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A right wing terrorist assassinated the Democratic Speaker of the House of Minnesota, her husband, and their dog in their own home just a few months ago. The terrorist had a target list of other Democratic law makers, abortion rights advocates, and abortion providers. It didn't get a ton of coverage even in the United States due to all the right-wing nastiness on the regular.


Your opening statement is opinionated, factually incorrect, and unnecessarily divisive. Murder is not a matter of left or right as it stems from individual pathology, often tied to mental illness. Political affiliation is irrelevant in such cases.

Labeling and name-calling only deepen division and hostility. Conservatism, at its core, has historically meant preserving traditions, though its positions have shifted over time. Similarly, progressive movements have had both positive and negative impacts depending on the era.

I personally refuse to align fully with either side. What I do oppose is the deliberate incitement of hatred through oversimplification and demonization. That kind of rhetoric, not one’s political affiliation, undermines the principles America was built upon.




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