White men who were drafted for the Vietnam War subsequently expressed less negative attitudes toward Black people and toward policies designed to help them. This suggests that interracial contact during military service led to attitude change.
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Veterans are no more likely than the general public to support political violence. Findings suggest that while veterans who engage in extremist violence pose specific threats due to their training, widespread extremist attitudes among military members appear…
🪖 Study: Military service and combat experience do NOT broadly increase support for political violence or right-wing extremism. Widespread extremist attitudes among military members appear rare.
📊 Data from the 2022 Life in America Survey of 12,947 adults, including 2,255 with military backgrounds (1,105 combat veterans), found few significant differences between military and non-military respondents on beliefs about democracy or civil war.
⚖️ Military respondents were slightly more likely to justify violence for self-defense and to prevent harm to others. They were also slightly more likely to agree that straight white men hold too much power.
⚠️ While military respondents showed a slightly higher willingness to use force for political objectives or organize groups for this purpose, there was no difference in the likelihood of actually threatening or shooting someone. They were also slightly more likely to approve of the Oath Keepers, but no other right-wing extremist movements.
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📊 Data from the 2022 Life in America Survey of 12,947 adults, including 2,255 with military backgrounds (1,105 combat veterans), found few significant differences between military and non-military respondents on beliefs about democracy or civil war.
⚖️ Military respondents were slightly more likely to justify violence for self-defense and to prevent harm to others. They were also slightly more likely to agree that straight white men hold too much power.
⚠️ While military respondents showed a slightly higher willingness to use force for political objectives or organize groups for this purpose, there was no difference in the likelihood of actually threatening or shooting someone. They were also slightly more likely to approve of the Oath Keepers, but no other right-wing extremist movements.
#MilitaryService #PoliticalViolence #Extremism