that's not even true. we've been swinging between periods of left and right wing political violence for almost as long as we've been a country and periods without it are the abberation.  > pro and anti abolitionists > og kkk > anarchist bombthrowers > radical niggers > weather underground > militia movement > "wokeism" > more radical niggers > "alt right" there are multiple politically motivated shootings with double digit casualty rates every year and who even knows how much lower level shit that fails, doesn't attract much media attention, or both, like that guy who tried to shoot those senators at their baseball game or the failed assassination of donald trump. they can be surprised that this specific guy was targeted but if they're surprised that someone in 2024 would do something like it they're too stupid to live.
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