Republicans Embrace Political Violence
Since Trump was first elected in 2016, violent threats against members of Congress have increased more than 10 times.
Trump's Republican Party has fully embraced a biblical culture war that is mainstreaming hate speech used by Christian nationalists and white supremacists who believe that armed confrontation with the U.S. government is inevitable. A majority of Republicans now support violence to stop the decline of "the traditional American way of life," and "declaring the U.S. a Christian nation".
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By Eric W. Dolan
Respondents of the study who approved of Trump were more likely to agree that “racial, religious or other minority groups are too demanding in their push for equal rights.” They were also more likely to express negative attitudes towards foreigners and immigrants. These racist and xenophobic attitudes, in turn, were associated with a propensity to use positive words to describe January 6 and participants and to view political violence as acceptable.
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