America’s left-wing political violence problem cannot be met with denial
The article discusses recent incidents of political violence in the United States, highlighting alleged left-wing motivations behind several high-profile assassination attempts. It argues that while extremism exists on both sides, politically motivated violence is currently a more pressing issue on the left. The piece calls for acknowledgment and action to address the growing epidemic of political hatred and violence.
- ▪In June 2017, a left-wing gunman attacked Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, seriously injuring Rep. Steve Scalise.
- ▪In June 2022, a man traveled from California to Maryland with the intent to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh due to his judicial positions on abortion and guns.
- ▪On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump was shot at during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with the shooter later found to have donated to a leftist group.
- ▪A second assassination attempt on Donald Trump occurred in September 2024 at a golf course in South Florida, thwarted by a Secret Service agent.
- ▪The Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-leaning organization, has allegedly funded right-wing extremist groups, raising questions about ideological contradictions.
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Over the span of less than one week, America witnessed yet another allegedly left-wing assassination attempt play out at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — and also discovered that some of the ugliest recent manifestations of right-wing extremism and bigotry in the United States have allegedly been partially subsidized, for years and to the tune of millions of dollars, by the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center. Recommended Stories Inside Scoop: UN calls for reparations, drinking at all time low, what’s next for America in space Inside Scoop: Democratic Party problems, GOP road to 2028, and DC crime cover-up Inside Scoop: Empathy for ayatollahs, filibuster or bust, transgender turning point (Illustration by Dean MacAdam for The Washington Examiner) It’s a new and…
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