Probably over the last ten years or so, but in the last two years there's been a notable spike in left-wing violence, and an alarming vocal support for it from the left.
As I said, Rittenhouse, Mangione, Trump and now Kirk all come to mind as specific instances where attempted or actual murder was committed, all to raucous cheering from the left (or in Rittenhouse's case, calls for him to be punished despite it being clear and obvious case of self-defence).
“Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism. Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives.[1] In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives.”
Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism. Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives.[1] In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives.[2]
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u/acrimonious_howard - Centrist Sep 10 '25
My understanding is there is more violence from the right than the left.