midst the disturbing trend of political conflict in the United States escalating into violence, it has been a staple of conventional wisdom that the real danger comes almost entirely from the far right. Thus, after journalist Andy Ngo was beaten up by activists from the militant left-wing “A****ascist” movement at a protest in late June, commentators such as Vox’s Zack Beauchamp cautioned against attempts to portray A****a’s record of violent behavior as even remotely comparable to that of far-right extremists. Beauchamp quoted an Anti-Defamation League primer on A****a which said, “To date, there have not been any known A****a-related murders.”
But is that still true today? We don’t know if Connor Betts, the 24-year-old Ohio man who k**led nine people (including his own sister) and wounded 27 more when he opened fire on a crowded street in Dayton on Sunday, had any involvement with A****a. But Betts’s Twitter trail makes it clear that he was a hardcore l*****t who embraced some fairly extreme ideas—and, in some cases, advocated violence toward political enemies in A****a-style language.
The El Paso Shooter Supported Trump. If You Do, Too, You Are Supporting The K**ler. by the Forward
The El Paso K**ler Loved Trump. Do You? Then You’re Responsible, Too.
CJ WerlemanAugust 3, 2019
The profile for the now-suspended Twitter account @iamthespookster, confirmed as belonging to Betts, identifies him as a “l*****t” (and specifies his personal pronouns, a common left-wing calling card). The posts on the account show that Betts—a registered Democrat—was an Elizabeth Warren supporter and a fan of the progressive “Squad,” but also had far more radical political interests.
“I want socialism, and I’ll not wait for the i***ts to finally come around to understanding,” said one of his tweets. His retweets included a graphic in which Smokey the Bear, sporting a red face mask with a hammer and sickle, holds up a sign that seems to encourage terrorism against the “capitalists” said to be responsible for k*****g the planet.
teabag09 wrote:
midst the disturbing trend of political conflict in the United States escalating into violence, it has been a staple of conventional wisdom that the real danger comes almost entirely from the far right. Thus, after journalist Andy Ngo was beaten up by activists from the militant left-wing “A****ascist” movement at a protest in late June, commentators such as Vox’s Zack Beauchamp cautioned against attempts to portray A****a’s record of violent behavior as even remotely comparable to that of far-right extremists. Beauchamp quoted an Anti-Defamation League primer on A****a which said, “To date, there have not been any known A****a-related murders.”
But is that still true today? We don’t know if Connor Betts, the 24-year-old Ohio man who k**led nine people (including his own sister) and wounded 27 more when he opened fire on a crowded street in Dayton on Sunday, had any involvement with A****a. But Betts’s Twitter trail makes it clear that he was a hardcore l*****t who embraced some fairly extreme ideas—and, in some cases, advocated violence toward political enemies in A****a-style language.
The El Paso Shooter Supported Trump. If You Do, Too, You Are Supporting The K**ler. by the Forward
The El Paso K**ler Loved Trump. Do You? Then You’re Responsible, Too.
CJ WerlemanAugust 3, 2019
The profile for the now-suspended Twitter account @iamthespookster, confirmed as belonging to Betts, identifies him as a “l*****t” (and specifies his personal pronouns, a common left-wing calling card). The posts on the account show that Betts—a registered Democrat—was an Elizabeth Warren supporter and a fan of the progressive “Squad,” but also had far more radical political interests.
“I want socialism, and I’ll not wait for the i***ts to finally come around to understanding,” said one of his tweets. His retweets included a graphic in which Smokey the Bear, sporting a red face mask with a hammer and sickle, holds up a sign that seems to encourage terrorism against the “capitalists” said to be responsible for k*****g the planet.
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Yeah... notice the talking heads aren't talking about Dayton. OR the 2 mass shootings in Chicago this weekend
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