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I'll give credit to all the folks on the left condemning the attack. I think Cenk is a fantastic and refreshing example of that. But the the political persecution and violence is overwhelmingly coming from the left.


> individuals and attacks associated with left-wing causes are less likely to be violent

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9335287/

> right-wing actors are significantly more violent than left-wing actors

https://ccjs.umd.edu/feature/umd-led-study-shows-disparities...

> Numbers [of deaths] for right-wing extremist violence are far higher, with numerous high-profile terrorist attacks as well as lower-level assaults, vandalism, and other forms of violence. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, far-right extremists have killed 130 people in the United States, more than any other political cause, including jihadists.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/countering-organized-viol...




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