Chapter
Research on College Students’ Willingness to Use Violence
31:29 - 38:40 (07:11)
A recent study found that only 2% of college students are willing to disrupt a guest speaker event with noise, and just 1% are willing to use violent action, contradicting the right's claim that left-wing students are violent. The instances of violence mentioned by the author were caused by outside groups, not students themselves, making the characterization of violence reflective of student ideologies dishonest.
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The authors of a recent report attempt to characterize violence as reflective of student ideology on college campuses, but the evidence shows that the violence was driven by outside groups.
31:29 - 38:40 (07:11)
Summary
The authors of a recent report attempt to characterize violence as reflective of student ideology on college campuses, but the evidence shows that the violence was driven by outside groups. A public opinion poll shows that only 1% of college students are okay with violence, and the incidents of violence mentioned in the report are few and far between.