Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

It’s a sharp rise from 18 months ago, when 19% of Americans said the same.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      11 hours ago

      Point, but he’s a celebrity first.

      Elon Musk might be similar in that he also cultivates his own popularity, but most CEOs are either unknown or generally hated by everyone on all sides. No one knew who Brian Thompson was before he was killed and most people either didn’t care or were happy he died, and there were Republicans that were happy he died.

      There’s a lesson to learn here.

      • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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        10 hours ago

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        both are part of the problem

        As far as I can tell, healthcare is not “fixed” or even “back on track”. You’d be hard-pressed to find another industry as loathed as insurance for healthcare, too.

        It still wouldn’t address the issues in the linked article, which is much more widespread and specifically includes those celebrity ceo’s.