Denis BuckleyJun 17, 2023

'two in five Americans think a civil war is at least somewhat likely within the next decade. The number who think violence would be justified to restore Mr Trump to the White House has fallen since last year, but still stands at 12 million. An increasingly divided country ... well armed, with almost 400m ... guns; their owners are disproportionately white, male and Republican.'

The Guardian view on Trump and political violence: more than words | Editorial | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/16/the-guardian-view-on-trump-and-political-violence-more-than-words

The Guardian view on Trump and political violence: more than words

Editorial: Though extremist groups are under renewed pressure, the threat they pose has not disappeared

The Guardian
Show threadHippasus500 aka jwn2

@wellingtonrock
Thanks for posting the link. One of the key sentences in the article for me was this:

“Trumpism would be best understood not as the animating principle of such a conflict, but as a catalyst.”

Believers in a collection of incendiary political ideologies have coalesced under the banner of Trumpism. That bodes ill.

Nevertheless, I consider myself an optimist; that U.S. citizens will ultimately reject extremism and find common ground.

Jun 17, 2023 at 5:27pmWeb
Show threadDenis BuckleyJun 17, 2023
@Hippasus500
This Atheist prays that your optimism isn't misplaced.