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collinfunk | 1 month ago

Even if one grants that it is a small minority, aren't they still voting for someone who advocates for jailing and killing political opponents?

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gruez|1 month ago

>Even if one grants that it is a small minority

It is. What's more, such support is roughly the same across both parties, but both parties vastly overestimate the other side's support.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2116851119

https://x.com/JustinGrimmer/status/1966997411060215960

SpicyLemonZest|1 month ago

I consider January 6 to have falsified all research along these grounds. I acknowledge, sure, that virtually nobody wants to see gun battles in the street. But if you can talk yourself into believing that a mob sent to overturn the election and install the loser doesn't count as partisan violence, you can talk yourself into believing all kinds of catastrophes don't count.

throw0101c|1 month ago

> It is. What's more, such support is roughly the same across both parties, but both parties vastly overestimate the other side's support.

The difference between the two parties is that one elected a leader that agrees with that minority. This 2012 scene from The Newsroom outlines the difference:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGsLhyNJBh8

The GOP let (?) the inmates run the asylum.

collinfunk|1 month ago

I don't think this addresses the main point of my question, though. Do you know any prominent Democrats, e.g., representatives, senators, or presidents, who have called for a Republican to be killed?