I'm always concerned with polls because we hardly ever know how many people were polled and from where. (I wouldn't beleive any poll from Ca.) and how many were asked and since this was about republicans, were they ONLY republicans that were asked?? What I mean...See remarks in text (in red)
Study reveals the concerning beliefs of MAGA Republicans...Maybe?Story by Zeleb.es • 13hThe Daily Digest
Most think political violence is okay
©Provided by The Daily DigestNew research has shown that there is one political faction in America much more willing to endorse the use of political violence than other groups in the country, and it's probably easy to guess which partisans believe violence is okay.
REALLY...How about ANTIFA and BLM Weren't most demoRats ??
MAGA Republicans and violence©Provided by The Daily DigestPublished in the journal PLOS One, the new research revealed that MAGA Republicans are much more likely to endorse the use of political violence than other Republicans and non-Republican groups. But how bad were the findings?
Violence Has Long Been a Feature of American Elections....
...2016 More than 200 arrested at Trump inauguration protests in DC Don't think these protests were REPUBLICANSThousands were surveyed©Provided by The Daily DigestIn order to understand the survey’s results it's important to first understand how the new research was conducted. Ipsos conducted a survey of 8,620 people between May 2022 and June 2022 that represented the makeup of the US.
Democracy, society, and violence©Provided by The Daily DigestPsyPost reported that important measures were taken into account and questions about the country’s democracy, society, and ethnicity as well as thoughts on the use of political violence were added to the survey to examine various views.
Understanding the survey process©Provided by The Daily DigestSpecific questions about self-defense, the protection of democracy, and the response were asked to gain more insight into the minds of participants so that they could be divided into four groups based on their answers.
The four groups of the survey©Provided by The Daily DigestThe four groups included MAGA Republicans, strong Republicans, other Republicans, and non-Republicans. MAGA Republicans were defined as those who voted for Donald Trump and strongly disagreed with 2020 election results.
Over half think violence is justified©Provided by The Daily DigestWhen questioned about using violence as a means to advance political objectives, 58% of survey respondents who were identified as MAGA Republicans said using violence was justifiable—which was far larger than other groups.
Political violence and other groups©Provided by The Daily DigestOnly 38.3% of those identified as strong Republicans said that using violence to achieve political goals was fine while 31.5% of other Republicans and 25.1% of non-Republicans endorsed violence as a tool to achieve political objectives.
Belief that a strong leader was needed©Provided by The Daily DigestHowever, these weren’t the only worrying beliefs that the researchers found about MAGA Republicans. Nearly one-third (31%) believed that having a strong leader was important to maintain democracy in the United States.
Backing armed citizens at polling stations©Provided by The Daily Digest Moreover, 19.2% of MAGA Republicans backed the idea that armed citizens should be patrolling polling stations, and 26.7% strongly or very strongly believed in the conspiracy theories put forth by QAnon regarding US institutions.
Worried White America is being replaced©Provided by The Daily Digest MAGA Republicans were also far less likely to believe that White Americans had more societal advantages than Black Americans, a view which was endorsed by 62.6% of non-Republicans survey respondents.
Belief in the great replacement theory©Provided by The Daily DigestOver half of MAGA Republicans reported they believed in the great replacement theory with 51% either strongly or very strongly agreeing with the idea that native-born White Americans were being replaced by immigration.
A serious threat to American democracy©Provided by The Daily Digest Finally, and maybe most worrying of all, 90% of MAGA Republicans believed there was a serious threat to democracy, and while high, all groups also perceived a rather larger level of perceived threat to the nation’s democracy.
All groups were worried about democracy©Provided by The Daily Digest For example, 74.4% of strong Republicans, 61.7% of other Republicans, and 70.1% of non-Republicans all reported that they perceived a threat to democracy in the US. It is likely, however, that the perceived threat differed among each group.
Endorsing racism and delusional beliefs©Provided by The Daily Digest“The study’s findings suggest that MAGA Republicans, as defined, are a distinct minority — more likely than other Republicans to endorse racist and delusional beliefs, sometimes by very wide margins,” the study's authors wrote in their research paper.
MAGA Republicans and political violence©Provided by The Daily Digest One of the most interesting aspects of the research found that while MAGA Republicans are a lot more likely to endorse violence as a means to achieve political objectives, they are also less likely to engage in it themselves.
Not more willing to engage in violence©Provided by The Daily Digest“Concern about the potential for political violence among MAGA Republicans appears to be justified, but it is noteworthy that they were not more willing than others to engage in violence themselves,” the study’s authors wrote in their conclusion.
A caveat to the good news©Provided by The Daily Digest“There is good news in the lack of willingness to engage in violence, but it comes with a caveat: support for violence by the unwilling may enable the willing to proceed.” study author Garen Wintemute told PsyPost.
