Welp, we are back to anecdotal evidence. This always goes well and creates opportunities for rational conversations, not opportunities to try to impart of our personal bias onto others with a single example that we think "proves" our point. My n of 1 is representative of a whole group of people. Even better, anti-vaxx style, I'll cherry pick more examples that back up my point of view and think that this counts as "doing my research."
Here let's complete the other side of this argument:
Coast Guard loves Norwegian terrorist, creates hit list of law makers he doesn't like, stock piles weapons, reads neo-nazi crap, and hates "liberalism."
https://www.apnews.com/e919eb94af514cfc9a43982fc7e2e617From this single person who is a member of quite a few different groups, I am going to conclude that all lieutenant's are nazis. No wait, all conservatives are terrorists. No wait, all members of the coast guard are anti-democratic crazies that want to shut down democracy. No wait, all military members are white nationalists just like McVeigh.
No, wait, a single person does not represent a whole group. (What a crazy fucking idea.)A better way of looking at violence from those at the political extremes might be to look at all the terrorist acts done in a specific time frame and figure out who committed the majority of these attacks, who harmed the most people, etc.
From 2010 to 2017, there were 263 acts of "terrorism" in the US. 1/3 (92) were done by right wing attackers and another 1/3 had unclear political motives. 2/13ths (38) were done by Islamist terrorists, and left-wing were responsible for 2/13s as well (34).
Honestly, why is it that--as Americans--we struggle with the most basic aspects of sampling. Why don't we know what a representative sample is and what can be be concluded from non-representational samples (i.e. pretty much nothing.)
Finally, to the poster who said, "I saw a liberal being angry at the police, so all liberals are anti-police. The police are under attack."
There are less police deaths today than there were twenty years ago. Police are most likely to die in traffic accidents not in violent conflicts. The public as a whole (blue/red) view the police warmly. Police have a tough job and face criticism. However, that criticism is probably a key factor in what makes NYPD's police the best in the country (<-- opinion) and gives NY the lowest rate of killing its own people (<-- fact). It sucks to be scrutinized, but, I don't like countries where police power goes unchecked, so, while, I will sympathize with the police that having people look over their shoulder sucks, I won't argue that there shouldn't be people looking over their shoulder. Finally, NYPD officers make a single felony arrest each week. Real life is not like TV. Policing is actually a terribly boring job and involves a lot of time dedicated to writing reports (no one will ever read or care about). (Also, before you start in with anymore n of 1 shit, please take the time to look up why law enforcement (a very conservative profession) fucking hates sovereign citizens and how the libertarian-crazy-right treats law enforcement agents by putting leans on their homes and attempt to destroy their lives.)
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