In addition to the “unprecedented spike in threats” that Mr. Garland cited, there is other worrisome evidence suggesting the possibility of violence.
At the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, a research institute that I run at the University of Chicago, we have been conducting quarterly national surveys of Americans’ attitudes toward political violence since the summer of 2021.
In our most recent survey, conducted from Sept. 12 through Sept. 16, we found disturbingly high levels of support for political violence.
And in this area, public attitudes can become reality: Historically, the higher the level of support for political violence, the more likely actual political violence is.
If you’re wondering what “use of force” means to our respondents, for more than half of them it means serious violence.
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