Monday, August 1, 2022

Harvard Study Wrecks Insurrection Narrative of Capitol Riot

The Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center debunked the Democrats’ claim that the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot was an insurrection

  • According to the analysis, most of the rioters were motivated by loyalty to President Trump.
  • Researchers found that 20.6% of rioters supported Trump, and a plurality supported him because he supported them
  • Trump and his allies convinced an unquantifiable number of Americans that representative democracy in the United States was in imminent danger
  • This belief translated into a widespread fear of democratic and societal breakdown, which motivated hundreds of Americans to travel to DC in what they were convinced was the nation's most desperate hour
    In the most comprehensive study to date of what motivated the Trump supporters to attack the Capitol, Shorenstein Center researchers found that 20.6 percent of the rioters, a plurality, were motivated to take part in the riot because they supported Trump, reports The Harvard Crimson.  

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/08/01/harvard-study-wrecks-insurrection-narrative-of-capitol-riot-n1617408 

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