A PRRI survey out Wednesday shows that nearly a quarter of Americans support political violence heading into the 2024 presidential election, as an overwhelming majority believe democracy is at risk.

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      “We want to do violence to install a fascist regime” and “we might have to use violence to stop those people from installing a fascist regime” are not the same thing.

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        In your opinion what might be something that would cause you to use violence in a situation like that? What would it have to look like for you to actually perform a violent act?

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          Every act of violence from the left has been preceded by multiple acts of violence from the right.

          Now that the right openly supports violence against the left, conservatives are a constant threat to the health and safety of everyone around them. Any violence against my enemy that mitigates the threat they pose is justified in my opinion.