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Two political shootings on the same weekend is as close as we can get to a controlled experiment in media/corporate reactions.
The leftist attacker's overwhelming, public timeline of online radicalization has not resulted in any substantial condemnation or deplatforming action.
The leftist attacker's overwhelming, public timeline of online radicalization has not resulted in any substantial condemnation or deplatforming action.
Unlike the vague stew of toxicity to which the El Paso shooter's actions were ascribed, the Dayton shooter left us with a perfect record of his radicalization and engagement with specific violent ideas and hateful people, none of whom we can expect to fall under any scrutiny.
An Ohio "Socialist Rifle Association" deleted a tweet in which they responded to the shooting in their area by explicitly condoning attacks like it.
(such "direct action" against their enemies is rarely condemned by public facing socialist groups)
archive.fo/AatG1
(such "direct action" against their enemies is rarely condemned by public facing socialist groups)
archive.fo/AatG1
To those conservatives who think they may find peace by joining in condemnation of "supremacy" or whatever, here's an Ohio socialist chapter endorsing gun attacks to combat "misogyny and reactionary ideology" as equal evils.
You will never appease your way off their target list.
You will never appease your way off their target list.
