1mo ago

A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

When compared to individuals associated with a right-wing ideology, individuals adhering to a left-wing ideology had 68% lower odds of engaging in violent (vs. nonviolent) radical behavior.

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sin_free_for_00_days @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago
That table sure paints a clear picture.
- lol_idk @piefed.social 1mo ago
  I mean they could work on their data visualization
  
  sin_free_for_00_days @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago
  Haha, yeah. I should have clarified with something like "the numbers on that table..."
hperrin @lemmy.ca 1mo ago
In short, our individual-level examination found that among radicalized individuals in the United States, those adhering to a left-wing ideology were markedly less likely to engage in violent ideologically motivated acts when compared to right-wing individuals. By contrast, we found no such difference between Islamist and right-wing individuals. Reanalyzing the data with left-wing individuals being a reference category showed that the difference between Islamist and left-wing individuals was also significant.