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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Coverage of mass shootings in this country almost always goes to the "lone wolf" trope, especially when the shooter is white. It's so important in this case to resist that framing, and be clear that the shooter is a white supremacist. And that his position is no longer fringe.
The clearest evidence that the strain white supremacy that was recently fringe is now mainstream is nearly 50% of Republicans agree with 'great replacement theory' which says white people are being deliberately and systemically replaced by minorities.
Tucker Carlson, Fox News in general, Brietbart, the MAGA crowd, the whole right-wing ecosystem that is essentially the mainstream GOP now spouts this stuff, which they know will spark violence.
So it's extremely important to not let the media or anyone run with a story of a lone wolf. He put out a manifesto. He drove for 3.5 hours. He had body armor. He was planned and deliberate in his white supremacist terror. Not mentally ill, or any of the excuses so often used.
And his case is not unique. From Kyle Rittenhouse to the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue to the awful Atlanta Spa mass shooting the right is growing more and more violent. And 'great replacement theory' is a key motivator of these shootings.
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This is the kind of crazy rhetoric that can lead to violence. Hopefully, you are fringe--though, you are more mainstream Progressive than the shooter is mainstream Republican.