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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 8:33pm On May 08 |
Ijebos what do you think?
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 8:34pm On May 08 |
bemeruca:*Culled ----- Political Violence from the Right to Left Key Trends and Data Points 1. The Lethality Gap Research indicates a significant disparity in the outcome of these attacks. Right-Wing: Between 1975 and 2025, right-wing extremists were responsible for approximately 10% of all terrorist murders in the U.S. (363 deaths). Since 2016, high-profile mass shootings—such as the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the 2022 Buffalo supermarket shooting—have been linked to white supremacist or far-right ideologies. Left-Wing: Left-wing ideologies accounted for roughly 2% of terrorist murders (68 deaths) in the same 50-year period. While the number of incidents (plots and attacks) increased recently, they rarely result in mass casualties. 2. The 2025 Shift Interestingly, 2025 marked a statistical anomaly. For the first time in over 30 years, the number of left-wing terrorist attacks and plots outnumbered those from the far right. Analysts suggest this was driven by intense opposition to specific state institutions and political leadership. Conversely, right-wing violence dipped slightly during the same period, with some experts speculating that traditional grievances were being addressed through mainstream political channels rather than extremist violence. 3. Lone Actors vs. Organized Groups The FBI and DHS have noted a shift away from organized group activity toward "lone offenders." These individuals are often radicalized online and act independently, making them much harder for law enforcement to track. Examples: The 2024 and 2025 assassination attempts against high-ranking political figures (including President Donald Trump and various State Governors) underscore the vulnerability of public officials to radicalized individuals across the spectrum. 4. Civil Unrest and Riots Beyond "terrorism" (premeditated attacks), the last decade saw significant civil unrest. Left-leaning unrest: Often tied to social justice movements (e.g., the 2020 protests following George Floyd’s death), which, while mostly peaceful, included segments of property damage and clashes with police. Right-leaning unrest: Most notably the January 6, 2021, Capitol Riot, which represented a direct, violent challenge to the transition of power and resulted in multiple injuries and deaths. Summary While the frequency of left-wing incidents has grown to rival or even exceed right-wing incidents in very recent years, the lethality and threat of mass-casualty events remain overwhelmingly concentrated within right-wing extremist circles. Both sides have contributed to a climate where threats against election officials, judges, and lawmakers have reached historic highs. ----- *Credit: Google |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 8:45pm On May 08 |
bemeruca:Any blue seat is just too much, They should borrow a leaf from Massachussets |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:48pm On May 08 |
I never thought people could be so evil. JP Cooney. Former DOJ prosecutor who has it made it a mission to have Trump and all his supporters jailed. https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/05/05/from_doj_to_ballot_box_the_rise_of_lawfare_candidates_1180641.html He is angling for a Congress seat as democrat so he can impeach Trump. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 8:53pm On May 08 |
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:55pm On May 08 |
Gemini is so biased when it comes to politics. During the 2024 election cycle, approximately 88% of political contributions from Alphabet employees (Google's parent company) went to Democratic candidates and causes. Approximately 100% of the violence comes from the Left. Try Grok. It strives to be as neutral as possible unlike Gemini which spews out the views it's employees feed it DeepSight: |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 8:56pm On May 08 |
basilico:That argument can be made for Grok as well. X is a right wing echo chamber. Besides if you read it all, it was balanced. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 8:58pm On May 08 |
DeepSight:This is a very dishonest report. The report where a bunch of bikers who are selling drugs or white prisoners violence would be classified as right wing political violence, whereas inner city gang violence or non white prison violence will not be classified as left wing The study classed all anti semitic attacks as right wing attacks on Jewish individuals are not classified as left wing, attacks like the Egyptian who fire bombed a Jewish rally, The man who shot 2 Jewish couple in DC, even the attack on Gov Shapiro by an Anti Israeli Even they glossed over the killing instigated during the 2020 Summer of love riots where about 25 people got killed
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:00pm On May 08 |
DeepSight:Grok tries. Gemini doesn't. X is a neutral platform. Was fill of liberals who were mostly doing nothing . I believe the current setup of X is still liberal , but the company policy is to politics out of the door. ***They are worse than Alphabet. During the 2024 election cycle, 96.96% of political contributions from X (formerly Twitter) employees were directed to Democratic candidates and causes. OpenSecrets |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 9:01pm On May 08 |
basilico:Their methodology is biased which is why the results are not reliable, Imagine calling attacks on Israelis and Jews as not left, A group of white skinheads sell drugs and kill themselves in shootouts get called right violence but not when Bloods and crips or Latino kings fight themselves and kill Where did they classify all the George Floyd related riots killing |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:03pm On May 08 |
raumdeuter:During the 2024 election cycle, 96.96% of political contributions from X (formerly Twitter) employees were directed to Democratic candidates and causes. OpenSecrets |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by RodgersAkpafu: 9:05pm On May 08 |
America is a country that is gone gone gone. Keep your folly over there and not bring it here in Europe |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by RodgersAkpafu: 9:06pm On May 08 |
basilico:you cant be dis dense and empty ![]() |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by RodgersAkpafu: 9:09pm On May 08 |
bemeruca:This doesnt mean anything Lib Dems and Greens combined won more seats than reform But the biased right wing billionaire corrupted media will make it seem like Reform is sweeping everywhere |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:10pm On May 08 |
RodgersAkpafu:Ever heard of a RICO charge designed specifically for low level mafia criminals to get up to 20 years so they rat out their bosses. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 9:22pm On May 08 |
RodgersAkpafu:You are combining 3 parties to match one party? Must be really shameful Labour has now lost more than 1,000 council seats ➡️ REF: 1224 (+1222) 🔴 LAB: 764 (-1071) 🟠 LDM: 733 (+90) 🔵 CON: 657 (-474) 🟢 GRN: 386 (+268) ⚪️ OTH: 170 (-32) https://x.com/PolitlcsUK/status/2052810721608528006 |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 9:25pm On May 08 |
basilico:Confirmation bias. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bayelsaowei(m): 9:37pm On May 08*. Modified: 10:49pm On May 08 |
IjeBos:They are all no different from Akpabio, oshiomole, Reno Omokri, and the typical dull headed Nigerian politicians.. Trump and his gang of incompetent sycophantic folks is one solid example why our white leg licking Nigerians should never think the white man is any better than a black man. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by IjeBos(m): 9:53pm On May 08 |
raumdeuter:What do you gain, from repeating things you know to be a lie? Does repeating it help your fragile ego? Do you think lying to yourself about what Massachusetts does make it easier to rationalize southern white states (you know those states responsible for fighting a war so blacks couldn't have basic civil rights) gerrymandering to make sure black people will never have anything close to equal representation? |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by IjeBos(m): 9:55pm On May 08 |
bayelsaowei:I've been following politics for a while and have never seen people so subservient to one man. A lot of Republicans will lose house seats, but they are still determined to bend over for Trump. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 10:05pm On May 08 |
Like I said. Black Democrats are fraudulent in office. This is an epidemic. And some people here just want more money to be thrown at Medicaid. Billions are going to Somali fraudsters.
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 10:20pm On May 08 |
IjeBos:Why shouldnt Tennessee be like Massachusets and have a 9-0 map The mow run said white Southern states like The Massachuset is a Yellow state Black people are getting the representation in the states, Byron Donalds will soon be governor, Tim Scott will be Senator again |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bayelsaowei(m): 10:52pm On May 08 |
Ok.. There will be consequences ahead.
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by IjeBos(m): 10:58pm On May 08*. Modified: 3:42pm On May 09 |
raumdeuter:Republicans clearly like to lie and have their lies fed back to them. If your point can't stand without lying, you should question the point you have. You always remind me that there are people in the world like you, who lie, know they are lying and continue lying cuz they think it helps them.
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by IjeBos(m): 10:59pm On May 08 |
bayelsaowei:Never mattered for Alito. He is a full on Partisan. Same for the Supreme Court. Racial gerrymandering to correct a historic wrong. nope. Political gerrymandering to steal seats. They won't step in. |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 11:09pm On May 08 |
bayelsaowei:This is the Guardian. Look for a better source for your news. The Guardian’s headline is loaded. They said misleading data which sounds like fraud or deception. But when you read through it comes down to this: All adults 18+ turnout vs. citizen/eligible voter turnout. This is how they brainwash people |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 11:29pm On May 08 |
Budaatum is still quiet 😂 Labour lost more than 1300 seats. They lost Wales for the first time in over 100years
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 11:35pm On May 08 |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by bemeruca: 11:37pm On May 08 |
Hardworking Nigerians
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| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 11:59pm On May 08 |
IjeBos:Every state want to follow Massachusetts model where the other party has zero. That is exactly what we want too When we complete that then we will ban all gerrymandering |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 12:01am On May 09 |
IjeBos:Cry more Just like Ketanji and Sotomayor are full partisan Many black Congressmen are representing majority white districts So cry more |
| Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by raumdeuter: 12:02am On May 09 |
bemeruca:Normal leftist response. VIOLENCE |
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