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I don't think the entire movement is showing up to storm government buildings. Clearly this is a small minority of supporters. The riot at the capitol was maybe
by jorblumesea 6y ago
I don't think the entire movement is showing up to storm government buildings. Clearly this is a small minority of supporters. The riot at the capitol was maybe a few thousand people.
- matwood 6y agoI guess we would need to define radicalized. I have know people who say, 'Trump was sent by God to save the USA'. These people didn't storm the capital, but they are certainly radicalized. I might agree if you said the whole GOP isn't radicalized, but it seems like all of MAGA has reached that level. As an aside, I couldn't imagine supporting any politician to that level.
- burkaman 6y ago45% of registered Republicans support the storming of the Capitol. https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2021/01/06/US-capitol-trump-poll https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...
- jorblumesea 6y agoMy definition of radicalized is pushed to violent action, not merely emphasizing support.
- pmiller2 6y agoIf you support radical action, you're radicalized.
- jorblumesea 6y agoAccording to you.
- pmiller2 6y agoNot just me. Look around in this thread. You're outnumbered.
- alea_iacta_est 6y agoDon't make the mistake to believe that both groups are equally vocal.
- pmiller2 6y agoDoesn't matter. If one person says X, and 3 people say not X, then it's pretty safe to say that reasonable people disagree on X. If I'm among the 3, then it's not just "according to me," either.
- uoaei 6y agoRadicalization refers to effects on opinions and worldview. Actions are subsequent to this.