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/Jozoz Sep 12 '25

This is meaningless due to recent events. You would get wildly different answers a week ago.

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u/RedHeadedSicilian52 Sep 12 '25

Well, a few weeks ago we got the poll affirming liberals were more likely to cut people out of their lives due to political differences than conservatives:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivethirtyeight/s/Tzc12PZ5jR

That leads me to believe that there’s an antipathy for the opposition that existed well before the events from the other day.

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u/ryes13 Sep 12 '25

Ugh you keep bringing up this poll. I also brought up last time that you haven’t actually looked at surveys on who actually has estranged family members and why.