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BannonsLiver

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28. IMO this kid is not a leftist
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:07 AM
5 hrs ago

I know some trolls/closeted Trump supporters are invested in that narrative, even here. But based on what’s known so far:

1. He’s a terminally online soulless gamer consumed by that culture to the point of nuttery but with totally incoherent political beliefs.

2. He’s a groyper who hated Kirk because he wasn’t enough of a RWNJ and viewed him as a fascist. As others have pointed out the groyper/mainstream maga turf war is real. Groypers see Trump and media influencers like Kirk as establishment types who have sold out the movement. Unfortunately this is too nuanced for our media to consistently and accurately convey.

3. 1 and 2 in some combination.

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Don't be surprised if the media downplays this and just says he was just a troubled young man tulipsandroses 15 hrs ago #1
This will be stuffed right down the memory hole. NCDem47 14 hrs ago #3
Right, and it's because they are dumb fucking kids who know jack about history AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #2
I guarantee you that some of them know yliza 13 hrs ago #4
I did say "or do not care if they do" AZJonnie 13 hrs ago #5
Fair. Forgive me if I read too fast and missed your point. yliza 13 hrs ago #9
And that's because REAL history is no longer taught in schools Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #7
Our world history teacher was former OSS, and boy oh boy, was that class a deep dive Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #16
Trump and MAGA are well aligned with Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism"... AntiFascist 13 hrs ago #11
The fascist thing comes from a video game according to stuff posted here rzemanfl 13 hrs ago #12
It may be related to more than one video game, one of which I mentioned in my post AZJonnie 13 hrs ago #13
There is too much stuff flying around. rzemanfl 13 hrs ago #14
incompetents rule and nothing make sense bagimin 12 hrs ago #17
I'd prefer a t-shirt that had the past tenses of the verbs rzemanfl 9 hrs ago #24
I'm 58 MW67 12 hrs ago #19
here is the original 'Mike from PA' post that Conway quoted: Celerity 13 hrs ago #6
Trumpers likes to eat their own. Puppyjive 13 hrs ago #8
The the whole point of Groyper aesthetics is shitposting and plausible deniability, hence some of the attributes WhiskeyGrinder 13 hrs ago #10
This white nationalist on white nationalist crime has got to stop. Lucky Luciano 12 hrs ago #15
Look at the entirity of the evidence... it'll all be public within a few days. WarGamer 12 hrs ago #18
Yes, Im sure we can just trust and wait for Patel's FBI.... SamuelTheThird 12 hrs ago #20
Family, friends... the roommate... there will be lots of sources. WarGamer 11 hrs ago #22
Seems like a lot is known already. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #26
But how much is true? WarGamer 5 hrs ago #27
I had to look this one up angrychair 11 hrs ago #21
I too had never heard of "groyper" Skittles 11 hrs ago #23
Bella Ciao is featured in a violent video game LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #25
IMO this kid is not a leftist BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #28
Yeah, anything that possibly points to it, leads to something else. Even Bella Caio..LOL LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #29
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