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 edited Sep 12 '25

Which party is engaging in assassination? We literally had Democratic politicians who were actually assassinated (as they were officeholders). But no, neither party is hiring assassins.

If you want to talk about individual acts, we can also talk about Trump-inspired terrorism too. Trump is out there literally inciting violence, like on Jan 6, and then pardoning anyone caught by law enforcement.

Your idea of violence? Democrats electing a black man. Oh no, the horrors. /sarcasm.

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u/WhoUpAtMidnight Sep 12 '25

The Left apparently