San Diego Mosque Shooting Exposes the Left’s Two-Tiered Outrage Machine
A shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in three deaths, including a security guard. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, with anti-Islamic writings found with the suspects. The response from progressive activists has been to frame the attack as a result of right-wing extremism, contrasting with how similar incidents involving Islamist terrorists are often downplayed.
- ▪Two teenage suspects opened fire outside the mosque, resulting in three fatalities.
- ▪The police are treating the incident as a hate crime due to anti-Islamic writings found with the shooters.
- ▪Progressive activists have linked the attack to right-wing extremism, while similar incidents involving Islamist terrorists are often characterized differently.
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