Re: Nearly one in three Americans say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against the government

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A majority of Americans say the U.S. government is corrupt and
almost a third say it may soon be necessary to take up arms
against it, according to a new poll from the University of
Chicago’s Institute of Politics.

Two-thirds of Republicans and independents say the government is
“corrupt and rigged against everyday people like me,” according
to the poll, compared to 51 percent of liberal voters.

Twenty-eight percent of all voters, including 37 percent of gun
owners, agreed “it may be necessary at some point soon for
citizens to take up arms against the government,” a view held by
around 35 percent of Republicans and around 35 percent of
Independents. One in five Democrats concurred.

The findings come after a House committee investigating the Jan.
6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol wrapped up its final hearing
for the summer, seeking to place former President Trump at the
heart of efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The panel also said Trump readily accepted and even encouraged
the attack from his supporters, watching violence play out on
television for nearly three hours before finally making a
statement telling them to go home.

Despite the hearings, Trump still enjoys broad support among
Republicans, who are more concerned about inflation, education
and crime than they are about Jan. 6.

About 56 percent of Americans say elections are fair and
accurate, but that number falls to 33 percent among Republicans,
according to the Chicago University poll.

The division between conservatives and liberals across the
country is only growing, the poll shows, and a quarter of
Americans say they have lost friends over politics.

More than 70 percent of Republicans and more than 70 percent of
Democrats both agree the other side “are generally bullies who
want to impose their political beliefs on those who disagree.”

And half of all Americans believe the other side is misinformed
about politics because of where they get their information and
news, the poll found.

The University of Chicago-Public Opinion Strategies-Benenson
Strategy Group poll was conducted May 19 to May 23 among 1,000
registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.53
percentage points.

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