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1. Joshua Holland (joshuaholland@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Aug-2023 12:45:39 UTC Joshua Holland

   "Data from the last decade shows that 96% of murders in the U.S. linked political to extremism are committed by right-wing actors. Recent polling suggests, however, that more than half of 2020 Trump voters surveyed believe the opposite is true."

   https://www.npr.org/2023/08/12/1193463117/violent-threats-against-public-officials-are-rising-heres-why

   #fascism #gop

   • Kickstink (kickstink@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 13-Aug-2023 12:45:47 UTC Kickstink

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     @JoshuaHolland this is why the “but both sides, because extreme left!” arguments are disingenuous. People who represent literal violent fascists have laundered their ideas into mainstream politics. There isn’t an equivalently represented polar side that they claim “balances” their reasoning.

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   • Steffen Christensen (wikisteff@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Aug-2023 12:45:50 UTC Steffen Christensen

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     @JoshuaHolland *linked to political extremism

     Carry on.

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