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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's all fun and games until Trump incites the next Timothy McVeigh into blowing up another building
Then it's ... who could have ever guessed that Trump inciting his angry mob would have resulted in another act of violence in the name of Trump
Dozens of supporters of Donald Trump have carried out or threatened acts of violence. Since Trump embarked on his campaign for the US presidency in June 2015, dozens of attacks or threats involving his supporters have been reported. Here, the Guardian has compiled details of 52 incidents reported since 2015 involving Trump supporters.
This is a list of people who:
Explicitly declared support for Donald Trump, or used his slogans, during or in connection with acts or threats of violence.
Cited Trump or his rhetoric in subsequently explaining acts or threats of violence.
Committed or threatened violence against opponents of Trump at political events, or while wearing Trump-branded attire signifying their support for the president.
Publicly declared an allegiance to Trump before committing or threatening violence against members of political or racial groups that Trump has denounced
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/aug/28/in-the-name-of-trump-supporters-attacks-database
mucifer
(23,521 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,923 posts)there's very fine people on both sides.............
https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/apr/26/context-trumps-very-fine-people-both-sides-remarks/
(just to be sure):
Initech
(100,054 posts)Or the mass shooters who posted their manifestos on 4chan? I can point out tons of examples.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)There is an extremely dangerous irony, which is probably not coincidence, in the fact that many of the lock-down protests will be on April 19. This is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)So, this spring and summer's events may not bear fruit until 2022 or 2023. Who knows. My point is that there will be long tail winding out of people tRump has sprung from under rocks and then he wound them up.
treestar
(82,383 posts)anniversary of Waco.
EarlG
(21,939 posts)Trump encouraging his supporters to go out and catch and spread the coronavirus has likely already killed far more people than Timothy McVeigh did.
Chainfire
(17,519 posts)People on a famous gun forum have argued, for years, that Tim McVeigh was a Liberal.......