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all attempts to blame extreme political rhetoric for mass shootings should be treated extremely skeptically, because the phenomenon of lone-wolf violence in America rarely attaches easily to either left-wing or right-wing ideology.
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Attempts to blame political rhetoric for mass shootings should be treated skeptically.
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- Ross Douthat
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{ "date": "2025-08-30", "topic": "Mass Shootings and Political Division", "author": "Ross Douthat" } - UUID
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- September 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM (4 days ago)
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- September 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM (4 days ago)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/annunciation-minneapolis-shooting-blame.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250831&instance_id=161613&nl=the-morning®i_id=122976029&segment_id=204973&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337
Ross Douthat argues against attributing mass shootings to political rhetoric, suggesting that the motivations of perpetrators are complex and often unrelated to partisan ideology. He emphasizes the need for unity rather than assigning blame.
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