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[EricHiggin]

badskywalker said:

For those who are trying to paint either side as the only perpetrators of political violence, can we stop for a minute and just accept the fact that it is both.

Oct 8, 2020 - Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
Jan 6, 2021 - Trump Supporters storm the Capitol
Oct 28, 2022 — San Francisco, California — Attack on Paul Pelosi
July 13, 2024 — Butler, Pennsylvania — Shooting at Donald Trump campaign rally
Sept 15, 2024 — West Palm Beach, Florida — Attempted assassination at Trump golf course
April 13, 2025 — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Arson attack at Governor Josh Shapiro’s official residence
June 14, 2025 — Minnesota (Brooklyn Park & Champlin) — Shootings of state legislators and spouses
Sept 10, 2025 — Orem / Utah Valley University, Utah — Assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

To point the finger at one particular side is foolish. If anyone wants to defend any of these incidents, please unveil yourself as a hyprocite.

Shaunodon said:

RolStoppable said:

It looks like your list contains seven cases of Republican-associated culprits while only the most recent one would be categorized as Other as of now due to the culprit being apolitical and his motive being very personal, heavily focused on Kirk's hatred for gay and trans people. At first I thought you are being sarcastic because of this breakdown.

I don't think there's anything wrong with anyone speaking the truth that the facts show that political violence is more prevalent on the right side of the political spectrum. Of course, the facts also show that political violence can come from the left side.

I agree with your point that pointing the finger at one particular side is foolish; it's for this reason that the reaction of the Trump administration is so deplorable, because they intend to use Kirk's death as an excuse to strip American people of their rights. Granted, at least Pam Bondi had to backpedal already. The finger-pointing is also the reason why the dedicated thread about Kirk's death got locked, especially because at that time nothing about the killer was known yet.

You all lie like you breath. It's instinctual, second-nature.

Before I came in a couple days ago and posted about the FBI investigating a literal domestic terrorist cell with links to the shooter, no one came to throw accusations about him being radical left-wing or anything about trans people.

Even though the evidence I posted was about a militant Queer group full of trans people, I never even commented on it specifically or make a connection to a trend of trans violence.

You all projected this wild behaviour on everyone else, created this myth about Conservatives or right-wing extremists wanting to spread trans hate.

The only hate being spread is by you. There is no integrity or credibility left in this thread.

Anyone who may casually come across here, I strongly recommend not scrolling through those pages of posts. The amount of evil and harm it will do to your mental health isn't worth it.

This place is a complete lost cause.

Only right wing perps except for the most recent, which is just a random crazy person... Never would've guessed that viewpoint from that side...

My 'hypocritical' defense is the Whitmer Kidnapping Plot, since it was cooked up and pushed by the far right wing group known as the FBI.

 The FBI-tainted Whitmer 'kidnap plot' you've heard nothing about | The Highland County Press