Just days after a gunman opened fire in a suburban outlet mall in Texas in May, killing eight people, his far-right extremist views became apparent. His online …
An article showing the massive increase in extremists related killing and attempted killings over the last few years.
Most of these extremist-linked attacks are from far-right extremists, and the vast majority of deaths are caused by shootings. Yet when we talk about gun violence in the U.S., far-right extremism is rarely the primary focus of discussion, with mental illness and gun control dominating the conversation.
I think we can safely include political extremism as a form of mental illness.
I think we can safely include political extremism as a form of mental illness.