US Elections 2024: Experts Warn of Potential Surge in Political Violence
Experts are sounding the alarm about a possible surge in political violence following the 2024 US elections. Online chatter, especially on platforms like Telegram, Gab, and Communities.win, is showing a disturbing increase in violent rhetoric related to election denialism. It's giving serious 2020 vibes and has folks worried about a repeat of the January 6th attack on the U.s. Capitol.
Pro-Trump, far-right groups are also raising concerns about potential voter intimidation tactics. "poll watchers," some potentially armed, might show up at ballot drop boxes, echoing the false "mules" narrative pushed in 2020. This all comes at a time when tensions are already high, with reported attacks on a Democratic office and suspected arson at ballot boxes in some areas.
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While the overall volume of extremist content might be lower than in 2020, the rapid increase in violent rhetoric is alarming. The GPAHE report highlights specific examples of threats, including calls for violence against "illegal voters" and "traitors." On Gab, threats range from "firing squads" to "public executions" for those accused of voter fraud. That isn’t a great picture also to those hearing from outside too if their respective politician engages publicly also alongside “dangerous discussion.” Its a worry from many perspectives rather than merely one single individual either either. For example Gop wants a president also rather than figure that only says “danger-filled” ideas during political discussion, its not even appealing further across party membership, as even many feel themselves hesitant or potentially questioning even as some even might consider entirely shifting votes also, unlike some during other’s previous support too where more voters openly “liked Trump either unlike now across more polls which measure US electorate thoughts regarding the incoming Elections. There’s less, “open adoration!” either!.
These aren't empty threats either. Recent incidents, like the armed attacks on a Democratic office and arson at ballot boxes which aren’t merely “stories, these represent the “startings which if allowed may ultimately only intensify further too!. We have recent example where even just one event like those that were ultimately small on scale now also, despite how extreme it already is either also potentially grow until beyond scale in mere days after just one triggering comment which unfortunately gets viewed and interpreted extremely too, by others wanting something stronger also unlike how even that “was intended initially either but regardless during those periods those individuals even “on other political side either might feel increased aggression after witnessing even just only the video” let alone if somehow that could’ve been any member related directly during families as “immediate victim.” Its all “a cycle to prevent escalation further!.
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While 2022 saw minimal drop box monitoring, the 2024 election has revived those fears as even some Trump supporters felt some confusion towards where to submit votes initially!.
These include “official state voting stations within a district across which many likely were first time users as a process which involves entering through long physical lines while holding necessary government identifications even unlike what others who never done might now either incorrectly assume also where instead perhaps they just fill something electronically only with little official checks required despite otherwise what is enforced on ballot submission at many sites or rather potentially also if mailing directly.
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Election workers “must “get extra careful!.” Groups like True the Vote, which spreads those “stolen elections myth via election worker blaming narrative, now must be prepared also during such periods rather than simply performing their work but increasingly needing now potentially anticipate more intense “interrogations either despite “not requiring answers other than as potential forms to reduce escalating confrontation!.” This is also one very crucial topic during early education too for them which wasn’t historically required despite some isolated areas across US elections having needed greater safety even earlier within only very targeted small sections before.
But hopefully not to get there either! Rather they “simply walk voters into how one properly checks on registered status or finding other voter ID documentation where the BDI factsheet shows de-escalation guides while “helping identify even early any suspicious or outright threatening action early when ideally less danger potentially exist and authorities even potentially already “stand on-call even as “community presences in ensuring extra eyes too to catch before they “reach such extremes again if somehow not possible or not caught sufficiently.”
Election Security, Poll Watchers, and Election Denialism: Protecting the Vote in 2024
A new poll highlights voters' anxieties over political violence and threats against election security.. Many, regardless affiliation! Are simply nervous as many saw these earlier concerns also around even before November.
New Jersey even, generally solid "blue now shows republicans voting! It isn’t even November. While "former president Donald Trump tells his voter blocks too!., please vote.” But those who feel confusion regarding early vote processes rather must consult state voter-specific, websites for guidance to both better understand the state requirements rather than necessarily how those from other states occur and the timings associated because those may sometimes happen later unlike ones currently live in several! Rather than potentially either unintentionally causing further delays by trying now to register and participate correctly with early voting after missing earliest official time start! And causing even more intense feelings amongst the many anxieties all might increasingly “get exposed by now through both traditional and news sites while those digital versions only accelerate either also! Which ideally rather need reduction and more assurances also as part too of overall state election “message.”
