So Shermer finally Tweeted something correctly reporting that the overwhelming vast majority of political violence is perpetrated by the far right, not the far left, and the first several responses are a shitshow of denial. 1/https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157688310703087617 …
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The reason I brought this up is to point out that Shermer's past rhetoric about antifa and his association with
@Quillette and the IDW guaranteed that he'd gain a lot of fans like this, who'll be pissed off if he abandons his biased portrayal of the left. 11/Show this thread -
Will Shermer endanger his IDW cred and fan base? Stay tuned... 12/12
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And...we have the answer! Apparently the pushback for actually pointing out that the overwhelming majority of political violence is right wing/fascist/white supremacist led Shermer to add a "but antifa." 12a/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157751168518328320 …
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He even repeats his mind-numbingly silly reason for attacking antifa more than fascists, adding the obligatory IDW trope about liberals having become "illiberal." He can't identify the main source of political violence without adding false balance about antifa and liberals.12b/12
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And then...another swipe at liberals, using a three year old protest in Portland. 12c/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157756592172912641 …
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He finally gets to today's shooter in El Paso, noting that he had a white nationalist manifesto. Apparently he couldn't discuss two mass shootings and right wing political violence without adding a couple instances of "but antifa!" to the mix. 12d/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157756592172912641 …
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