(09-13-2025, 12:05 AM)ANNEE Wrote: Did you read the excuses when I brought this up?
Typical RW replies, I've read it all before.
Sadly nothing will change for the better from the looks of it.
(The first quoted paragraph speaks about the murder of the two democratic lawmakers)
"They are vivid examples of the dangers of both violent political rhetoric and increasing partisan animosity, and the existential stakes of our politics. Early reporting shows that the shooter came from a conservative religious background and listened to media sources like InfoWars, which regularly demonize and dehumanize people on the left. That kind of rhetoric erodes our social norms and creates an environment where an unstable person might direct their violence in a political direction."
"The simple solution is better, more responsible leadership. But it's difficult because our leaders are incentivized to use inflammatory language. Politicians get more attention, and media outlets know that if they have conflict-oriented language they can get more clicks and sell more ads. So we can point to something that would make it better, like using less inflammatory language, but that thing is never going to happen in the current situation."
Is “radical-left” violence really on the rise in America?
Unfortunately, Trump is weaponizing this murder to further incentivize division and hate.