CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan: ‘There Isn’t Exactly an Equivalent on the Left’ to the Right-Wing Extremism

Dean Whoa Donnie you ░░░░░░░░ here now with us ░░░░░░░░ more can we expect ░░░░░░░░ this new installment of ░░░░░░░░ reporting Because that s ░░░░░░░░ is scary O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ always get to hang ░░░░░░░░ with some of the ░░░░░░░░ people as you know ░░░░░░░░ This special is coming ░░░░░░░░ the 30 year anniversary ░░░░░░░░ month of the Oklahoma ░░░░░░░░ bombing of course which ░░░░░░░░ by Timothy McVeigh who ░░░░░░░░ the federal building in ░░░░░░░░ back in 1995 And ░░░░░░░░ what we re looking ░░░░░░░░ is how over the ░░░░░░░░ 30 years through how ░░░░░░░░ revolution in technology and ░░░░░░░░ media and also how ░░░░░░░░ consume and share information ░░░░░░░░ really much more easier ░░░░░░░░ is to be radicalized ░░░░░░░░ America today than it ░░░░░░░░ 30 years ago You ░░░░░░░░ McVeigh was inspired in ░░░░░░░░ by a racist and ░░░░░░░░ Semitic novel The Turner ░░░░░░░░ which was quite difficult ░░░░░░░░ the time to to ░░░░░░░░ your hands on a ░░░░░░░░ of that But now ░░░░░░░░ through social media we ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ young men are getting ░░░░░░░░ the sentiments that is ░░░░░░░░ a piece of racist ░░░░░░░░ like that but served ░░░░░░░░ them every day algorithmically ░░░░░░░░ their social media feeds ░░░░░░░░ of course also looking ░░░░░░░░ how plans for you ░░░░░░░░ fatal weapons such as ░░░░░░░░ D printed guns are ░░░░░░░░ also available online so ░░░░░░░░ can go download the ░░░░░░░░ for a gun and ░░░░░░░░ print these things at ░░░░░░░░ Dean Oh that is ░░░░░░░░ disturbing And you make ░░░░░░░░ a good point It ░░░░░░░░ right to their feed ░░░░░░░░ it probably in their ░░░░░░░░ feels so organic to ░░░░░░░░ like they re finding ░░░░░░░░ for themselves that sort ░░░░░░░░ thing You also were ░░░░░░░░ with some people who ░░░░░░░░ themselves fans of Luigi ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN Yeah That ░░░░░░░░ right And I guess ░░░░░░░░ we re looking at ░░░░░░░░ is obviously you know ░░░░░░░░ it comes to extremism ░░░░░░░░ this country I mean ░░░░░░░░ issue very much so ░░░░░░░░ on the right on ░░░░░░░░ far right from you ░░░░░░░░ from Charlottesville to to ░░░░░░░░ 6th There isn t ░░░░░░░░ an equivalent on the ░░░░░░░░ in this moment And ░░░░░░░░ you can see there ░░░░░░░░ part of our doc ░░░░░░░░ actually were outside the ░░░░░░░░ C jail on inauguration ░░░░░░░░ when of course Trump ░░░░░░░░ pardoning a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who took part in ░░░░░░░░ January 6th riot and ░░░░░░░░ began to be released ░░░░░░░░ we did go also ░░░░░░░░ some time with people ░░░░░░░░ are fans of Luigi ░░░░░░░░ the of course alleged ░░░░░░░░ of Brian Thompson the ░░░░░░░░ care CEO And from ░░░░░░░░ to them you know ░░░░░░░░ sort of we put ░░░░░░░░ them that are they ░░░░░░░░ cheering on violence So ░░░░░░░░ ll be able to ░░░░░░░░ in on Sunday night ░░░░░░░░ see what they said ░░░░░░░░ that.”