Posted on Jan 31, 2022
1 in 4 Americans say violence against the government is sometimes OK
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An interesting poll. I'm surprised it isn't higher. I agree that sometimes violence against a government is justified. I'm sure (taking the US off the table) it wouldn't take too long for any of us to think of a government somewhere in history where a violent upheaval is needed.
I guess the real question is, is violence justified against our government right now? I'd say no. We've had some civil unrest around police violence. We've had some around militia groups. Not great, but nothing compared to the sh!t show an actual civil war would be.
In my mind a lot of this is driven by income inequality. The middle class has been squeezed out over the last 40 years and the working poor have to work multiple jobs just to survive. Gilded ages just are not sustainable. It's going to lead to more and more civil unrest perhaps with a dose of domestic terrorism mixed in until we find a way to resolve it.
An interesting poll. I'm surprised it isn't higher. I agree that sometimes violence against a government is justified. I'm sure (taking the US off the table) it wouldn't take too long for any of us to think of a government somewhere in history where a violent upheaval is needed.
I guess the real question is, is violence justified against our government right now? I'd say no. We've had some civil unrest around police violence. We've had some around militia groups. Not great, but nothing compared to the sh!t show an actual civil war would be.
In my mind a lot of this is driven by income inequality. The middle class has been squeezed out over the last 40 years and the working poor have to work multiple jobs just to survive. Gilded ages just are not sustainable. It's going to lead to more and more civil unrest perhaps with a dose of domestic terrorism mixed in until we find a way to resolve it.
1 in 4 Americans say violence against the government is sometimes OK
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Yes, violence against a government can be justified. Right now, there is no reason for violence against our government. There hasn't been for decades. Violence against the governments of China and other communist regimes would be justified. Civil rights and liberties are nonexistent.
The middle class has definitely become much smaller. The gap between the upper class and the working class is increasing. But that alone does not justify violence against the government at any level.
The middle class has definitely become much smaller. The gap between the upper class and the working class is increasing. But that alone does not justify violence against the government at any level.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SrA John Monette I agree. I think we will (and are) have that sort of violence. In my mind extreme income inequality is what is driving a lot of what we are seeing now. When people are under constant threat of not being able to take care of themselves or family they start looking for something to blame. In many cases that something they find (or are led) to blame is not what is really causing their problems.
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SrA John Monette
SPC Kevin Ford - And many times, they are unwilling to do what they know they should to make their situation better.
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I agree the Left is using a threat of Civil War in their censor campaigns of discussions going on now. However, we are no where near a Civil War in this country not even close to the divisions of the 1860s. Additionally back then they had imperfect information so rabble rausers and infiltrators played a huge role in spreading campaigns of BS prior to a succession vote and influencing mass public opinion swings prior to the successionist votes. That cannot happen today with 24 by 7 news. We will never have another Civil War in this country.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Yes, I don't think we are near a civil war right now. What as I see as more likely is civil unrest like we had in the late '1960s and early '1970s. Perhaps some domestic terrorism like what happened with the Weather Underground, lots of protests, some riots. Over the next decade or so they will eventually taper off. That's my hope anyway.
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