If There’s A Theme To Extremism-Related Murders, It’s Environmentalism

Relying on a A new report News headlines from the Anti-Defamation League, ADL:All 25 U.S. Extremism-related Murders in the Last Year were linked to right-wing extremists.” The report was widely covered in the U.S. by outlets such as the Associated Press All over the world CanadaThe United KingdomAnd India. The ADL’s report has fatal flaws. It assumes every racist is automatically a “right-winger.”

Payton Gendron from Buffalo was the one responsible for 10 of 25 extremist killings last year. He was not a terrorist. “right-winger.” Another mass killer was the Buffalo killer Motivated Environmentalism 

This is his explanation of the attack on Buffalo. Labeled Anonymous “eco-fascist national socialist” A part of the “mildly moderate authoritarian” Left.” He was concerned that minorities may have too many children, which could cause environmental damage. “The invaders are the ones overpopulating the world,” He Claim. “Kill the invaders, kill the overpopulation and by doing so save the environment.”

Gendron detested capitalists. He believed they were destroying the environment, and were responsible for a lot of the problems.

Overpopulation is not a core issue for conservatives. Have you ever heard a conservative politician call for fewer children? While some Republicans are supportive of limiting international trade it is not for environmental reasons.

Left-Wing Killers

Anderson Lee Aldrich from Colorado Springs was responsible for five more murders. The attack took place at a LGBTQ+ bar. He was the host of an LGBTQ+ bar, according to the ADL report. “white supremacist” Website, which some people mistakenly identify as “right-wing,” The report overlooks the fact that the murderer is Nonbinary and uses the pronouns “they” And “them,” This is something conservatives rarely do.

The other murderers were all criminals who each killed one person. Although some were, “white supremacists,” However, they don’t get to be “normal” just because of that. “right-wing.” Although one of the murderers might have been right-wing, ADL doesn’t consider that murder to be part of its definition. “ideological,” It was a husband who killed his wife. Another victim was in the middle of a family conflict. Another case involves a man who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. He allegedly killed a woman trying to commit suicide. The second murder was clearly targeted at left-wingers.

Unfortunately, the ADL often misclassifies these murderers. Patrick Crusius of El Paso Walmart was another notable example. He killed 23 out 49 people the ADL considers murdered. “extremists” It was that year. The New York Times and other news outlets might describe El Paso’s murderer as “Having”Echoing the incendiary statements of stars of conservative media, he“There are many people who have opposed illegal immigration. However, his anti-immigrant views were grounded in his environmentalist beliefs. They were the same as those of the Buffalo murderer.

He, for example, Write In his manifesto, he stated: “The degrading of the environment creates a huge burden for future generations. … The next logical step is to decrease the number of people in America using resources. If we can get rid