{"id":55370,"date":"2022-05-23T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=55370"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:49:24","slug":"furthering-my-campaign-to-prove-the-majority-of-us-americans-are-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=55370","title":{"rendered":"Furthering my campaign to prove the majority of us Americans are not…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…crazy, violent and stupid.<\/p>\n

Because I realize that’s what I’ve been doing, trying to back up my optimism with hard facts.<\/p>\n

As you’ve observed, I rely a great deal on Harper’s Index, Findings and Weekly Review for numbers. So here are some from Harper’s June Index. (I’m not going to explain why I feel encouraged. It’s down to you to figure it out. I know you’re up to the task.)<\/p>\n

Percentage of Americans who strongly consider themselves vigilantes: 20<\/em><\/p>\n

Percentage in the number of doomsday bunkers purchased in Texas since Russia invaded Ukraine: 1,100.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note: Texas doesn’t really count, especially since Harper’s isn’t offering numbers for the rest of America. We need to think of Texas as sort of America’s largest psychiatric facility.<\/p>\n

Percentage of the U.S. population that owns a gun, according to the average American’s estimate: 54<\/em><\/p>\n

That actually owns a gun: 32<\/em><\/p>\n

Note: Half of them indubitably live in Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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