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>BlueSky plays a significant and predictive rolein

>amplifying radical ideation.

We next sought to explore the underlying structure of support for political violence—specifically,

whether attitudes justifying actions like assassination or property destruction are isolated opinions

or part of a broader ideological framework. Rather than treat support for violence against Elon Musk

or Donald Trump as unique cases, we asked a deeper question: Are these beliefs symptoms of a

larger, coherent worldview that increasingly tolerates political violence? To quantify potential

coherence, we correlated several relevant survey items and scales, which we portray in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Correlation matrix of political violence attitudes and ideological traits. Left-Wing Authoritarianism,

usage of BlueSky, and support for Luigi Mangione are strongly associated with justification of different acts of

violence against Tesla, Trump, and Musk. All of these are statistically significant with a p-value below .01.

The correlation matrix reveals that support for political violence—including property destruction and

assassination—is not expressed in isolation, but as part of a tightly interconnected belief system.

Those who justify the murder of Elon Musk or Donald Trump are also more likely to support Luigi

Mangione’s killing of Brian Thompson (r = .36 and .31, respectively). This pattern suggests a broader

worldview in which violence is seen as a legitimate political response—not just a reaction to

individual figures. Central to this belief system is Left-Wing Authoritarianism (LWA), characterized by

moral absolutism, punitive attitudes toward ideological opponents, and a willingness to use coercion

for progressive aims. 5 LWA strongly correlates with support for both assassinations (r = .47 for

Musk, r = .49 for Trump), support for Mangione (r = .34), and endorsement of destroying Tesla

dealerships (r = .51). Furthermore, support for the three types of political violence we assessed

(murdering Trump and Musk, destroying Tesla dealerships) were highly correlated with one another

(r = .53 to .69). These results point to a structured ideological framework—what we term