from RT:
A dark tradition of left-wing extremism is resurfacing – with deadly consequences for conservative leaders and activists
On September 10, 2025, the shocking murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University marked a new low in America’s season of political violence. Once seen as an outspoken but untouchable figure of the right, Kirk was gunned down in front of a student audience – a killing that rattled the country and sent a grim message to others on his side of the political spectrum.
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Kirk’s assassination did not come in isolation. In the past year, right-wing politicians and activists across the West have been repeatedly targeted – from two attempts on Donald Trump’s life in Pennsylvania and Florida, to the near-fatal shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, to attacks on lesser-known but symbolically important figures in Brussels and Illinois. Even Minnesota’s Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman was killed in June, underscoring that the spiral of violence is consuming the political system itself. But the pattern is unmistakable: the most frequent targets are those on the right.
The trend is alarming not only for its brutality, but for what it reveals about the depth of polarization in Western societies. Violence has become a political language – and, increasingly, the language is being spoken against conservatives. RT examines how and why the far left, historically prone to radical action, has once again turned to violence as a tool of political struggle.
A wave of attacks against the right
The murder of Charlie Kirk was only the latest and most shocking in a string of high-profile assaults on right-wing figures.
On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump narrowly escaped death at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A gunman opened fire from a rooftop, grazing the candidate’s ear and killing one supporter in the crowd. Just weeks later, on September 15, another attempt followed when an armed man was discovered hiding near Trump’s golf club in Florida, equipped with rifles, body armor, and surveillance gear. In both cases, the attacks electrified Trump’s base and raised urgent questions about political security in the United States.
