The Growing Threat of Political Violence From the Left

Newsweek ^ | 6/11/25 | Jesus Mesa

[DallasBiff]

'Assassination Culture'

While right-wing extremism is regularly dissected and denounced in mainstream media, conservatives have long complained that political violence from the left regularly receives less scrutiny—or is reframed entirely to dismiss the perpetrators' progressive views. This perceived imbalance has fueled a growing belief, often discussed on conservative subreddits, in right-leaning Substacks, and on X, that left-wing violence is minimized or rationalized, while right-wing violence is amplified and condemned.

The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a nonpartisan organization that studies the spread of hate, manipulation, and extremism across digital platforms, has raised these concerns recently. Based at Rutgers University, the group uses machine learning and data analytics to identify emerging threats and ideological patterns online.

"We're witnessing the alarming rise of what the NCRI calls an 'assassination culture,'" said Max Horder of the NCRI, in an interview with Newsweek. "Violence targeting figures like Donald Trump or Elon Musk has gone beyond normalization—it's being sanctified as resistance by parts of the political left."

[DallasBiff]

Prayers for Charlie Kirk. watching MSNBC, they are kind of sympathetic, but the left is the base of political violence.

[rktman]

This all falls in the laps of these POS progressive lib dems.

[cross_bearer_02]

Charlie’s blood is on the dirty, corrupt hands of the left.

JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE KIRK!
JUSTICE FOR IRYNA ZARUKTSA!
JUSTICE FOR AMERICAN PATRIOTS!

[God luvs America]

growing “threat”??? LOL- they have proven to be the most violent scum for more than a decade...

[Chgogal]

I may be wrong, but many if not all political assassinations in the US are perpetrated by leftists/Democrats.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Growing threat? The threat has materialized. They’re shooting conservatives now. They almost managed to kill Trump.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I am thankful that I have no DemonRATS in my family. We can safely get together for the holidays. All of you who have Democrats sitting on the left side of the turkey, please be careful at Thanksgiving. Wear your concealed piece and max out your “situational awareness”. A new poll is coming out advising all Americans with DemonRAT family members will have to be especially careful.

[Steely Tom]

I’m sure they’re behaving this way because they’re winning the argument.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Violence from the left towards conservative speakers on campuses has been around for decades. It's gotten worse, but it is nothing new. Many colleges -- and now some cities -- take the position that it is the fault of those conservatives for going into places and saying things they know will offend some people.

I suspect we'll see some backtracking from some of those folks who have a few remaining shreds of decency. But others on the left will double down.

[Ge0ffrey]

The left must be defeated.

[dznutz]

If the Justice Department or the military are worried that they might trigger the lefty loons to violence if Soetoro, Brennan, Clapper ect… are rounded up and charged for their crimes, might as well start with the arrests right now because the loons showed us what they have planned, arrests or no arrests.

[ClearCase_guy]

I agree. Things need to move on to the next level. Holding back is pointless. Let’s go.

[Chgogal]

“While right-wing extremism is regularly dissected and denounced in mainstream media, conservatives have long complained that political violence from the left regularly receives less scrutiny….”

Oh please, liberal/left wing violence is never scrutinized.

[Adder]

I would say they are behaving this way because the are NOT winning the argument.

[Fledermaus]

For over 150 years

[Zathras]

I’ve said this many times before.
Antifa is a spin-off of one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations ever.
Red Army Faction
Antifa began in Germany and like RAF, called anyone who opposed them “Fascist”.
Murder of those who opposed them was justified.

The main difference is Germany actively opposed them and eventually arrested or killed most members.
Antifa has free rule in Seattle-Portland and is now everywhere in the USA.

[Bullish]

“Right wing extremism”?

It doesn’t even belong on the same page as leftist political violence. There’s been practically zero RWE compared to the decades of constant political violence from the left.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I agree. Things need to move on to the next level. Holding back is pointless. Let’s go.

Right now, most of the country except the hard left will be horrified by this. It is our chance to swing opinion back into respecting freedom of speech, shutting up the "words are violence" and "silence is violence" dirtbags, and actually uniting most of the country behind the right ideas.

Responding to their random acts of violence with our own undermines everything, and plays into their hands. Let them reap the public reaction to their own excesses.

[ClearCase_guy]

So your plan to sit back and wait for the Media to stir up the general population against Democrat violence and rally support for President Trump?

I think President Trump should start arresting trouble-makers. And pull FCC licenses for some of the trouble-makers.

[G Larry]

The problem for Conservative Christians is that we want to go to Heaven.

This inhibits us from arming up and going on offense.

The Left has no such inhibitions and uses that to their advantage.