I trawl a right wing Facebook group and these numbers do not shock me. Almost all of them see it as justifiable because of 9/11. There's not a whole lot of thinking, just a whole lot of emotion, all of which is anger and vengeance stemming from fear.
Ask how many Israelis approve of "killing Arabs". You will be shocked about the numbers. As mentioned below, it's usually a mix of emotional reactions and radical Zionism. Remember all the books teaching us that violent revenge is stupid? Looks like no one read them
Yep, and today there was a pretty big reaction to the Peshawar school attack. I saw more than a few posts that look like: 25 likesThis is why we tortured those assholes!
Yep, I really need to quit FB. I have a friend that is a die hard democrat and honestly, while his sentiments may be more in line with mine, his level of crazy fanaticism is not so different than the conservatives. He eats up whatever is fed to him. He is a fanboy. Granted he's not a racist and well, that goes a LONG way with me. But my point is, there's some crazy on both sides. In fact, if your side is a "party" I'd say you are a bit crazy. If your side is a position on a particular topic or policy, I'd say "alright, let's talk."