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Showing Original Post only (View all)The El Paso shooter was an alt-right terrorist who supported Trump and feared the Mexican invasion [View all]
This is not just about gun control - it's about fighting back right-wing domestic terrorism that has only been inflamed by the election of Donald Trump.
The shooter, 21 year old Patrick Crusius of Dallas, has been conditioned on hate going back to 2017, according to his twitter:
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This is scary. The rise of 4Chan, the continued bigotry of this president, demanding people of color go back to their countries, is stoking this hatred - and it's warping the minds of a good amount of persuadable young people, specifically young, white men.
I am scared. I am scared that, in the most culturally diverse country on the face of the planet, we have sat back silently and allowed for this hatred to flourish.
Something must be done.
This goes beyond gun control - this is systemic, folks...and it's terrifying.
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The El Paso shooter was an alt-right terrorist who supported Trump and feared the Mexican invasion [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Aug 2019
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He also is concerned about environmental degradation, though, so they will call him
tblue37
Aug 2019
#54
if the guy went all that way to el paso i wonder if there were any recent attacks on
certainot
Aug 2019
#102
biilionaire's best friend - it's great way to divide - 1500 radio stations all repeating
certainot
Aug 2019
#108
When these guys get incorporated into the system as Trump's version of the brown shirts it's
jalan48
Aug 2019
#11
Like the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter who killed only PoC (including 2 Latino kids). Sickening.
SunSeeker
Aug 2019
#12
Where did you get this info? NPR, at 5:35, says the name has not been released. nt
LAS14
Aug 2019
#16
Wolf Blitzer announced the name a couple minutes ago. It's been out on Twitter for about an hour.
octoberlib
Aug 2019
#23
If you go to the tweet, open the image, right click on it and select "open image in new tab"
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2019
#106
Hit your Ctrl key at the same time you hit the + key, and vice versa to shrink back down...nt
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2019
#110
That seems ridiculous given the number of people from around the world involved in it
Trenzalore
Aug 2019
#103
Another white male Trump supporting killer. Supported by DT and his constant hate.
58Sunliner
Aug 2019
#40
"The El Paso shooter was an alt-right terrorist who supported Trump and feared the Mexican invasion
LenaBaby61
Aug 2019
#44
All are murderers with guns. In this case a white supremacist MURDERER with a GUN
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2019
#76