
Rewriting history: This modern approval is also influenced by Russian state-sponsored efforts to downplay Stalin’s atrocities and rewrite history.
Vladimir Lenin
Lenin, who was in power for a much shorter period (1917–1924) than Stalin, saw his support vary, especially during the Russian Civil War and the devastating famine that followed.
Small base of support: According to one historian, Lenin was “deeply unpopular with everyone except a small proportion of people in the industrial centers of Russia.” This small group gave the Bolsheviks a crucial advantage over their rivals.
High modern approval: A 2017 poll by the Levada Center found that 56% of Russians believed Lenin played a positive role in their country’s history, the highest level recorded at the time.
Well, I for one who love you to tell us how it goes if you DO ask her. I’m sure it will be amusing.
Better watch your six.
Someone said: there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Lots of poor thinking in this article.
The USA was born in political violence. Unless defined in very narrow ways, most people, when pressed, will support “political violence”.
It very much depends on particulars in specific cases.
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