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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by mxcrossb on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:05PM (#25665785)
I don’t agree with your assessment. The difference between the 5% and 45% isn’t about belief, but opportunity. Look at this poll: https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...

> Supporters of President Trump have stormed the US Capitol to protest lawmakers certifying Joe Biden’s election victory. Based on what you have read or heard about this, do you support or oppose these actions?

45% of Republicans said yes! Now I am not asserting that half of republicans are about to engage in sedition. But is it because they have different beliefs? No, instead I think it’s just that the 5% you describe has nothing to lose.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by nitrogen on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:47PM (#25667379)
If it were limited to "protest" I would support their actions too, no matter how much I disagree with their motives. Everyone has a right to expression. Where the actions are clearly unsupportable is that "stormed" was rather more literal than I suspect some of those 45% realized.

Also, is it possible there's a sampling bias in poll respondents? I almost never respond to polls myself because they often seem to be designed to be polarizing.

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