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The real threat to the #midterms does not come from fringe far-right and extremist groups like the Proud Boys or Patriot Front, it comes from the tens of millions of regular US citizens—on the left and right—who have accepted violence as a regular political tool.
www.wired.com/story/the-re...
wired.com
The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
