Civilized democracies handle their disputes with ballots, not bullets

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Each time political violence is excused, minimized or laughed off, it becomes more normalized.
43% : Let Charlie Kirk's death be the moment we finally say "enough" and turn our backs on political violence and turn toward our shared humanity.
41% : This is the language of retribution and political violence in itself.
41% : That requires leaders of every political persuasion to condemn political violence unequivocally, not just when it strikes their allies but whenever it emerges, no matter the target.
39% : There is no excuse for political violence.
39% : We owe it to the victims of political violence to stop this cycle.
37% : Yet, now Watters is rattling the cage of political violence with talk of "us" and "them."
36% : Instead, America finds itself mourning yet another act of political violence, this time the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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