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EdmondDantes_

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22. I don't generally believe in instagators as a large source without evidence

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:09 PM

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It would be hard in this day and age to have regular instigators given the prevalence of cameras both smartphones and security cameras. If we just chalk it up to some mysterious other without actual evidence, it isn't convincing.

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Alan Berg, talk show host, was shot to death. Guess the perpetrator's politics in this and 8 other attacks on Democrats [View all] Doodley Yesterday OP

Maybe we are too silent. yardwork Yesterday #1

Agreed. Look at how frequent attacks are since Trump came on the scene. Doodley Yesterday #2

We try to change things thru legislation Karma13612 Yesterday #3

Another who agrees with you. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #4

Agree. Let the new guard Dems take over. ananda Yesterday #5

Maybe? Heidi Yesterday #8

Yeah, one would think so. hadEnuf Yesterday #13

Right wing billionaires own and control our news. Initech Yesterday #17

They control certain news. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #23

Agreed 100% Doodley 12 hrs ago #25

It's not that. The problem is the race issue JI7 Yesterday #18

There is a lot of faux moral outrage on the right, blaming the wrong people, but on the left there is a lack of Doodley 12 hrs ago #26

Maybe those with podiums and microphones in front of them yellow dahlia Yesterday #20

link? G_j Yesterday #6

K & R malaise Yesterday #7

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #9

Takes one to know one, donald. calimary Yesterday #12

So, by MAGA logic, Trump should be deported. Doodley 12 hrs ago #27

To a certain extent, picking the victim influences the perpetrator EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #10

During BLM protests, it was the Boogaloo Boise who burned yellow dahlia Yesterday #21

I don't generally believe in instagators as a large source without evidence EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #22

As for example, applied to Tesla Dealerships victimized by a "mysterious other"? Torchlight 9 hrs ago #39

Exactly. It is in the nature of angry gun-loving, racists, bigots, and religious supremacists to have a higher Doodley 11 hrs ago #29

So obvious, right? yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #38

At least 75% of political attacks are carried out by right-leaning perpetrators. This list shows that Doodley 11 hrs ago #28

Thank you . Saving this. surfered Yesterday #11

You are welcome. It is a good reference if encountering somebody who tries to label Democrats as the cause of Doodley 11 hrs ago #30

I remember the Alan Berg shooting. LeftInTX Yesterday #14

We are always drowned out. GOP lies always win over Dem truths. I don't know how that can change. Doodley 11 hrs ago #31

But ... but ... but ... it's TOO SOON to talk about gun control! FakeNoose Yesterday #15

Good point. Doodley 11 hrs ago #32

Thanks for the top post Jarqui Yesterday #16

And now rhe right are effectively trying to create the narrative that they have their own MLK moment. Doodley 11 hrs ago #34

My reaction is Jarqui 10 hrs ago #37

The person who killed MLK was a crazy, hateful white supremacist ... FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #40

Anthrax was sent to Dem Senators and the "'Lef-ewing" media. nt Festivito Yesterday #19

Good point. And yet the nation is being told that Democrats are the cause of political violence. Doodley 11 hrs ago #35

Let's not forget the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Crunchy Frog 12 hrs ago #24

Excellent point! Doodley 11 hrs ago #33

And yet they turned that around a blamed it on Clinton for the raid in Waco.... LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #36