A new study has revealed that a specific group of Republicans, known as MAGA Republicans, are more likely than other groups to endorse political violence. The findings, published in PLOS One, indicate that this group, making up approximately 15% of the US adult population, showed distinct beliefs on race and democracy, differing significantly from other Republican factions and non-Republicans.
In recent years, the United States has witnessed a surge in political tensions, culminating in events like the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. This has prompted a growing concern among experts and researchers about the potential for widespread political violence. Such incidents have not only immediate physical repercussions but also long-term societal and public health consequences.
To address this concern, researchers embarked on a study to better understand the attitudes towards political violence among different political factions, with a particular focus on MAGA Republicans – a term often associated with supporters of former President Donald Trump who strongly deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election results.
Anecdotally, I feel like a lot of the hardcore anti-vax, anti-science, etc conservatives are women who’ve been sucked into various conspiracy circles on social media. Seems like they’re often undereducated stay at home moms who are somewhat socially isolated. Basically the same demographic that typically gets targeted by pyramid schemes.
That’s just one subgroup in MAGA-land, so it’s still interesting that women seem to be such a majority in that wing of the party.
Looking at the numbers, they’re only slightly more likely to be female. E: but yeah, it is hard to fathom. Although religious women tend to take all the misogynistic BS to heart. So maybe that is part of it?