Yes, This Is Who We Are: America’s 250-Year History Of Political Violence

Yes, This Is Who We Are: America’s 250-Year History Of Political Violence

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.” The post Yes, This Is Who We Are: America’s 250-Year History Of Political Violence appeared first on Study Finds.

Political violence is all-too-common in the history of U.S. capitalism

In the hours immediately after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the corporate press and social media were filled with politicians and talking heads declaring things like, “This is not how we do things in the United States,” or, in a more chauvinistic framing, “This is the sort of thing that happen...

Whose Violence Is Taken Seriously Is Political

A month of shocking political violence has made one thing painfully clear: Whose suffering is taken seriously is deeply political. From the assassination of Charlie Kirk, to attacks on Democratic officials like Minnesota’s Melissa Hortman and her husband, the public and media response reveals a stark double standard. While some deaths are weaponized to fuel extremism, others—like domestic violence victims, immigrants, and marginalized communitie…