1 day ago · Culture · 0 comments

A Republican Facebook page posted a list of violent acts committed by the left. Some of them I accept (assassination attempts on trump and kirk) even if the reality of it is more complicated. And then they include BLM protests. And a litany of other things. Their conclusion is that SPLC hasn't labeled any leftist groups as hate groups, and they should have because look the left is so violent and hateful. Of course, the post does not mention any political violence from the right. Nor does it mention political violence committed by our country, by the U.S.A. Government. And I'm thinking about how this post, if you believe what it's saying, then it really looks like there's this organized violence from the political left that's not being taken seriously (or is being intentionally ignored) by the mainstream media (i.e. "leftwing" media). And I'm thinking there's no way the people actually posting this - the leadership (or their media managers, i suppose) - actually believe the worldview…

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