The poll also shows that while three in four Americans say violence against the government is never justified, 16 percent say it can be justified — the same percentage that said as much in April

Like most polls, this is a silly question, as it depends on how you interpret it. If “the government” is taken to mean a democratically elected government, much the same as exists now, then answering yes is the sign of a dangerous extremist. However depending on what kind of wild hypothetical situations you are willing to consider, your answer may vary. What if, at some point a hundred years from now, the government becomes a military dictatorship? How literally do you take the word “never”? And what constitutes violence against the government? Scuffling with police at a demonstration? I know this sounds like weasel-words, but poll question writers are supposed to avoid these ambiguities.