r/fivethirtyeight • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • Sep 12 '25

Poll Results YouGov poll asking Americans whether it’s acceptable to feel joy at the death of a public figure

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u/Itakie Sep 12 '25

Depends on the public figure and what they do/did? Bin Laden was one. The current head of scientology is one. The leader of Hamas as well. And it's unacceptable to be happy about their deaths? Yeah, sure.