GöttingenBharatiya Janata Party supporters disliked peaceful responses to justified violence.
Framing violence as a response to out-group threat raised approval of the violence itself.
Ursula Daxecker and Neeraj Prasad tested violence presented as a justified response to threat or injustice from an out-group.
Legitimizing violence also raised approval of the parties involved, the study found.
How each outlet framed it
- Phys.org
- reports the BJP-supporter finding: justified violence lowered approval of their own party's peaceful response
Sources: Phys.org