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Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
« on: October 25, 2024, 09:51:47 am »
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Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
Ivana Saric

A majority of Americans anticipate that there will be violence in the aftermath of the November election, according to a new Scripps News/Ipsos poll out Thursday.

Why it matters: The findings reflect the country's growing fears of political violence, fueled in part by a boom in misinformation and increased political polarization across the country.

    The specter of political violence has hung over much of the 2024 campaign due to the assassination attempts of former President Trump as well as his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
    Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to cast herself potential presidency as a fresh start from the rhetoric of violence that has shadowed the 2020 and 2024 election cycles.

The big picture: The poll found that 62% of Americans believe the likelihood of post-Election Day violence is "somewhat "or "very likely."

    That conviction was bipartisan — with 70% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans agreeing on the likelihood of violence.
    About half of Americans (51%) said they would support using the U.S. military to prevent Election Day unrest, though this view was more popular among Republicans (61%) than Democrats (51%).

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https://www.axios.com/2024/10/24/americans-election-day-violence-poll
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Re: Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2024, 10:00:10 am »
For once in my life I find myself in the majority. I think it's unavoidable.
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Re: Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2024, 10:22:07 am »
Queue the 2024 Election montage music ...

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Re: Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2024, 10:32:34 am »
Quote from: Bigun on October 25, 2024, 10:00:10 am
For once in my life I find myself in the majority. I think it's unavoidable.

Agreed.  With those in power not holding members of BLM, Antifa and others accountable and the defunding of police, I too anticipate major riots, cities burning and possible attacks on one another.  The leftists have ignited a fuse that has sparked hatred for people on the right.  With comments from Harris that Trump is Hitler and Joe saying that he should be locked up and Hillary calling those who don't see her viewpoint 'deplorables', they have set this country up for massive upheaval. 

IF Harris wins I don't think it's not within the realm of possibilities that they may 'target' Trump voters. Perhaps even calling for re-education as has been suggested by leftists.

One thing that I am confident of is that those GOP that remain seated in Congress will be completely unable to do anything as their voice and votes won't count should we see a Harris win. The corruption of the DOJ and DEMS will grow.  We will truly be a country with only one party.

As for using the military -- wasn't there a recent article stating that Harris would use the military against citizens??? How do you think that would play out???
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Re: Most Americans anticipate post-Election Day violence: Poll
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2024, 10:50:06 am »
https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodd/524001p.pdf

DOD DIRECTIVE 5240.01, recently remodeled by the Biden Administration, states that:
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The decision to approve requests for these types of permissible assistance described
in Paragraph 3.2. to law enforcement agencies and other civil authorities are reserved to the
Secretary of Defense:
(a) Provision of personnel to support response efforts for civil disturbances, which
may also require Presidential authorization.
(b) DoD response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield
explosive incidents.
(c) Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation
in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use
of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also
includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation
between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated.

For the first time in history, the DOD has the authority to give US troops the okay to use their arms on civilians in the US. Brought to you by the people who claim Trump is Hitler, etc
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