Nearly half of all Republicans in the U.S. believe that “a time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands.”
The revelation, which emerged as a part of a June poll by George Washington University, comes just six months after the January 6 riot, in which thousands of self-described “patriots” stormed the Capitol building to forcibly stop President Biden from being confirmed by the Electoral College.
While 47% of Republicans agree with the prediction – that a group of patriotic citizens will usurp government authorities and run the country themselves – just 9% of Democrats could say the same.
The poll, which surveyed 1,753 registered U.S. voters from June 4 to June 23, found a wide set of disparities between Republicans and Democrats on a number of principles.
For example, 82% of Republicans agreed that it’s […]
When was that “traditional life” to be saved? Pre or post civil war? Just need somewhere to plant my flag as apparently do many based on the photo.