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Poll: 29% Think Armed Rebellion Might Soon Be Necessary
Talking Points Memo ^ | 5/01/2013 | Sahil Kapur

Posted on 05/01/2013 2:25:07 PM PDT by GregNH

Three in 10 registered American voters believe an armed rebellion might be necessary in the next few years, according to the results of a staggering poll released Wednesday by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind.

The survey, aimed at measuring public attitudes toward gun issues, found that 29 percent of Americans agree with the statement, “In the next few years, an armed revolution might be necessary in order to protect our liberties.” An additional five percent were unsure.

Eighteen percent of Democrats said an armed revolt “might be necessary,” as compared to 27 percent of independents and 44 percent of Republicans. Support levels were similar among males and females but higher among less educated voters.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; History; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; government; guncontrol; secondamendment
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To: GregNH

If it happens, you won’t like it.


61 posted on 05/01/2013 4:50:32 PM PDT by popdonnelly (The right to self-defense is older than the Constitution.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

They are listening, and that’s why they’re beefing up the DHS.


62 posted on 05/01/2013 4:52:08 PM PDT by popdonnelly (The right to self-defense is older than the Constitution.)
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To: GregNH

I would think that percentage will increase once Obamacare is at full throttle.


63 posted on 05/01/2013 5:17:07 PM PDT by twoputt
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To: popdonnelly

I think you are right.


64 posted on 05/01/2013 5:44:25 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: GregNH

Television will take another turn, and such talk will cool down and decrease. Nearly none of the “29%” are capable of living in the squalor and exhaustion of warfare.


65 posted on 05/01/2013 6:09:00 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: freedumb2003

But ask them about American Idol, Survivor, or The Osbournes


66 posted on 05/01/2013 6:24:29 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative (If this be treason, make the most of it. - Patrick Henry)
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To: Bosco

“Actively involved” or “supportive”? Active, to me, implies armed and fighting. I once read that only 30% of American citizens supported the Revolution.


67 posted on 05/01/2013 6:59:49 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: freedumb2003

That’s the same 30/70 split that I find!


68 posted on 05/01/2013 7:00:47 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: jeffc

I say let them show themselves, the sooner, the better.


69 posted on 05/01/2013 7:05:51 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: familyop

IF the squalor and exhaustion increase, one might be surprised what people are willing to do. War is HELL, but then, so is living like a slave.


70 posted on 05/01/2013 7:09:04 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Envisioning

Munitions and the latest in weapons and comm gear.


71 posted on 05/01/2013 7:37:04 PM PDT by B4Ranch ( There's Two Choices. Stand Up and Be Counted ... Or Line Up and Be Numbered.)
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To: GregNH

Where did FDU find “Republicans”?


72 posted on 05/01/2013 8:55:45 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: GregNH

“Might” is a big word. If the question were “will be necessary,” results would have been very different.


73 posted on 05/01/2013 9:38:20 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: GregNH

The Revolution was begun with much lower numbers than that.


74 posted on 05/02/2013 2:35:58 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: GregNH
Armed Rebellion Might Soon Be Necessary

“America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.” --- opening lines of “101 Things To Do ‘Til The Revolution by Claire Wolfe

75 posted on 05/02/2013 7:27:53 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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To: MosesKnows
Thanx! Excerpts From 101 Things To Do 'Til The Revolution
76 posted on 05/02/2013 7:37:05 AM PDT by GregNH (If you can't fight, please find a good place to hide!)
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To: DesertRhino

yeah, crazy talk, isn’t it..... You’re response seems so pathetically in support of the status quo I wonder how conservative you are, without looking I’ll jump to an assumption that you are one of those staunch defenders of the Republican party.

At any rate, the cat’s out of the bag and I expect to see more of that tactic in the future. The plans were published in Al Qaeda’s on-line magazine and are widely available. The left and their Muslim allies will use it on civilians, I’m not going to cry when I see it used in response on the lawyers that rule us.


77 posted on 05/02/2013 7:50:16 AM PDT by wrencher
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To: GregNH

Guess I’m a “29 percenter”!

Maybe I should get a bumpersticker made: “I’M THE 29 PERCENT” and let people ask me what I mean...


78 posted on 05/02/2013 8:11:47 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: Mr Rogers

Great idea.


79 posted on 05/02/2013 8:14:11 AM PDT by GregNH (If you can't fight, please find a good place to hide!)
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To: GregNH

This doesn’t surprise me. The fools over at DemocraticUnderground.com have this link posted also, where they are giving their less than insightful views of those who believe this will happen. I know this will happen, it has to happen, because in order for America to be free again, we must restore a limited federal government in compliance with Constitutional standards and we must go back to our roots, or we will perish over time in this current socialist regime. Either way, giving into tyranny isn’t one of my plans & my oath to the Law of the Land is ever more powerful today because I recognize the time for action that is near. The 2nd American Revolutionary War already started, we just haven’t reached armed conflict yet.


80 posted on 05/02/2013 8:27:11 PM PDT by ArmedMG
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