From a survey of Republicans conducted in January 2020, about one year ago:

51% agree that "The traditional American way of life is disappearing so fast that we may have to use force to save it."
47% agree that "Strong leaders sometimes have to bend the rules in order to get things done."
41% agree that "A time will come when patriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands."
These are not fringe views. They are the views of roughly half of Republicans. Those views were plainly in sight months before a mob stormed the Capitol.

And without concerted and sustained pushback by Republican leaders, those views will remain long after Trump is gone.
Source: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22752
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Growing partisan polarization and democratic “backsliding” in various parts of the world have raised concerns about the attachment of ordinary Americans to democratic institutions and procedures. I...

https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22752
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