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Shooting in Buffalo, NY Leaves ~10 Dead, Being Investigated as Hate Crime
ADsOutburst:
--- Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on May 16, 2022, 05:49:58 PM ---Read that somewhere today, probably Townhall or one of their associated sites. Almost had to use eye drops to get my eyes back in their normal position.
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I will add a caveat though: It's possible that this shooter may have had a completely wrong narrative in his head about Rittenhouse, a narrative fed to him by media. Considering this guy is a self-described "authoritarian leftist", that wouldn't be a total surprise
Ptarmigan:
Media Falsely Claim Mass Public Shooters are 'Right-wingers' When They're Environmental Extremists
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2022/05/17/buffalo-shooter-the-environmentalist-n2607365
--- Quote ---If you believe the Los Angeles Times, the Buffalo shooter who left 10 dead emerged from “a far-right ecosystem.” A Rolling Stone headline echoed the claim: “The Buffalo Shooter Isn’t a ‘Lone Wolf.’ He’s a Mainstream Republican.” The New York Times links the mass murderer to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Not to be left out, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) blames Republicans for the attack, claiming: “The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism.”
This latest attack is one in a series of mass public shootings motivated by environmentalism. But you won’t hear that on the news.
In his manifesto, the gunman self-identifies as an “eco-fascist national socialist” and a member of the “mild-moderate authoritarian left.” He expresses concern that minority immigrants have too many children and will damage the environment.
Capitalists, who the shooter argues are destroying the environment, are at the root of much of the problem. “The trade of goods is to be discouraged at all costs,” he demands.
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The killer in Buffalo is a radical environmentalist.
--- Quote ---Of the 82 mass public shootings from January 1998 to May 2021, 9 percent have known or alleged ties to white supremacists, neo-Nazis, or anti-immigrant views, and many of those, such as the Buffalo murderer, hold decidedly socialist, left-wing views. Another nine percent are carried out by people of middle eastern origin, making Middle Easterners, who make up only 0.4% of the country, by far the most likely ethnic/racial group to carry out mass public shootings. Non-Middle Eastern Whites and Hispanics who engage in these attacks are underrepresented as a share of the population. Blacks, Asians, and American Indians commit these attacks at a slightly higher rate than their share of the population.
Seventy-one percent of mass public shooters have no identifiable political views.
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