US national security expert Prof. Dakota Rudesill warns of real political violence ahead of the Nov. 5th presidential election in the US, with self-organized groups posing the primary risk.
US national security expert Prof. Dakota Rudesill warns that political violence in the country ahead of the Nov. 5th presidential election is "very real." Rudesill, from Ohio State University, sees self-organized political violence as the primary risk, rather than individual vigilantes. He likens the current threat level to the 1960s civil rights movement and identifies three categories in the January 6th Capitol attack: hardcore groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, individuals driven by a civil war fantasy, and supporters of former President Trump who believed in widespread election fraud. Rudesill also acknowledges the existence of left-wing violent contingents, though he considers this threat largely inflated.
August 30, 2024
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