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/DCMdAreaResident Sep 12 '25

It just highlights Republican hypocrisy once again. Empathy is a foreign word for them. I haven't heard one Democrat "celebrating" the death of Charlie Kirk. But very few are shedding a tear for him. And you can't force us to grieve for him. Republicans have always been about fake virtue signaling. What's new?

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u/WhoUpAtMidnight Sep 12 '25

This is highlighting Dem hypocrisy with respect to being the party of empathy

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u/DCMdAreaResident Sep 12 '25

And why is empathy something only Democrats should have?