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http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17947-nearly-a-third-of-americans-believe-armed-revolution-against-government-may-be-necessary-return-of-the-kkk

Nearly a Third of Americans Believe Armed Revolution Against Government May Be Necessary: Return of the KKK

Farleigh Dickinson University conducted a poll released on May 1 that implies that much of the pro-gun sentiment has nothing to do with self-defense, but rather with anti-federal government rage:

Overall, the poll finds that 29 percent of Americans think that an armed revolution in order to protect liberties might be necessary in the next few years, with another five percent unsure. However, these beliefs are conditional on party. Just 18 percent of Democrats think an armed revolution may be necessary, as opposed to 44 percent of Republicans and 27 percent of independents….

“The differences in views of gun legislation are really a function of differences in what people believe guns are for,” said Dan Cassino, (a professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson.) “If you truly believe an armed revolution is possible in the near future, you need weapons and you’re going to be wary about government efforts to take them away."

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But let's be clear that the willingness to take up firearms allegedly "to protect liberties" is occurring after a long right wing-fomented Tea Party siege against a black president. Furthermore, it is – as BuzzFlash at Truthout has often noted – a rebellion of whites who can't separate the image of America as a Caucasian-ruled nation from the legal basis of a democracy as enshrined in the US Constitution. Theirs is a racist fantasy that a democracy should look like the skin color of the "founding fathers," not about the legal framework of the nation that they created.

Note: An article from David Sirota on the same subject:

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/01/rise_of_the_conservative_revolutionaries/

The right-wing gun lobby is fueled by hatred, racism, and bigotry, and is a danger to this country and its citizens. Support a gun control organization of your choice today in any way that you can. The future of this nation depends on Liberal Democratic action to combat the runaway right-wing influenced gun culture in our country.