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  The Wild West still ain’t expired.
context: Its called domestic terrorism >
  
  They're too scared to call them that because it makes the shooters look bad >
  
  It's the elephant in the room. No one wants to admit a third of the country is fascist, for fear of kicking off another civil war. >
  
  Is it a third of the country though? I was trying to calm myself down after watching the Jan 6 documentary with accounts from house members. I was telling myself a third of R’s are fascist, but not a third of actual country. Think it just feels like more because their extremism is  so destructive. >
  
  It doesn’t much matter if it’s not a full third that will instigate such violence if they’ll willingly go along with it, and not speak out against it >
  
  Yes, that’s pretty much what I just said. >
  
  There’s a shitload you left implied, if so. Very vaguely. >
  
  
  that may be connected 
  
  We're way past 'may' be connected. The correct word here is 'how' are they connected. >
  
  It is an unconnected group of confused disgruntled individuals in no way reflecting any one political ideology. It's time to talk about how mental health issues . . . oh, wait, it's coordinated Q'Nazis champing at the bit to start Civil War II. Can't call this terrorism because it would offend . . . people. >
  
  The evergreen "mental health" excuse is such bullshit, because mental health is a major issue in America. But every single one of these conversations goes the same way:
  "It's not a gun/nazi/right-wing-propaganda issue, it's a mental health issue!"
  "Okay, so let's fund mental health care to make sure everyone in the country has access."
  "What!? No! Thats.. socialism!" >
  
  While this is purely anecdotal, anyone and everyone I know (including myself) with a mental health issue isn’t violent, at least not in the way these people want to think mental health issues “cause” violence. And last I checked “mental health issues” cross all political ideologies, class, and race. Though diagnosis and treatment is wildly biased and different between the latter two >
  
  My mental health issues occasionally result in violence. But I try to pick bar fights I know I'll lose so at least there's that. >
  
  I would still argue that’s way different than picking up a gun and shooting at someone/something associated with a different political view than you - to own the libs
  ETA: I’m sorry to hear that <3 >
  
  I use to do the same thing when I was younger and stupid. That was before it clicked with me that it was really easy for someone to fall, hit their head and dke... i didn't want to end up in jail for manslaughter, or worse, the person I fought with to end up with manslaughter.
  I'd say you're right. I see it as an extension of self destructive behaviour, not necessarily violence ror violence sake, or violence as a means of a goal.
  I do regret involving other people in my self destructive attitude. >
  
  Fun fact:  you can get a murder charge for that, not just manslaughter. >
  
  I'd think murder 2nd degree would be the most likely charge... A probability moreso than a possibility >
  
  Manslaughter.  Intent was to get self harmed, not to harm another.  And while the actions are reckless, the act of picking a fight isn't one with a high risk of death.  So manslaughter, assault, possibly reckless endangerment. >
  
  Call it what it actually is! Domestic Terrorism >
  
  But McCarthy just got done saying how the GOP plans to defund the FBI from the House chamber. >
  
  Ahh yes, the party of law and order.  Thin blue line.  Except for the feds apparently >
  
  Conservatives say "WE ARE ALL DOMESTIC TERRORISTS!"
  And I believe them. >
  
  “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That’s why it’s important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are.” ~ Maya Angelou >
  
  More than 3/4 of extremist violence in the US is right wing.  Left wing extremist violence isn't even 2nd place, it's third, behind religious extremism.  
  The amount of right wing extremist violence has been growing for years.
  edit:  Sources were posted below, in reply to a now deleted comment. >
  
  I'd count religious extremism as right wing aswell most of the time >
  
  You don't hear about unitarians shooting up Temples. 10 times out of 10 it's someone from an extremist right wing religious sect. >
  
  Mhmm, because it was all Muslim extremists over here blowing up abortion clinics and federal buildings before that. >
  
  "We are all domestic terrorists" - GOP >
  
  I mean, I SHOULD HOPE they'd be investigating domestic terrorists?! >
  
  Local proud boys, I mean, patriot front, I mean, cops be like, "don't know if it's politically motivated" >
  
  No it was the Oath Keepers. Wait, I meant Atomwaffen. No no, Boogaloo Boys maybe? >
  
  Trumpists. Fascists. Nazis.
  Weird how many different words there are for the same pieces of shit. >
  
  Nat Cs is my favorite. >
  
  It's a blue state here, but when you do run into conservatives, they tend to be extra crazy. Had some guy bust out cussing dems/liberals out at a traffic light during the election and wish us dead. Too bad I didn't get his plates, could be that psycho. >
  
  I live in California, and had an old Republican get super upset at me for not wanting to enter a business where the staff was unmasked, in January 2021 when 4k people were dying a day.  
  He threatened to beat me half to death.  
  Wasn't even his business.  He was just a customer.  Just insane.
  We also had one of those Trump trains terrorize our city a few times.  Blocking our fire department and hospital entry, going through neighborhoods and hammering on horns at 7 am on a Sunday... >
  
  
  Blocking our fire department
  
  The cool thing about fire engines is that they weigh a lot don't care if you're in the way, they'll push your dumb ass to somewhere more convenient and go about their merry way. And it's legal for them to do. I've actually seen this happen before on two occasions.
  And if you park near a hydrant, they'll bust out your windows to run a line, and then you get to pay for the windows and the ticket that you'll get. >
  
  And you'd better hope like heck your shattered window doesn't cut the hose they fed through you car... or you're paying for that too. >
  
  Pretty sure those hoses are leaky anyway. Your car is getting fucked. >
  
  They are indeed. >
  
  Can't put party ideology behind bars. It's going to take a change in politics to correct the systemic problem. >
  
  Yeah, it's really hard to try to contain this stuff when we have Fox News broadcasting the same far right conspiracy theories that mass shooters are putting in manifestos >
  
  I mean, you can. You can put the people that did this in federal prison for terrorism. You can punish anyone that had a hand in starting it. You can enact something in the law that forces Fox News to tell the fucking truth if it wants to keep "News" in it's name. >
  
  
  You can enact something in the law that forces Fox News to tell the fucking truth if it wants to keep "News" in it's name.
  
  I can 100% guarantee you that if they changed from Fox News to Fox (literally anything else) not only would people still suck it all up, but they'd use the whole situation as 'THEY'RE TAKING OVER OUR MEDIA! ITS NOW A POLICE STATE' which would make everything (imo) significantly worse. >
  
  Oh yeah, you're right. Better just never do anything and let the fascism take hold. >
  
  The right happily considers themselves terrorists >
  
  I bet every single one of the people who were involved in this believes they need guns to fight the government Incase it becomes too tyrannical >
  
  Sounds like a job for an automatic response turret. If someone shoots a projectile at your house there is nothing morally wrong at all with sending one right back.
  Electric substations also like this message. >
  
  Loudspeaker Turns On. 
  “Target(s) acquired: You are… thirty feet from being fired upon”. 
  “Bullshit!”
  “Facial recognition completed: Open firing” >
  
  A particular political party office and people who stand for / work for said party are being attacked, how ever could they be connected. Come on, the amount of mental gymnastics that conservatives have to do to feel like the world is out to get them is laughable. There is no need for a conspiracy here people if it quacks like a duck and looks like a duck it’s a politically motivated crime…ffs. >
  
  more GOP domestic terrorism I suspect >
  
  So that happened. Super normal right? >
  
  For domestic terrorists. Yes >
  
  I'm guessing this is unrelated to the politicians and spokespersons calling for violence against Democrats, just a lone wolf or whatever >
  
  From stochastic to domestic in roughly a decade, nice. >
  
  Hey cool, more right wing terrorism >
  
  Say the words:
  Radical Republican Terrorism >
  
  It's just regular republican terrorists. They're all radicalized and so it's not radical anymore >
  
  These right-wing terrorists are getting out of hand. >
  
  It’s infuriating that someone using a gun as intended auto = mental health issues in the news. People have been murdering people since, well, people.
  We have to start calling a spade a spade when it fits: this is domestic terrorism because someone wants their way and they will murder to get it. Plain and simple. >
  
  Grand Old Party of Terrorism. >
  
  Republicans have nothing but violence to make their statement 'cause they're 100% in the wrong and deep down they know it. What a pathetic bunch of losers. >
  
  Republicans are all about controlling the “little” people.  Anarchy, racism and their Bibles are their only ammunition.  They realized they’d lost control when America decided a well-loved black President deserved a second term.  It completely broke them to the abyss that Donald Trump seemed like a good idea.  Let them 🔥 >
  
  Why does America have such a massive boner for letting their citizens get shot and terrorized >
  
  It isn’t all of us. It is approx half of us. >
  
  Why does this link to a picture with a link below it to the actual article? Is this a mobile issue? >
  
  It's maga terrorists of course and the FBI must start cracking down on the white supremacists terrorists groups... just as soon as they get the white supremacist agents out of the FBI >
  
  But you know they'd be all over it if a BLM protestor broke a single window. >
  
  Or failed to recycle a bottle. >
  
  Let me go ahead and solve this thing. It is some trashy Republicans >
  
  Better hurry. Kevin's gonna try to cut your funding on Monday... >
  
  That’s an alt right myth that those sheep believe. The Congress can’t cut funding to the FBI. The agency is funded through the executive branch. >
  
  The FBI is administered through the executive branch, but it's funded by Congress.
  But you're correct it's a myth that the House could just cut their funding like that. >
  
  They will instead open multiple investigations into the FBI and DOJ leadership and try to destroy their reputations when it comes to any investigations into right wing terrorism. It will all be a "witch hunt," while the Feds raiding LGBTQIA book stores will be encouraged. >
  
  The ghost of senator McCarthy (who has no shame) enters the chat >
  
  I would fucking hope so. >
  
  some people dont want ANYONE turning left in albuquerque... >
  
  This is domestic terrorism and the shooters must be punished accordingly. >
  
  Unrelated, but how is this allowable content on this sub if Rule 5 against paywalls uses the reasoning that all users should be able to access the content? This trash site locks out all (!) requests from the EU because they are too lazy to comply with GDPR. >
  
  Any one of them have a neighbor with a counter-surveillance “Big Brother DoorBell”?
  The vid would be lovely. I’m certain we’d get at least a vehicle description. >
  
  The website blocks visitors from Europe.
  Can someone please paste the article? >
  
  Make an example of the perps >
  
  Boy, this is starting to get a little out of hand. >
  
  So, we just passed the “Political intimidation and violence” signpost on the way to becoming Iran or Nigeria. Cool. >
  
  Were unironically hitting stage 8 of the 10 stages of genocide when it comes to anti lgbtq propaganda currently. >
  
  Mark my words: it is from the MAGA crowds >
  
  Start visiting Republican gun owners that live down the street.
  Send the ATF, they LOVE those guys. >
  
  This is the EXACT reason why I'm horrified that Trump was floated as a possible Speaker Of The House. >
  
  Probably just a coincidence that all this happened around the time the speaker was getting voted on for the umpteenth time. Yup, totally unrelated, I'm sure. >
  
  It didn't. It started in December.