extreme violence
historical and anthropological concept
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What People Believe

Perceived link between political gridlock and threatened violence

The commenter attributes threatened modern political violence to the difficulty of achieving governmental action and routine shutdowns.

They view systemic failures and frustration as driving forces behind violent impulses.

Vote Details

Futility breeds discontent
I think that a lot of the violence threatened in our modern political system is a symptom of it being otherwise difficult\impossible to get things done otherwise. Our government just fails to fund itself and shuts down routinely. Of course people get mad and want to smash things! It's dumb!
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