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40% against...
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Since Thompson was shot, first in the back and then again as he fell to the ground, a number of social media posts from people saying they do not have sympathy for his death have gained popularity.
I bet if that was the question an even higher percent would agreed.
Ten is a number. So is one, or zero.
Agreed, but I'm not sure I follow.
They're saying "a number" of social media posts are filling in the picture they'd like to paint. It's a more technically honest version of Trump's "a lot of people are saying it" type of statement.
Ah, that should have been clear to me, thanks.
The little tell that gives it away is the leap of logic where people were okay with killing the CEO who was killing people, but not if he fell down first, for Christ's sake. No one thinks that, except someone who's not very bright, in an office somewhere, trying to come up with something plausible that would pluck at the heartstrings of all the people he's trying to pluck at the heartstrings of.
Some of us are perfectly capable of having many conflicting opinions on the subject.
Don't know how anyone could really boil this whole thing down to a nice boolean opinion.
Only 41% ???
Ikr? Should be 95%
This isn't a great poll. It's 41% think it's acceptable, 40% unacceptable, and 19% don't care. In this context, I'd argue that not caring and accepting mean basically the same thing.
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So much of the morality we're taught is really only applicable to our class.
I find it understandable. it isn't something I would do but I can not find it in my heart to condemn the deletion of a bad human. The scumbags like him are a bunch of whiny little weaklings.
The survey from Emerson College Polling found 68 percent of all respondents found the actions of the person who shot and killed Thompson unacceptable.
For those on here who think there’s a secret silent majority who are just waiting to emulate him, y’all need to read this part.
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