A year after a crowd of supporters of former US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in the worst attack on Congress since 1814, when it was set on fire by British troops, The Washington Post and the University of Maryland conducted a study that found that approximately one in three Americans believes that violence against the government can sometimes be justified.
The share of US citizens with this opinion has grown to an unprecedented level over the past 20 years, the newspaper said.
According to the publication, the results of the poll give an idea of the psychological state of the country during a turbulent period in American history, marked by last year's riots, increasingly provocative election announcements of Trump, deepening divisions about the government's role in fighting the pandemic. and amid heightened racial justice protests caused by killings of black Americans by police officers.
The proportion of adults in the United States who believe violence against the authorities can be justified has increased. In 2015, 23% of respondents were of this opinion, and in 2010 - only 16%, recalls The Washington Post, citing polls by CBS News and The New York Times.
Meanwhile, 62% of Americans continue to insist that violence against the government can never be justified, but this figure is the lowest in recent years and contrasts sharply with the 1990s, when 90% of respondents defended the position.
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