The Appalling Double Standard Behind The Politicization Of Mass Shootings

When it comes to the politicization of mass shootings, the left’s double standard is mind boggling. One only need to look at leftist reaction to the El Paso and Dayton shootings last month, both of which took place within 13 hours of each other, to illustrate the point. Because the El Paso shooter was seemingly at least in part motivated by, as Ann Coulter brilliantly noted, the “vital importance of ethnic chauvinism and territorial sovereignty for your own ethnic group” displayed by many immigrant groups, supposed ‘white nationalism’ is now the greatest threat to America since Nazi armies were plundering Europe, or something. As far as Dayton is concerned, why it’s another matter entirely. CNN and the mainstream media in general are careful to hold back, to not attribute a motivation behind a clearly left-wing shooter, and even tried to fact check Trump for using the same tactics they use when it’s a supposedly “right-wing” killer: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested a left-wing political motivation behind the massacre in Dayton, Ohio, despite police statements that say there's a lack of a clear motive.” -- More...