Posted on 08/06/2019 2:48:49 PM PDT by Magnatron
Amidst the disturbing trend of political conflict in the United States escalating into violence, it has been a staple of conventional wisdom that the real danger comes almost entirely from the far right. Thus, after journalist Andy Ngo was beaten up by activists from the militant left-wing “Antifascist” movement at a protest in late June, commentators such as Vox’s Zack Beauchamp cautioned against attempts to portray Antifa’s record of violent behavior as even remotely comparable to that of far-right extremists. Beauchamp quoted an Anti-Defamation League primer on Antifa which said, “To date, there have not been any known Antifa-related murders.”
But is that still true today? We don’t know if Connor Betts, the 24-year-old Ohio man who killed nine people (including his own sister) and wounded 27 more when he opened fire on a crowded street in Dayton on Sunday, had any involvement with Antifa. But Betts’s Twitter trail makes it clear that he was a hardcore leftist who embraced some fairly extreme ideas—and, in some cases, advocated violence toward political enemies in Antifa-style language.
The profile for the now-suspended Twitter account @iamthespookster, confirmed as belonging to Betts, identifies him as a “leftist” (and specifies his personal pronouns, a common left-wing calling card). The posts on the account show that Betts—a registered Democrat—was an Elizabeth Warren supporter and a fan of the progressive “Squad,” but also had far more radical political interests.
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Where's Captain Obvious when you need him?
Just his band alone indicates severe mental illness.
Menstrual Munchies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3769588/posts
Why do we never hear anything about this:
Sixty-two (62) people have been killed in mass shootings in 2019.
Source:https://time.com/5643553/2019-mass-shootings-list/
Two hundred ninety-three (293) people have been killed in Chicago in 2019.
Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-homicides-data-tracker-htmlstory.html
Not only was Betts an active member of Anti-Fa, he was a member of their gun toting arm!
the vast bulk of shootings in Chiraq are among blacks.
I can’t recall a single domestic instance of a conservative going on a shooting rampage. As far as I know, every last one has been either a lefty or a crazy or a combination thereof where the warning signs were clear but no one did jack shit.
Well over 90% of random violence is committed by inner city residents... and they’re not right-wingers
Where did you get that from as I want to use it in an argument.
A card carrying member of ANTIFA.
I counted those...I got 18 whites out of 98.....
Both mass murderers - El Paso and Dayton - were leftists.
it has been a staple of conventional wisdom that the real danger comes almost entirely from the far right.
Deflection. Conventional wisdom is BS.
The far left will amp up the violence up to the election and when Trump wins, they will have nothing to lose.
Someone posted it here earlier
Here is the link
https://d2u3dcdbebyaiu.cloudfront.net/uploads/atch_img/865/de96dd4f1f6439b4202767f390d81959.jpeg
Betts is just the latest in a long list of Democrat party martyrs.
Imagine how it would feel if Trump hadn’t won. I’d have lost my mind too by now.Everyday Trump is President is a good day.Amen.
Every time there is a headline that makes sense I know it will be from an obscure website that I never heard of before.
It’s not an indictment on this source of course but merely impugning the propaganda press...yes, again.
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