The country witnessed violent incidents in the 1960s and 1970s

Fears of external interference and internal violence disturb the US elections

• Law enforcement is causing a lot of anger on the American street.

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With the approaching date of the US presidential elections, there is a lot of talk about fears that may precede, coincide with, or follow them, in light of the circumstances surrounding them and the ambiguities that characterize them.

Professor of Behavioral Sciences Dr. Bill Marcelino, and a group of other professors, said in a report published by the American RAND Corporation that in light of the threats to the US elections in the past, it is possible that external actors may try to influence again the American political campaign For the year 2020, via social media.

The report confirms that strong evidence of interference in the 2020 elections was discovered through the accounts of some users of the social networking site "Twitter", as it became clear that the agents working for the Russian government began a very sophisticated attempt to spread evil information, which aims to Spreading chaos, fueling divisions among the electorate, and undermining confidence in American democracy.

This interference serves Russia's interests.

The report identified some of the methods that can be used to discover doubtful accounts.

Given the seriousness of this threat and concerns that such threats will persist, it is important to improve methods of detecting these attempts.

The report recommends continuing to devise new means to identify attempts to disseminate information, and to continue to publicize the threats, their goals, and their methods.

On the other hand, the senior advisor to the RAND Corporation, Brian Michael Jenkins, said that the United States is deeply divided at present, and the political system is polarized.

The public political discourse has become concerned with strange conspiracy theories, and it appears that "there are efforts being made via letters aimed at delegitimizing the elections next month."

President Donald Trump refuses to say that he will abide by the election results, and one of the officials spoke, on social media, about buying ammunition and preparing for violence.

Some experts warn of a civil war.

In a report published by the American "Rand" Corporation, Jenkins stressed that the concern in the United States is real and justified.

Old Americans may be characterized to some extent by the ability to avoid discomfort, as they personally remember the tumultuous 1960s and early 1970s, when the country was at war abroad, and a state of war with itself at home.

It was a violent period that witnessed extrajudicial executions, bombings of churches, an outright challenge to the federal government, assassinations and riots, the unprecedented resignation of a president, and a clear discriminatory political campaign aimed at holding the US House of Representatives responsible for the elections, where supporters of this campaign in the House can Determine the selection of the new president.

He added that the American institutions held up at the time, but will they be able to withstand again now?

What are the possibilities for the outbreak of internal terrorism, in the context of the US elections?

Jenkins said that the honest answer is, "We do not know what will happen, but it is possible to discuss some possibilities and guess what might happen. This will not help us predict the future, but it may help us to maintain our calm."

The disagreement over limiting the spread of the Coronavirus and racism in America may clarify what we can see with the upcoming elections.

It is not, of course, likely that we will witness quiet elections, as there have been continuous protests across the country over racism and police behavior since last May.

Although most were peaceful, there were violent confrontations, attacks on federal property, and looting.

Extremists on both sides of the political spectrum sought to initiate violence.

And angry, overworked policemen sometimes acted too much.

It is hard to imagine all of this suddenly ending on election day.

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Some have warned of a new civil war, but this kind of armed conflict seems unlikely.

But the possibilities range from public protests accompanied by isolated instances of violence, to widespread violence and reprisals in a protracted political conflict.

As for the voting process itself, any misunderstandings could lead to angry confrontations, and long lines that only succeed in complicating and slowing down the electoral process.

Some states fear the presence of armed groups at polling places, despite their lack of any laws prohibiting this.

Threats to detonate bombs are commonplace at polling stations.

Angry protests could erupt if large numbers of voters appeared to be denied the right to vote.

It cannot be overlooked that the postponement of the election results is announced for various reasons that may require resorting to the judiciary, and the accompanying protests and confrontations by supporters of the Republican and Democratic candidates.

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