Radical right wing mass violence sits dangerously close to Republican politics - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow, joined by Kathleen Belew, an expert on the white power movement in the United States, looks at the interconnectedness of radical, right-wing mass killings and Republican politics under Donald Trump that has embraced some of the same ideology. - Aired on 05/08/2023.

[niyad]

1. This was one of the very few times that I have seen Rachel nearly losing it.

Looked several times like she was fighting back tears or just wanted to scream.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I certainly can't blame her, even Lawrence O'Donnell described how frustrated and sick he felt

He said he felt "disgusted, sickened and utterly hopeless." I think that's a good description of how we all feel - and yet it keeps happening over and over and over...

[niyad]

3. Exactly. I had just seen that LO segment as well.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. As usual, Rachel went far beyond the shooting and talked about the surge of supremacy

And what she called "white supremacist mass murder." She said they are not only getting these ideas fro, Fox and right-wing radio, but that TFG not only invited nazi sympathizers to dinner, but they're invited to perform at Mar-a-Lago including one she named who contends that all presidential assassins in history were Jewish. I don't blame her for feeling shook up, that shakes me up, too.

[multigraincracker]

5. Where TFG goes, the RWDS are sure to follow

Go together like a horse and carriage.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Which is frightening as hell.

But like he said on January 6th, he's not afraid of them, they are "his people."