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markodochartaigh

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9. I know how it is in

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:04 PM

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Texas. When some reich-wing nut job shoots a Black person a whole lot of people ask "What did the Black person do to get themselves shot." You may just shrug this remark off, but those people really do believe that it was the fault of the victim that they were killed.

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Americans see left and right violence as equal issues. The data doesn't. [View all] surfered Friday OP

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

Yes JBTaurus83 Friday #2

True dat (!) Marcuse Friday #3

Because all the money is all in one direction Johonny Friday #4

Starts at the top. Old Crank Friday #5

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

That says it all. spanone Saturday #7

That's messaging. Scrivener7 Saturday #8

I know how it is in markodochartaigh Saturday #9

And that was a 2021 study. In 2022, 2023 and 2024, all US extremist killings were by the right wing muriel_volestrangler Sunday #10

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