Matt Walsh

And we're well past the point where conservatives need to get serious about the extent of this threat.

And to do that, we need to be honest about why all the hoax theories are circulating on social media right now among both conservatives and leftists.

For the most part, for most people, it's a lot more palatable to believe that these assassinations are staged than to confront the truth, which is that, indeed, a large percentage of this country's population has been radicalized.

If you're a conservative, they want you dead.

I mean, that could very well include your next-door neighbor or your doctor, your Uber driver, the person serving you food at a restaurant.

Take a look at this data point.

According to a poll by YouGov and The Economist, 25% of people who describe themselves as very liberal and 17% of people who describe themselves as liberal believe that violence can sometimes be necessary to achieve political goals.

So basically, one in five Democrat voters at a minimum believe that political violence is acceptable.

Less than 9% of conservatives, including people who describe themselves as very conservative, held the same position in this poll.

So like we said, this is not a both sides thing.

In other words, leftists are more than twice as likely to admit openly to a pollster that they support political violence.

And you factor in all the ones who feel that way but don't want to admit it to somebody, and what do you end up with?

I don't know, but it's a lot of people.

That's why Jimmy Kimmel is still on the air.

The executives of ABC know that he has a reliable audience, albeit a relatively small one.

Millions of Americans want to see someone lie about the deaths of conservatives and encourage more assassinations.

That's what Kimmel did after Charlie Kirk's murder, and it's what he did just two days prior to the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Watch.

Throughout all of American history until very recently, most people would be repulsed by something like that.

It's crass.