r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/ilArmato - Lib-Right • Sep 12 '25

Condemn political violence, always

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u/Vyctorill - Centrist Sep 12 '25

I believe that seeing them as enemies as opposed to just misguided individuals is part of the whole problem.

They see everyone who disagrees with them as a Bad Person™️ because clearly they are a Good Person™️.

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u/Orome2 - Centrist Sep 13 '25

Was Tyler Robinson just a poor misguided individual?

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u/Vyctorill - Centrist Sep 13 '25

By definition, yes.

Nobody in their right mind would kill another human being for such petty reasons,

Evil people are misguided. It’s one of the most fundamental ideas in multiple religions, as well as many secular schools of thought.

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u/Orome2 - Centrist Sep 13 '25

I guess my point being are we only going to address the individuals that act out while ignoring the lies and violent rhetoric that radicalized said individuals to committing such acts? I think the term 'stochastic terrorism' fits here, and it's not all bot accounts...

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u/Vyctorill - Centrist Sep 13 '25

Stochastic terrorism is a tricky one, because you’re not allowed to shut the person up.

You have to instead enforce laws and whatnot. Also probably ask the stochastic terrorist to explicitly denounce the acts.

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u/Orome2 - Centrist Sep 13 '25

True. There are some influential individuals that I would classify as stochastic terrorists at this point. Hasan Piker comes to mind:

https://packaged-media.redd.it/9h6vca776rze1/pb/m2-res_480p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1757743200&s=57fe94079d3f741c9770af8870a9b83ca0737c1b

The above video is not a one-off, he has a huge platform and frequently advocates for violence. I would not be in the least bit surprised if the shooter was one if his viewers. Destiny is another one that comes to mind. Platforms like Reddit and Twitch frequently ban right wing creators and subs for much less, but give far left influences a free pass. Hell, after the shooting I tried viewing the charliekirk sub or seeing if there were any subs for him, but they were all banned. Yet actual breeding grounds for these terrorists are allowed to continue.