I know I shouldn't be surprised by anything anymore, but this entire case truly fills me with disgust, despair and impotent rage. This sicko commited a political murder and is celebrated as a hero. I never could've fathomed that it would be possible for the overton window to go so far to the right that the killing of some random left-wing protesters could be considered a cause célèbre for standard right-wing politicians. These people want to kill you if you give them any excuse - RIttenhouse did it, but his complete acceptance in right-wing circles shows that many more are fantasising about it.
By the way, for anyone who wants to cultivate this feeling even more: watch The Act of Killing, it's a documentary about the murderers who participated in the genocide on the Indonesian communist party, in which 2 million people were killed (twice as many as the party had members, because you can't be too sure).
I know I shouldn't be surprised by anything anymore, but this entire case truly fills me with disgust, despair and impotent rage. This sicko commited a political murder and is celebrated as a hero. I never could've fathomed that it would be possible for the overton window to go so far to the right that the killing of some random left-wing protesters could be considered a cause célèbre for standard right-wing politicians. These people want to kill you if you give them any excuse - RIttenhouse did it, but his complete acceptance in right-wing circles shows that many more are fantasising about it.
By the way, for anyone who wants to cultivate this feeling even more: watch The Act of Killing, it's a documentary about the murderers who participated in the genocide on the Indonesian communist party, in which 2 million people were killed (twice as many as the party had members, because you can't be too sure).