Direct link to the study : https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.15.22277693v1

The analytic sample included 8,620 respondents… 6,768 [(78.5%) considered political violence to be at least sometimes justified]

[67.2% of respondents] perceived ″a serious threat to our democracy"

more than 40% agreed that ″having a strong leader for America is more important than having a democracy″ and that ″in America, native-born white people are being replaced by immigrants.″

Half (50.1%) agreed that ″in the next few years, there will be civil war in the United States.″

these findings suggest a continuing alienation from and mistrust of American democratic society and its institutions. Substantial minorities of the population endorse violence, including lethal violence, to obtain political objectives. Efforts to prevent that violence, which a large majority of Americans already reject, should proceed rapidly based on the best evidence available.

Whether or not you believe that a civil war / terrorism is likely, a lot of the steps you should take to prepare are the same steps that you should take to prepare for any disaster. The Red Cross’ official recommendations are a good guide.

GET INVOLVED, LOCALLY. - By participating with local organizations you can help resolve issues within your community and prevent conflicts from escalating to violence in the first place. Organizations that you can be a part of may help maintain order and save lives in the event of a disaster. The people you connect with today may save your life tomorrow.