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[–] [email protected] 174 points 14 hours ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

I'm genuinely shocked... Maybe they didn't want to go on record saying it because they were concerned about backlash.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

People aren't exactly gonna tell a random stranger and probable Fed that they support murder even if it's really based

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's not illegal to say you believe Brian Robert Thompson deserved to die. Hell, you could, perfectly legally, file paperwork to hold a parade in Luigi's honor, right through the heart of DC. It's illegal to make death threats, but it's perfectly legal to express support for someone being killed.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

With the incoming administration, I don't want to be on record as saying that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And yet... You just went on record saying it on a federated platform.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Not attached with my real name and not in an easily complied format. It's possible that lemmy is a just a big honeypot, but I doubt it.

I don't have a problem with speaking my mind in certain citations, but I'm not outing myself in some survey that counts for nothing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Why not? Feds support murder, certainly. Heck, the Constitution supports murder: it establishes an Army.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

When they do it, not us peasants.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 13 hours ago

after the Nov 5th display of oligarch worshipping, maybe not as surprising it isn't higher

[–] [email protected] 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Shit was rigged, you know they made the question something insane to get more people to not agree with the killing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Link to study

Do you think the actions of the killer of the United Healthcare CEO are acceptable or unacceptable?

I've seen worse phrasing for survey questions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

O damn that's actually not worded to bad. I expected way worse than that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. The question should have been, "did the CEO deserve to die?" It was likely, "was the killing acceptable?" It's perfectly possible to believe the bastard had it coming without thinking one person has the right to be judge, jury, and executioner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

https://lemmy.world/comment/14023778

Apparently it was basically that, was it acceptable ot unacceptable.