Oh hey, it's the inevitable "both sides!" guy. |
"Both sides" aren't committing mass shootings based on racist ideology. It is one side that keeps doing it. And for reasons I do not understand, very few Republicans are willing to speak out against the racist underpinnings of this crime. |
Its not "both sides." Violent extremists are not on our side. |
No, violent people are not part of any party's "side". Is al qaeda on Islam's side? No. This is all crazy talk and I am tired of it. |
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It's dumb for Republicans to bark up this tree. The guy had a 150 page political manifesto that echoes many of the same talking points pushed by Trump, Tucker Carlson, etc. Of course, the killer went waaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond anything espoused by Tucker. But that train of thought has been normalized by mainstream Republicans. Arguing otherwise is just dumb and foolish.
It started with birtherism a decade ago and has now spawned into attacking random shopping centers frequented by certain ethnic groups. This is all connected and points to an increasing radicalization in America. |
| And untreated, ignored mental illness |
Did you see Stefanik’s tweet? Have you seen Tucker Carlson spouting replacement theory for years? Donald Trump “very fine people one both sides”? It’s the GOP. The loving embrace Kyle Rittenhouse received from the GOP? The GOP embraces violent extremists. |
This is not a very informed take. Go look into radicalization. After decades of studying this, experts now have near consensus that the ideology is irrelevant. First these people have violent ideations, THEN they adopt an ideology to justify their actions. Once America sobers up from this era, you will realize how insane it is to think a Glenn Beck listening grandma was cheering on a mass murderer killing people in a supermarket. |
And after 9/11, people were hyperventilating whenever a muslim said something even marginally critical of the US's policies in the middle east. Some of the comments are crazy, yes. But this idea that people side with extremsists of ANY political stripe is completely insane. I dont think every democrat wants to shoot congressmen playing softball and I can assure most republicans dont see that loser in buffalo as being on their side. |
No one takes people like you seriously when you “both sides” this stuff. No one. |
Why do Rs keep voting for more and more extreme poltiicians? It's gotten worse every year. |
Let me be clear: "both sides" is a false dichotomy. Even the phrase suggests, falsely, that one or both sides embraces violence. This is 100% Grade A BS. |
| Where can I find a coherent explanation about "replacement theory"? |
Third post in this thread. |