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Since 1975, right-wing terrorists have killed 5.5x as many people as left-wing terrorists.

by JohnTHaller 1y ago

bad_username 1y ago
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- rstuart4133 1y ago
  Seriously? Attempted Trump assassination, July 13, 2024. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was a registered Republican.
  - KevinMS 1y ago
    discredits the whole list IMO
- whn1138 1y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_legislators https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_...
- tzs 1y ago
  Here's a site that made a list [1]. > In 2018, Cesar Altieri Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years prison for sending pipe bombs to nine prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Maxine Waters. Sayoc was a registered Republican. > In 2020, 13 men attempted to punish Michigan’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer for enforcing Covid lockdown measures. All were far right extremists. > Roy Den Hollander murdered human rights lawyer Marc Angelucci in July 2020. He then tried to kill district judge Esther Salas, but succeeded instead in murdering her son and seriously wounding her husband. Hollander was a far right Trump supporter. > Quintez Brown attempted to kill Democratic Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Craig Greenberg, in February 2022. Brown was motivated by Black nationalism, pan-Africanism and revolutionary socialism. > In October 2022 David DePape seriously injured Paul Pelosi with a hammer while seeking to kill House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. DePape is a far right Trump supporter. > In December 2022, Solomon Peña paid gunmen to attack the houses of Democrat state lawmakers in New Mexico. Peña is a registered Republican and a former candidate for state office. > Craig Robertson was shot and killed by FBI agents in August 2023 while being arrested for threats against President Joe Biden and others. Robertson was an army veteran with extreme right wing views. > Donald Trump himself was targeted at a July 2024 rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter Thomas Crooks killed one attendee and injured three others, including Trump, whose ear was cut by a flying fragment. Crooks was a registered Republican. > Another attempt on Trump’s life, thwarted before completion, was made by Trump voter Ryan Routh in September 2024. The trial is continuing. > In April 2025, Cody Balmer attempted to kill Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro in an arson attack which caused extensive property damage but no injuries. Balmer was a Trump supporter at the time. > The Democrat Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were killed by avid Trump supporter and registered Republican Vance Boelter in June 2025. > Boelter then attempted to murder Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and succeeded in seriously injuring the senator and his wife. [1] https://azexpress.net/en/posts/509/none-of-the-last-31-political-attacks-was-by-anyone-from-the-left-not-one-we-can-count-them https://azexpress.net/en/posts/509/none-of-the-last-31-polit...
  - FreakLegion 1y ago
    That list seems to be limited to political targets. If we widen the net to political motivations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_Walmart_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_Walmart_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shooting And many more, including the Evergreen High School shooting that happened the same day Kirk was killed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_High_School_(Colorado)#2025_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_High_School_(Colorad... The only recent-ish example I can think of from the left is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_baseball_practice_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_baseball_practic...
- JohnTHaller 1y ago
  A right wing terrorist assassinated the Democratic Speaker of the House of Minnesota, her husband, and their dog in their own home just a few months ago. The terrorist had a target list of other Democratic law makers, abortion rights advocates, and abortion providers. It didn't get a ton of coverage even in the United States due to all the right-wing nastiness on the regular.
  - yahway 1y ago
    Your opening statement is opinionated, factually incorrect, and unnecessarily divisive. Murder is not a matter of left or right as it stems from individual pathology, often tied to mental illness. Political affiliation is irrelevant in such cases. Labeling and name-calling only deepen division and hostility. Conservatism, at its core, has historically meant preserving traditions, though its positions have shifted over time. Similarly, progressive movements have had both positive and negative impacts depending on the era. I personally refuse to align fully with either side. What I do oppose is the deliberate incitement of hatred through oversimplification and demonization. That kind of rhetoric, not one’s political affiliation, undermines the principles America was built upon.
- UmGuys 1y ago
  This is a very odd take and shows your media bubble. The real stats are 7-10x in favor of right wing violence. They have the title for most destructive with OKC bombing, frequency, body count, etc. All stats are at least an order of magnitude greater for right wing violence. It's even difficult to find examples of left violence. The famous examples provided are "BLM Riots" which were mostly peaceful protests against violence. It's all spin.
  - yahway 1y ago
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    - toshinoriyagi 1y ago
      The discussion above was about violence stemming from political ideology. You will have to provide evidence that the murders in Chicago are politically motivated.

Since 1975, right-wing terrorists have killed 5.5x as many people as left-wing terrorists.

bad_username 1y ago

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rstuart4133 1y ago
Seriously? Attempted Trump assassination, July 13, 2024. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was a registered Republican.
- KevinMS 1y ago
  discredits the whole list IMO
whn1138 1y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_legislators https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_...
tzs 1y ago
Here's a site that made a list [1]. > In 2018, Cesar Altieri Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years prison for sending pipe bombs to nine prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Maxine Waters. Sayoc was a registered Republican. > In 2020, 13 men attempted to punish Michigan’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer for enforcing Covid lockdown measures. All were far right extremists. > Roy Den Hollander murdered human rights lawyer Marc Angelucci in July 2020. He then tried to kill district judge Esther Salas, but succeeded instead in murdering her son and seriously wounding her husband. Hollander was a far right Trump supporter. > Quintez Brown attempted to kill Democratic Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Craig Greenberg, in February 2022. Brown was motivated by Black nationalism, pan-Africanism and revolutionary socialism. > In October 2022 David DePape seriously injured Paul Pelosi with a hammer while seeking to kill House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. DePape is a far right Trump supporter. > In December 2022, Solomon Peña paid gunmen to attack the houses of Democrat state lawmakers in New Mexico. Peña is a registered Republican and a former candidate for state office. > Craig Robertson was shot and killed by FBI agents in August 2023 while being arrested for threats against President Joe Biden and others. Robertson was an army veteran with extreme right wing views. > Donald Trump himself was targeted at a July 2024 rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter Thomas Crooks killed one attendee and injured three others, including Trump, whose ear was cut by a flying fragment. Crooks was a registered Republican. > Another attempt on Trump’s life, thwarted before completion, was made by Trump voter Ryan Routh in September 2024. The trial is continuing. > In April 2025, Cody Balmer attempted to kill Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro in an arson attack which caused extensive property damage but no injuries. Balmer was a Trump supporter at the time. > The Democrat Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were killed by avid Trump supporter and registered Republican Vance Boelter in June 2025. > Boelter then attempted to murder Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and succeeded in seriously injuring the senator and his wife. [1] https://azexpress.net/en/posts/509/none-of-the-last-31-political-attacks-was-by-anyone-from-the-left-not-one-we-can-count-them https://azexpress.net/en/posts/509/none-of-the-last-31-polit...
- FreakLegion 1y ago
  That list seems to be limited to political targets. If we widen the net to political motivations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_Walmart_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_El_Paso_Walmart_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shooting And many more, including the Evergreen High School shooting that happened the same day Kirk was killed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_High_School_(Colorado)#2025_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_High_School_(Colorad... The only recent-ish example I can think of from the left is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_baseball_practice_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_baseball_practic...
JohnTHaller 1y ago
A right wing terrorist assassinated the Democratic Speaker of the House of Minnesota, her husband, and their dog in their own home just a few months ago. The terrorist had a target list of other Democratic law makers, abortion rights advocates, and abortion providers. It didn't get a ton of coverage even in the United States due to all the right-wing nastiness on the regular.
- yahway 1y ago
  Your opening statement is opinionated, factually incorrect, and unnecessarily divisive. Murder is not a matter of left or right as it stems from individual pathology, often tied to mental illness. Political affiliation is irrelevant in such cases. Labeling and name-calling only deepen division and hostility. Conservatism, at its core, has historically meant preserving traditions, though its positions have shifted over time. Similarly, progressive movements have had both positive and negative impacts depending on the era. I personally refuse to align fully with either side. What I do oppose is the deliberate incitement of hatred through oversimplification and demonization. That kind of rhetoric, not one’s political affiliation, undermines the principles America was built upon.
UmGuys 1y ago
This is a very odd take and shows your media bubble. The real stats are 7-10x in favor of right wing violence. They have the title for most destructive with OKC bombing, frequency, body count, etc. All stats are at least an order of magnitude greater for right wing violence. It's even difficult to find examples of left violence. The famous examples provided are "BLM Riots" which were mostly peaceful protests against violence. It's all spin.
- yahway 1y ago
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  - toshinoriyagi 1y ago
    The discussion above was about violence stemming from political ideology. You will have to provide evidence that the murders in Chicago are politically motivated.