Americans reveal their thoughts on political violence, civility in politics in new CBS News pollThere's widespread apprehension among Americans: They overwhelmingly decry political violence, saying it is unacceptable. Notably, Americans of all political stripes say violence is unacceptable; there's no meaningful difference between views of partisans on this. There are some differences according to age, though, with older Americans especially likely to call political violence unacceptable, and they do almost universally. Concern over political violence also relates to a majority's pessimism that people of different political stripes can come together. The number who report talking in person to people with different political views is lower than it was four years ago.