Is "radical-left" violence really on the rise in America?

[Brenda]

This is an article from THE ECONOMIST of all people.

On september 10th Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist, was shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah. Although a suspect is in custody, the motive of the killer is still unknown. President Donald Trump, who has himself been the target of gunmen, pinned the blame on rhetoric from the “radical left”. Assessing political violence in America is inherently subjective: analysts must determine which forms of violence count as political and assign ideological labels to attackers or victims. But the studies and datasets available—largely compiled by researchers whom sceptical conservatives would probably dismiss as biased—suggest that the killing of Mr Kirk is not representative of broader trends.

Might is Right
United States, criminal cases* involving political violence, by ideology
(Can't copy the info on the chart but here's what it means)
black = Left
light grey = Other
dark grey = Islamist
red = Right

It spans from 1990 - 2025.

One paper by Celinet Duran of the State University of New York at Oswego studied political violence between 1990 and 2020. It found that there were far more frequent and deadly attacks by the hard-right than the hard-left, although left-wing violence increased throughout the study period. A separate tally by the Anti-Defamation League, an advocacy group, shows that 76% of extremist-related murders over the past decade were committed by those on the right. Such tallies, however, depend on how extremism is defined and how ideology is assigned. The adl uses public records such as media reports and police filings to reach their numbers. But those who commit violence often leave a messy trail of resentments that defy easy classification, and some are clearly mentally ill.

https://archive.ph/iALcQ

[Lovie777]

1. Just the opposite....

[Cirsium]

2. What "radical left?"

There isn't any "radical left" in the US. If someone can tell me where this "radial left" is, that would be great. I'll join them.

[Skittles]

4. you know

the ones that want stuff like....... HEALTHCARE FOR ALL or......TRANSGENDER FOLK TREATED LIKE HUMAN BEINGS!

[Scrivener7]

9. AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! You spew danger! Next you'll say "Tax the rich!" AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

That's exactly the same as murder!!!!

[Brenda]

7. Yep. There are all kinds of Radical Right Groups

like the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Neo-Nazis, KKK, etc.

The only Radical Left I've heard of is Antifa, which is absurd because it's ANTI-FASCIST just like our Greatest Generation was, and they aren't a violence-based militia type group.

Anything else is just made-up boogie man crap.

[Klarkashton]

3. NO

There is essentially no "far left' resistance anymore.
You would immediately be shot or put away for 100 years or at least lose your job if you speak out.
The smart leftists have said "fuck it I'm not giving up my life for shit people that want this trump shit"
And have gone into themselves.

[Bayard]

5. Funny thing....

When you ask for an example of a Dem gun rampage, they get quiet.

[Brenda]

8. No shit.

The gaslighting is so fucking ridiculous. Nobody can name a Leftist attacker yet everyone in America knows the names Dylan Roof, Eric Rudolf, etc. ad nauseam.

[surfered]

10. My previous post with source

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220636001

[Brenda]

12. Great, thanks.

Maybe people should flood this information into the email boxes and phone lines of MSM?

[markodochartaigh]

11. Terms are meaningless in the US,

and this is on purpose. When terms have hazy meanings the Overton Window is easily shifted. In the 60's "radical left" meant Black Panthers and Symbionese Liberation Army. Today the US reich-wing would have us believe that the "radical left" is anyone who supports a woman's right to choose when to have a baby, supports a livable minimum wage, or supports the immigration that we need to keep our population from declining.

And the bar graph shown looks flaky as hell to me. I'm going to check out the article. The Economist, while a bit right of center doesn't usually reference quackery.

[Iggo]

13. I'm gonna go with...No?

I don’t really have a scientific sampling or anything. It just feels like the more we don’t show up, the more they hurt each other instead. Kinda interesting. Kinda scary. And almost funny.