欧美文化:Americans increasingly concerned about political violence: poll

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see a rising potential for political violence: almost two-thirds think the coming years will bring an increase, reported CBS News on Monday.

The prospect of violence is tied in part to a perception of widening divisions: a whopping 80 percent of Americans believe the United States is more divided now than it was during their parents' generation, according to the report.

"Then, when they look forward, a majority believe that a generation from now the U.S. will be less of a democracy than it is today," said CBS News while citing its poll jointly conducted with YouGov.

To a big majority of Democrats, right now, not enough people in the United States are getting the rights they deserve. Most Republicans don't agree. To a majority of Republicans, right now too many people are asking for rights they don't deserve, it said.

"In either case, neither set of partisans thinks the balance is proper today," it added.