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Originally Posted by stone156
I'm not sure where this narrative that he's a right wing extremist is coming from.I've read several sources that he's actually the only leftist in his family. Here is a quote from The Guardian
The family member, Cox said, recounted how Robinson had gone over for dinner and mentioned that Kirk was scheduled to speak at UVU. The family member recalled Robinson talking about not liking Kirk and his#viewpoints.
In a phone interview Friday, one of Robinson’s high school friends – who asked to remain anonymous – said that Robinson was “pretty left on everything” and was “the only member of his family that was, like, really leftist”.
“The rest of his family was very hard Republican – like gun-loving, everything,” the friend said. “He was really the only one that was on the left.”
The friend said he was stunned when he saw the news on Friday that Robinson was the suspect in the Kirk case. “I knew he had strong political views,” the friend remarked, “but I never thought it would even go near that far.”
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I think the narrative generally comes from the etchings on the shells specifically citing known 4Chan memes. I don't know 4Chan memes, so not something I can confirm. But as far as I know 4Chan is somewhat synonymous with the right. And possibly a view from those on the "left" that living in a republican family and playing with guns as a hobby equates to right wing. Probably a someone unjustified view that is more stereotyping than determinative. Those to facts combined could lead some to a certain conclusion.
But I think this is where political spectrums might now be all that useful, because the lines between far left and far right are often a lot blurrier than the lines between them and centrists. Getting extreme enough with Libertarian rhetoric and you are basically espousing communism, depending on what issues he personally chose to dwell on around others he might be viewed by those that know him and both extreme left and extreme right.
This is why what the sitting US government has been doing, turning the rhetoric towards others not involved, like other political commentators, the democratic party and others is so deeply irresponsible, and dare I say fascist in nature. You might call me a hypocrite or claim I am inciting violence by calling fascists, but the key difference here is I am choosing to comment on their specific actions where they are trying to blame others for his actions.