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surfered

(9,096 posts) Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:50 PM 8 hrs ago

Americans see left and right violence as equal issues. The data doesn't.

“A 2021 study published in the journal Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society analyzed ideologically motivated extremist killings from 1990 to 2020. The results were clear: Only 42 incidents of politically motivated homicide, or 15.6% of all incidents, involved far-left extremists. In contrast, far-right extremists were responsible for 227 incidents—84.4% of the total.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/12/2343189/-Americans-see-left-and-right-violence-as-equal-issues-The-data-doesn-t

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Americans see left and right violence as equal issues. The data doesn't. (Original Post) surfered 8 hrs ago OP

Because of the beyond-worthless, actively-misinforming corporate media. RockRaven 8 hrs ago #1

Yes JBTaurus83 7 hrs ago #2

True dat (!) Marcuse 5 hrs ago #3

Because all the money is all in one direction Johonny 5 hrs ago #4

Starts at the top. Old Crank 4 hrs ago #5

I'm guessing stats for ALL killings are even more lopsided. The quoted stats are for extremist killings with wiggs 3 hrs ago #6

RockRaven

(17,943 posts)

1. Because of the beyond-worthless, actively-misinforming corporate media.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:58 PM

8 hrs ago

And the wimpy-as-shit politicians of the left who dance to the media's tune.

JBTaurus83

(642 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 08:06 PM

7 hrs ago

I just said on another post, our leadership and governor’s should be holding big press conferences reading out the stats, names and crimes of radical right wingers. Don’t allow them to control the narrative.

Marcuse

(8,671 posts)

3. True dat (!)

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:50 PM

5 hrs ago

Johonny

(24,582 posts)

4. Because all the money is all in one direction

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:59 PM

5 hrs ago

No one making Kirk type cash radicalizing the left.

Old Crank

(6,186 posts)

5. Starts at the top.

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Fri Sep 12, 2025, 11:12 PM

4 hrs ago

Every republican is an attack dog.

wiggs

(8,397 posts)

6. I'm guessing stats for ALL killings are even more lopsided. The quoted stats are for extremist killings with

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 12:44 AM

3 hrs ago

political motivation. There were a lot more killings that weren't political and I bet most of those are gun cult white men.

Didn't read the linked article but that's how I see the excerpt.

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