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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 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That table sure paints a clear picture.

[–] lol_idk@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean they could work on their data visualization

Haha, yeah. I should have clarified with something like "the numbers on that table..."

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week 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.