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76. The right has been accusing the left of being cowardly, pacifist pansies for decades.

Reply to harumph (Reply #60)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 04:49 PM

Sep 2025

Suddenly, we're all supposed to be bloodthirsty killers.

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Looks like those who guessed that the shooter would be a maga rwnj [View all] mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 OP

Look for a "he secretly pulled a 180, and was radicalized by the left" narrative. RockRaven Sep 2025 #1

Oh, they already are relayerbob Sep 2025 #12

Yep, blaming his exposure to leftist college professors Attilatheblond Sep 2025 #20

They Have to shift blame IbogaProject Sep 2025 #23

Or their ideology. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #72

On Fox News they're claiming Diraven Sep 2025 #16

I saw a professor's post that said, "if I could indoctrinate my students, I'd make them read the syllabus." nt spooky3 Sep 2025 #17

🤣🤣🤣🤣 mchill Sep 2025 #34

It's true róisín_dubh Sep 2025 #47

I saw a post from a second grade teacher BlueKota Sep 2025 #54

I posted something similar on threads earlier moose65 Sep 2025 #77

not community college: Utah State University Celerity Sep 2025 #25

Quick.....have the National Guard occupy Utah!! n/t AdamGG Sep 2025 #40

Gotta be nice when you have - or are provided - excuses to exclaim horrible behavior. calimary Sep 2025 #81

That's already being pushed on the rwnj sites I monitor. SeattleVet Sep 2025 #21

Actually, I am finding arguments from other posters who say that Jack Valentino Sep 2025 #43

Have seen that on other sites as well. It's gang violence period. PortTack Sep 2025 #74

Yeah, those liberal electrican instructors LogDog75 Sep 2025 #39

Nope, DC current 😁 gab13by13 Sep 2025 #52

AC-DC - Swings both ways. reACTIONary Sep 2025 #73

"The Left", is anyone that uses their head a bit to figure things out... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2025 #67

It takes rigid, authoritarian, paranoid minds bucolic_frolic Sep 2025 #2

Critical Thinking. multigraincracker Sep 2025 #32

That was basically my point Cosmocat Sep 2025 #45

I think it's more accurate to say that in general, left leaners are slower to resort to violence harumph Sep 2025 #60

The right has been accusing the left of being cowardly, pacifist pansies for decades. sop Sep 2025 #76

Was he radicalized by Fuentes? Sneederbunk Sep 2025 #3

I think he was radicalized by his family Farmer-Rick Sep 2025 #14

I dont get the sense they got him there Cosmocat Sep 2025 #46

He was so young. A weird combo of Groyper Army, gaming culture, and manosphere... pat_k Sep 2025 #31

Wow, Ellie Reeve's observation is a good one, particularly for the RWNJ who are blaming the left. FadedMullet Sep 2025 #35

She seems to know of what she speaks. pat_k Sep 2025 #36

Nick Fuentes, republican, white supremacist, misogynist, antisemite, Holocaust denier. Norrrm Sep 2025 #59

Pretzelogic Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #63

Steely Dan much? Ligyron Sep 2025 #75

I do Clouds Passing Sep 2025 #78

And this is important because of the violence that comes from the right is way more than from the left uponit7771 Sep 2025 #4

I am seeing bothsiderism comments in the NYT tonekat Sep 2025 #19

Statistical likelihood was in favor. MaineBlueBear Sep 2025 #5

lol yeah, i heard that. stupid rat Gov. but...he did give other good points. Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #9

This won't be popular, but I want to step in and defend Spencer Cox pat_k Sep 2025 #33

Interesting that one white wing racist assassinated another. Silent Type Sep 2025 #6

Not racist enough for a racist roamer65 Sep 2025 #8

Saying XCSki Sep 2025 #11

In the end, I think this guy will turn out to be like most of similar shooters, young, living at home, Silent Type Sep 2025 #29

He shared an apartment with a friend 10 minutes from his parents' home LogDog75 Sep 2025 #41

Gee, and what else do those types also have in common? W_HAMILTON Sep 2025 #44

I guessed that the shooter would be a maga rwnj. markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #7

Remember the old Bolsheviks? JanMichael Sep 2025 #10

When you finally get a utopia of like-minded people, they will soon split into two main groups of true believers. The m Norrrm Sep 2025 #55

I was way off. StarryNite Sep 2025 #13

No professional Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #15

Nope RandiFan1290 Sep 2025 #48

My thinking was if it had been one if us ms liberty Sep 2025 #18

Knew it before the news came out Picaro Sep 2025 #22

Same. Delarage Sep 2025 #24

Yep, me too blubunyip Sep 2025 #27

What do I win? yourout Sep 2025 #26

I'm honestly a little disappointed. Queso Delicioso Sep 2025 #28

He was a Groyper AncientOfDays Sep 2025 #30

Link? RandomNumbers Sep 2025 #50

Link Heidi Sep 2025 #57

Thanks! will read it. RandomNumbers Sep 2025 #58

David Shuster posted something (yesterday, IIRC) about this. keep_left Sep 2025 #71

lots of articles AncientOfDays Sep 2025 #82

85% chance you would be right. Old Crank Sep 2025 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Sep 2025 #38

Maybe they'll agree to withhold the death penalty AdamGG Sep 2025 #42

The trolls are losing their mind over calling him a "Groyper" RandiFan1290 Sep 2025 #49

Sucker bet. Missed an opportunity to sucker a MAGAt. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #51

Anyone with common sense could see that. Emile Sep 2025 #53

White, Christian, gun rights supporter, Second Amendment solution. republican family, Trumpster, straight, non-trans, Norrrm Sep 2025 #56

I'm going with MAGA-cide. Kirk the MAGA killed by another MAGA. Something Trump/GOP never figured on. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 2025 #61

It was obvious to my friends and me. rickford66 Sep 2025 #62

I didn't think the shooter would necessarily be a MAGA head case, but given the venue and the state where Texin Sep 2025 #64

Me! Immediately! Jrsygrl96 Sep 2025 #65

Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2025 #66

There is little to nothing factual showing that this guy was a MAGA or anything else. Callie1979 Sep 2025 #68

You're absolutely correct. Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #83

They may have guesed, but could still be wrong. Yorkie Mom Sep 2025 #69

That was my first thought. mwb970 Sep 2025 #70

He was braver than many.. I-teach-kids Sep 2025 #79

That's not the stories i'm seeing. Groundhawg Sep 2025 #80