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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Get Armed While You Can': Far-Right Midterm Rhetoric Has Experts Alarmed
Conspiracy theories about election fraud, some being pushed by influential Republicans, have experts worried about the possibility of political violence.https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmpma/midterms-violence-rhetoric-politics
A dangerous narrative is brewing online, particularly in corners where Big Lie conspiracies about the 2020 election remain gospel. Those communities have seized on some recent polls forecasting GOP wins in the November midterms to assert that a red wave is all but inevitable. And some have made vague threats about taking actionincluding taking up arms if things dont go their way.
God will take care of our midterms as promised, one user on former President Donald Trumps platform Truth Social wrote. A massive, absolutely overwhelming Truth Tsunami of Continental proportions that will wash away the stench of rot and corruption from the world, another wrote. Nothing can stop what is coming.
This narrative is coupled with the presumption that the only way Democrats could win in hotly contested races or maintain control of the House and Senate is if they commit election fraudbaseless claims that are being amplified by influential MAGA figures. And the prospect of yet another election being stolen is fueling threats of violence from the right.
Extremism watchdogs have been warning about the potential for political violence in the coming weeks. SITE Intel, which tracks international terrorist activity, recently put out a memo warning that ultranationalist users on Telegram were hinting at violent action if Democrats steal votes again. Ill vote and also build local groups of like minds to move from OBSERVERS to PATRIOTS taking Action, one person wrote on Telegram, according to posts documented by SITE.
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'Get Armed While You Can': Far-Right Midterm Rhetoric Has Experts Alarmed (Original Post)
Celerity
Oct 2022
OP
These loons look and sound more and more like Jacobites with each passing day.
Torchlight
Oct 2022
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Torchlight
(3,361 posts)1. These loons look and sound more and more like Jacobites with each passing day.
Almost, except in their letters and policies; Jacobites were usually quite literate and learned. I'd bet a six-pack of your favorite beverage the average reading level of these guys is probably only a notch or two above The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Initech
(100,105 posts)2. I've never been more scared of the direction this country is heading than I am now.
If the right wing takes back any part of the government in 2022, we're going to see absolute hell being unleashed.