Another day, another right wing terrorist.

[Initech]

When are we going to wake up and realize that the right wing propaganda is the problem? You can make all the connections you want about guns and the people who purchase them. But one thing that all of the recent mass shooters have in common that isn't nearly being talked about enough. The killers were all radicalized by ultra radical hate propaganda. And it comes in many forms - Fox News, Infowars, AM radio, Sinclair Broadcasting, Joe Rogan, Twitter, Ben Shapiro, TPUSA, the list goes on and on and on.

And before you say "Oh we have to address left wing propaganda too!!", shut the fuck up. There is no left wing equivalent to Infowars or Fox News. The right wing has thousands of programs to choose from, and you can get them almost tailor made to your preferred level of racism that you're willing to tolerate. We don't have anything like that. And right wing shows, despite that there's thousands of them - ALL SELL THE SAME PRODUCT. You could seriously interchange one host from the other and it wouldn't make much of a difference. There's an economic term for that, it's called a "perfectly competitive industry".

The Maine shooter is just another victim of what happens when one falls down the right wing conspiracy theory talk show wormhole. Just like the Uvalde shooter. Or the Illinois shooter. Or Kyle Rittenhouse. Or Ashlii Babbitt, who the right wing is trying to make a martyr out of. This shit does serious damage to people's mental health. If we are going to make serious progress on the gun issue, we have to address the danger and damage that too much right wing extremist propaganda is doing to people. None of it is good. And it's not good for people and it's not good for America.The talk shows are holding this country hostage in favor of talking points.

Sean Hannity, Alex Jones, Steve Bannon, Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump Jr, and the like make money off of scrambling people's brains and turning them into mush. They do it every single night too. And it's inspiring people to do some absolutely horrible things. Like what's happening in Maine. And if we don't address it seriously, it will happen again. And again and again and again. The talk shows sell you the problem using fear porn - too many criminals, bad things happening, etc and then they sell you the solution - buy a gun. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's stochastic terrorism. It's the cycle of death and it screws us all.

[GreenWave]

1. If it one of "their guys" they quickly play the insanity card to avoid gun control.

They have already confirmed this latest guy fits that profile but is somehow sane enough to outwit over 100 professionals looking for him.

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. Right wing FOX and hate radio provide the steady injection of bile. Mix with easy assault

weapon access, and let Tucker suggest some targets...and there you go: Domestic terrorists.

Tucker, Trump, Hannity, Jones, et al have blood on their (tiny) hands, as well as any ad corporation that pays for their air time.

[Kingofalldems]

3. And their fellow travelers come to DU to post.

When I spot one my first thought is--that person wants us dead.

Kick and rec.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

4. There was a great liberal talk show host in SE Mass years ago

Henry Carreiro-and one night he compared the Repubs to the Nazis. When an angry caller called to dispute him, Henry said the Nazis killed you quick, but the Repubs kill you by inches-no SS, no child care, no health care, etc. I never forgot that. I got to meet him once and I learned a lot.

[Traildogbob]

5. It was

Just last week when Jr posted another coke fueled video of him and his assault rifles and specifically stated, these 30 round clips are not for hunting game. And within days this lunatic went hunting with his many 30 round clips, not for game. But in his mind killing non trumpers IS a shooting GAME.
GQP will NOT ban assault rifles. They are already loaded, standing down and standing by, to take the country Nov 2024. They will never win another election , so guns are the only ballot to them.
Trump daddy told his cult last week, you don’t have to vote, we got that covered, just be at voting sites to intimidate. I predict he will choose Johnson as his new Jesus backed running mate.