"The 1960s were another time of great upheaval and discord and division, In just five years, we saw the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and in 1968 alone, the back-to-back assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. Social media gives us an opportunity to purvey extreme views from one side or the other with absolute impunity, For social media purveyors, that enragement means engagement. It's good for their business. It's happening from all sides, not just the left,"
"It's happening from all sides, not just the left, It's extremism that we need to prevent in this country. the clash of ideas is the sound of freedom. political assassination. Social media gives us an opportunity to purvey extreme views from one side or the other with absolute impunity, For social media purveyors, that enragement means engagement. It's good for their business."
Political violence and extreme rhetoric in the United States mirror the turbulent 1960s, but social media amplifies and accelerates extreme views. The 1960s saw multiple high-profile assassinations including John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy. A fatal shooting of conservative youth leader Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University prompted an FBI recovery of a suspected high-powered bolt-action rifle and an ongoing manhunt. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox labeled the death a "political assassination." Extremism has emerged across the ideological spectrum. Americans remain entitled to different views, but violence is never an acceptable means of resolving differences. The shooting could have lasting implications for conservative youth movements.
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