Staff Reports
A recent poll conducted by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist has unveiled some startling statistics. It appears that a whopping one-fifth of adults in the United States think that violence might just be the solution to steer the country in the right direction. Can you believe it? Well, that’s what the poll says, folks!
One-fifth of adults believe violence may be necessary to get country ‘back on track’: Poll https://t.co/0iCPkfC73J via @dcexaminer
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The survey, which took place from March 25th to 28th, went on to reveal that a significant number of Americans are open to the idea of violence as a means to achieve their political goals. Yikes! But fear not, because the majority, a whopping 79%, rejected this notion. Phew, what a relief!
Guess what? The results were like a wild rollercoaster, with splits along political, racial, geographic, age, and income lines. More Democrats than Republicans appeared to be in favor of violence being necessary, with 7% of Democrats strongly agreeing compared to 5% of Republicans. However, a whooping 22% of Republicans simply agreed with the idea, while only 5% of Democrats fell into that camp. Hold onto your hats, because Independents were even more likely to jump on the violence bandwagon, with 18% of the bunch nodding in agreement.
Here’s a doozy for you – black and Latino respondents seemed to be waving the violence flag at higher rates, with 25% and 27% respectively siding with the use of political violence. In sharp contrast, only 17% of white respondents agreed with the idea. What a twist, right?
But wait, there’s more! It turns out that the younger crowd, those 18-29-year-olds, were the most likely to support the use of violence, with a staggering 42% agreeing or strongly agreeing with the idea. On the other hand, only 16% of the 60-plus demographic and 13% of the 45-59 age group got behind the notion of violence being necessary. Wow, talk about a generation gap!
Now, don’t go feeling too down about these findings. The poll surveyed 1,305 U.S. adults, and with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, well, you just never know how accurate these things are! So, there you have it, folks — a wild ride through the minds of a fraction of the American population as they contemplate some seriously controversial notions.
