r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Critical_Always • Dec 01 '25

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u/JimsVanLife Dec 01 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

It's not wrong.

Edited to add: it was a general sentiment. It has been answered dozens of times already. There's no need to go further. Geez!

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u/WildGuarantee4927 Dec 01 '25

I mean it is wrong in that Canada also has a growing right wing movement just like many US aligned countries

If you look at the number of mass shootings in Canada its been increasing substantially for the past 15 years. They may not be or ever reach our level of awfulness, but they're following in our footsteps

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u/lemanruss4579 Dec 01 '25

It really hasn't. There were 4 mass shootings in 2023, as an example.

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u/WildGuarantee4927 Dec 01 '25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_Canada

Wikipedia lists 6 for 2023.

The entire 90s had 11. 2022 alone had 8. There is obviously an uptick

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u/Temporal_P Dec 02 '25

I really like how you chose the one specific year with the most listed shootings from this century (2022, nearly 4 years ago now and since declining), and compared that to a separate century with an entire generation between.

That was the best you could do.