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Nearly 40% of Young Americans Say Political Violence Is Acceptable in Certain Circumstances, Harvard Poll Finds​

December 4, 2025
Nearly 40 percent of young Americans believe that political violence is acceptable under certain circumstances, according to the fall 2025 edition of the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday morning.

About 28 percent condoned political violence when “the government violates individual rights,” while 11 percent said political violence is acceptable when someone “encourages violence,” and the same share said it’s justifiable when someone “promotes extremist beliefs.”
A 56 percent majority said political violence was unacceptable under any circumstances.
The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about political violence, and was put out to respondents shortly after the assassination Charlie Kirk, the influential right-wing activist who was shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event in September.
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livingston said:

Nearly 40% of Young Americans Say Political Violence Is Acceptable in Certain Circumstances, Harvard Poll Finds​

December 4, 2025
Nearly 40 percent of young Americans believe that political violence is acceptable under certain circumstances, according to the fall 2025 edition of the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday morning.

About 28 percent condoned political violence when “the government violates individual rights,” while 11 percent said political violence is acceptable when someone “encourages violence,” and the same share said it’s justifiable when someone “promotes extremist beliefs.”
A 56 percent majority said political violence was unacceptable under any circumstances.
The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about political violence, and was put out to respondents shortly after the assassination Charlie Kirk, the influential right-wing activist who was shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event in September.
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The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about political violence, and was put out to respondents shortly after the assassination Charlie Kirk...
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To the 40% liking the violence, how about violence against you personally?
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Been talking about this for a while now. This is why people cheer for their opponents death these days. It’s astonishing really. We will see more dead because of this.
 
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livingston said:

Nearly 40% of Young Americans Say Political Violence Is Acceptable in Certain Circumstances, Harvard Poll Finds​

December 4, 2025
Nearly 40 percent of young Americans believe that political violence is acceptable under certain circumstances, according to the fall 2025 edition of the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday morning.

About 28 percent condoned political violence when “the government violates individual rights,” while 11 percent said political violence is acceptable when someone “encourages violence,” and the same share said it’s justifiable when someone “promotes extremist beliefs.”
A 56 percent majority said political violence was unacceptable under any circumstances.
The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about political violence, and was put out to respondents shortly after the assassination Charlie Kirk, the influential right-wing activist who was shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event in September.
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The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about political violence, and was put out to respondents shortly after the assassination Charlie Kirk...
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Big talk from the time out generations.
 
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I'm pretty sure this has been the case since at least the 60's before then, it had been a hundred or more years since the youthful citizenry drug politicians out to their demise or firm removal from Office...If it got to 80% does anyone really believe anything would change?
 
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To an extent, they're not incorrect. Violence IS sometimes necessary. Without believing that, we would still be ruled by the Brits. The issue is where the line is being drawn, and what end the violent actions are being used to achieve.
 
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FP1201 said:
I'm pretty sure this has been the case since at least the 60's before then, it had been a hundred or more years since the youthful citizenry drug politicians out to their demise or firm removal from Office...If it got to 80% does anyone really believe anything would change?
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It has risen a lot recently. I forget the actual state I saw but since obamas been in office it has doubled.
 
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Another marker on the path to civil war.
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I'll contend the more animated a threat is, the less likely it'll ever happen...Video feeds pop up (at least until I started making them not interested) of the multi-alphabetical designations libtards with threats against MAGA/Trump/Republicans on "what's coming" and how it's going to be bad for those not supporting them....All reminds me of the smack talk between Pro Wrestling Matches; all blustery yapping and no real action.
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Unless a person has harvested a deer and dressed it out, or is a trained med person, few of the fat dumb ugly childless cat lovers or LBGTQ, could ever do much FtF killing, except by car ramming, or bombs............just like the Weather Underground, college age yuppies of the Bill Ayers era, or the Symbionese army, that kidnapped Patty Hearst.

These at best, are like the effete eastern pre Civl War libs who all shouted to killem all, but did none of the killing..............leaving it to others.

Frozen ice bottles will be it, and Pens, from the Wiccan Gov of Va.

AOC says, billionaires were the cause of the American Revolution...........................THAT is who are up against....................total idiots from the Idiotcrazy.
 
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