![]() Two years ago, no one was talking about a second American civil war. Seven months later, more than 40% said that they believed civil war was at least somewhat likely in the next 10 years. In January 2022, 34% of Americans surveyed said that it was sometimes OK to use violence against the government. Perhaps most troubling, Americans on both sides of the political divide increasingly state that violence is justified. Trump himself predicted that “terrible things are going to happen” if the temperature wasn’t brought down in the country. Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, said there would be “riots in the streets” if Trump was indicted. One account wrote: “Is it Civil-War-O’clock yet?” another said, “get ready for an uprising”. Trump supporters immediately went online, tweeting threats that a civil war would start if Trump was indicted. In August, after the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Florida home, Twitter references to “civil war” jumped 3,000%. American political scientist and author of How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them (Viking)Īmericans are increasingly talking about civil war.
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