It Could Happen Here Years of Lead Paint
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Sep 18, 2025 The hosts dive into the haunting parallels between Italy's Years of Lead and today's political violence in the U.S. They explore the organized terror campaigns of the past versus the chaotic, online-driven attacks we see now. Special attention is given to incidents like the Charlie Kirk shooting and the concerning rise of conspiracy theories. The dialogue touches on the normalization of state-sponsored doxing and the troubling rhetoric that intertwines civil society with governmental power. It's a thought-provoking look at violence's evolution in modern politics.
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Framing Shapes Perceived Threats
- Right-wing commentators focus on targeted assassinations while ignoring far-right mass-shooting data.
- Institutional denial and selective framing shape public perception of who commits political violence.
Data Shows Right-Wing Lethality Dominates
- Multiple studies show far-right political violence causes more deaths than far-left attacks since 1990.
- Scrubbing or dismissing those studies shifts the narrative toward a perceived left-wing violence surge.
Vice President Hosting A Partisan Show
- J.D. Vance hosted Charlie Kirk's show from the White House and framed Kirk's death as evidence of rising left-wing extremism.
- He advocated dismantling an "NGO network" blamed for fomenting violence and doxing campaigns.
