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BannonsLiver

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28. IMO this kid is not a leftist

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:07 AM

Sep 2025

I know some trolls/closeted Trump supporters are invested in that narrative, even here. But based on what’s known so far:

1. He’s a terminally online soulless gamer consumed by that culture to the point of nuttery but with totally incoherent political beliefs.

2. He’s a groyper who hated Kirk because he wasn’t enough of a RWNJ and viewed him as a fascist. As others have pointed out the groyper/mainstream maga turf war is real. Groypers see Trump and media influencers like Kirk as establishment types who have sold out the movement. Unfortunately this is too nuanced for our media to consistently and accurately convey.

3. 1 and 2 in some combination.

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George Conway repost on Bluesky. In case anyone wrongly believes "Bella Ciao" meant the shooter is a leftist [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2025 OP

Don't be surprised if the media downplays this and just says he was just a troubled young man tulipsandroses Sep 2025 #1

This will be stuffed right down the memory hole. NCDem47 Sep 2025 #3

Right, and it's because they are dumb fucking kids who know jack about history AZJonnie Sep 2025 #2

I guarantee you that some of them know yliza Sep 2025 #4

I did say "or do not care if they do" AZJonnie Sep 2025 #5

Fair. Forgive me if I read too fast and missed your point. yliza Sep 2025 #9

And that's because REAL history is no longer taught in schools Jilly_in_VA Sep 2025 #7

Our world history teacher was former OSS, and boy oh boy, was that class a deep dive Attilatheblond Sep 2025 #16

Trump and MAGA are well aligned with Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism"... AntiFascist Sep 2025 #11

The fascist thing comes from a video game according to stuff posted here rzemanfl Sep 2025 #12

It may be related to more than one video game, one of which I mentioned in my post AZJonnie Sep 2025 #13

There is too much stuff flying around. rzemanfl Sep 2025 #14

incompetents rule and nothing make sense bagimin Sep 2025 #17

I'd prefer a t-shirt that had the past tenses of the verbs rzemanfl Sep 2025 #24

I'm 58 MW67 Sep 2025 #19

here is the original 'Mike from PA' post that Conway quoted: Celerity Sep 2025 #6

Trumpers likes to eat their own. Puppyjive Sep 2025 #8

The the whole point of Groyper aesthetics is shitposting and plausible deniability, hence some of the attributes WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2025 #10

This white nationalist on white nationalist crime has got to stop. Lucky Luciano Sep 2025 #15

Look at the entirity of the evidence... it'll all be public within a few days. WarGamer Sep 2025 #18

Yes, Im sure we can just trust and wait for Patel's FBI.... SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #20

Family, friends... the roommate... there will be lots of sources. WarGamer Sep 2025 #22

We can already see Patel put his thumb on the scale SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #30

Seems like a lot is known already. BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #26

But how much is true? WarGamer Sep 2025 #27

I had to look this one up angrychair Sep 2025 #21

I too had never heard of "groyper" Skittles Sep 2025 #23

Bella Ciao is featured in a violent video game LeftInTX Sep 2025 #25

IMO this kid is not a leftist BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #28

Yeah, anything that possibly points to it, leads to something else. Even Bella Caio..LOL LeftInTX Sep 2025 #29