{"id":2683043,"date":"2026-10-13T17:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpoll-1-in-5-undergrads-says-u-s-deserved-9-11-nearly-half-endorse-violence-against-hate-speech-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:57:05","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpoll-1-in-5-undergrads-says-u-s-deserved-9-11-nearly-half-endorse-violence-against-hate-speech-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpoll-1-in-5-undergrads-says-u-s-deserved-9-11-nearly-half-endorse-violence-against-hate-speech-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: 1 In 5 Undergrads Says U.S. Deserved 9\/11, Nearly Half Endorse Violence Against \u2018Hate Speech\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpoll-1-in-5-undergrads-says-u-s-deserved-9-11-nearly-half-endorse-violence-against-hate-speech-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll<\/a> by the Buckley institute highlights concerning attitudes among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-guaranteed-to-face-discrimination-on-campus-from-academics-who-want-them-censored-study-finds\/\" title=\"Conservatives \u2018Guaranteed\u2019 To Face Discrimination On Campus From Academics Who Want Them Censored, Study Finds\">undergraduate students<\/a>. over 20% believe that America deserved the 9\/11 attacks, and nearly 50% think physical violence is justified to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-by-elon-musks-x-against-hate-speech-watchdog-heads-to-court\/\" title=\"Elon Musk&#039;s X takes hate speech watchdog to court\">stop hate speech<\/a>. These findings come shortly after the 25th anniversary of 9\/11. The findings from the Buckley Institute poll reveal troubling attitudes among some undergraduate students.With over 20% believing that america deserved the 9\/11 attacks, and nearly half endorsing the use of physical violence to suppress hate speech, these attitudes raise significant concerns about the state of political and social discourse among young people. Given that these results come shortly after the 25th anniversary of 9\/11-a pivotal moment in American history-such perspectives highlight the importance of ongoing education, dialog, and efforts to promote understanding and empathy across diverse communities. Addressing these misconceptions and fostering critical thinking may be essential steps in shaping a more informed and compassionate future generation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Just weeks after the United States commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 9\/11 terrorists attacks, a new poll reveals more than one in five undergraduate students believe America deserved the attacks, while nearly half of all undergraduate students think physical violence is justified to stop so-called hate speech. The Buckley Institute\u2019s 2026 National Undergraduate Student [\u2026]\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-9\/11, poll shows rising student support for violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2683044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6219961958_f51291fba0_o-1200x675.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[87169,32558,45166,87168,87170],"class_list":["post-2683043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campus-polls","tag-hate-speech","tag-political-views","tag-student-attitudes","tag-violence-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6219961958_f51291fba0_o-1200x675.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683043"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2683047,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683043\/revisions\/2683047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2683044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}