About 1 in 3 Americans believe that 'violence against the government can at times be justified,' according to a new poll released a year out from the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
About 1 in 3 Americans believe that "violence against the government can at times be justified," a year out from the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a poll by theIt's the largest share of respondents to hold that view in similar polls in the last two decades, according to, the findings "offer a window into the country’s psyche at a tumultuous period in American history.
The new poll found that 40% of Republicans and 41% of independents said violence can be acceptable, compared with 23% of Democrats. Forty percent of White Americans said violence can be justified, compared with 18% of Black Americans.The percentage of adults who said violence is justified was 23% in 2015 and 16% in 2010 in polls by CBS News and the New York Times respectively, according to the Post.
Sixty-six percent of respondents also said they believe that U.S. democracy today is threatened, and 62% expect violence from the losing side in future presidential elections.
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