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26. Taking Stock: The State of American Democracy Heading into Summer

Is This Democracy

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The Rise of Political Violence in the United States

The number of people willing to say at least the violence is at least a little bit justified went from 7% of Democrats and Republicans in 2017 to by 21, it was up to 20 or 24%. And there are, these are associated with these other attitudes that are, I find really like deeply worrying. We cannot have people out there just decide,. I am the law now or whatever I'm, I'm going to take it up to just kill this dude. This is clearly sending the message that encourages white militants to use whatever force they want against anyone associated with the unquote left? If it's what's happening here if anything related to the left, then it is okay for right-

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