Polarization And Alienation In U.S. Politics Is Growing

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

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. 

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Update: QUARTER of Americans say they are ready to take up arms against the government: Poll also finds that more than a third of those currently own guns (Daily Mail).  

WNU Editor: The poll is here ... Our Precarious Democracy: Extreme Polarization and Alienation in Our Politics (University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics).