It was 100% clear the Buffalo shooter verbatim quoted extremist conservative ideas and racism, even plagiarized another shooter's manifesto.
> put ideas into the Antioch shooters head, the Waukesha drivers head, the NYC Subway shooters head
I didn't follow those incidents - can you provide links/evidence that there were left/progressive political motivations in those acts? Or is this more so the same notion that McDonald's put ideas about food in the NYC subway shooters head?
I've been reading about similar incidents to compare media coverage with Buffalo, so I can share some of the links you asked for:
> [Accused NYC subway shooter Frank] James posted material on social media linked to black identity extremist ideologies, including the Nation of Islam, Black Panthers, Black Liberation Army, BLM and an image of black nationalist cop-killer Micah Johnson [who killed five police officers in Dallas in 2016].
> [Accused Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks shared] numerous posts attacking cops, comparing them to Ku Klux Klan members and calling them “violent street gangs” — as well as calling for violence toward white people, according to screenshots.
> There are also real people, coming from progressive think tanks, progressive politicans, etc.,
> material on social media linked to black identity extremist ideologies, including the Nation of Islam, Black Panthers, Black Liberation Army, BLM, Micah Johnson
Is there even one example of quote A dog whistling violence related to quote B? This sounds a lot like "This politician wanted milquetoast police reform, therefore is causing violent extremist black nationalism."
It looks like a desperate reach for an equivalency that isn't there.
> This sounds a lot like "This politician wanted milquetoast police reform, therefore is causing violent extremist black nationalism."
In much the same way that politicians wanting "milquetoast" restrictions on immigration are being accused of "dog whistling violence" in Buffalo.
A reasonable person can see that progressive politicians who support BLM aren't calling for violence against police. A reasonable person can also see that conservatives who call for immigration restrictions aren't calling for attacks like Buffalo.
You understand that "Black extremist ideologies" is a different thing from "progressive", right?
Also, what you post about Waukesha driver has no connection to their motivation in the killings, and what you quoted, again, has nothing to do with progressive politics.
And Tucker Carlson has never called for violence against black people.
I shared those links because sometimes it's easier to see how the media uses tragedy to demonize a political position when you see a different political position being attacked, perhaps one you support.
> talking points repeatedly brought up on his show were directly brought up in the Buffalo shooter's manifesto.
And talking points repeatedly brought up by BLM were directly brought up by other attackers. So what?
> "The media" is not a monolith.
No, but most media outlets do use the same techniques, whatever their stance or affiliation.
> That appears to be a tactic of low quality outlets like the NY Post.
The NY Post has broken news that most outlets you might call "higher quality" denied for months before finally admitting they were true. Might I suggest reading a variety of sources, including some you disagree with?
And if you think, say, the NY Times doesn't engage in these tactics, read some of their recent coverage of Tucker Carlson.
Edit: This was interesting, but HN isn't the appropriate place for long back and forth debates. You can have the last word.
Again, the Buffalo shooter didn't merely "bring up" white replacement theory some time in their life; they said this implicitly violent ideology was their motivation for murder.
> put ideas into the Antioch shooters head, the Waukesha drivers head, the NYC Subway shooters head
I didn't follow those incidents - can you provide links/evidence that there were left/progressive political motivations in those acts? Or is this more so the same notion that McDonald's put ideas about food in the NYC subway shooters head?