Almost a third of Americans would support a military coup
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Almost a third of Americans could imagine supporting a military coup against their own government which is beginning to violate the constitution, the Guardian newspaper online reported.
The YouGov survey showed that 29 per cent of Americans could imagine supporting a coup. Yet, 41 per cent said they could not imagine supporting such an event.
The online said YouGov, which conducts internet polls about “politics, public affairs, products, brands and other topics of general interest”, surveyed 1,000 people online on the issue.
They found that 43 per cent of Republicans would support a military coup in certain instances, while only 20 per cent of Democrats and 29 percent of independents would.
The overall numbers increased when participants were “asked whether they would hypothetically support the military stepping in to take control from a civilian government which is beginning to violate the constitution”. 43 per cent said yes to this, and 29 per cent said no.
Read more : The Guardian
