Reading today, procrastinating, I spent time with Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader, and want to point out this:
The key to understanding these views, we believe, is a desire for protection.
Many Americans view those in the other party as existential threats to the country – and closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent too. All this coexists with growing evidence that more people are willing to support political violence under certain circumstances.
Many citizens prefer leaders who are willing to undermine democracy if it means protecting people like themselves from groups that threaten their values or status. Although most Americans do not subscribe to these beliefs, a substantial portion of the country does.
Leaders who actively promise anti-democratic action may come and go, but we fear the appetite of many Americans for such actions may always be a persistent threat.
Lot of poll results in the story that might be of interest, but for me there is only one question for you: where do you stand?
sch 2/8
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