The gang compare and contrast the Years of Lead to current brainrotted form of political violence in the United States from assassinations, conspiracy theories, and state sponsored doxing.

Sources: 

https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/

https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states


https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll

https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/italian-neofascism-and-years-lead-closer-look 

https://libcom.org/article/giuseppe-pinelli-death-anarchist 

https://libcom.org/article/analysis-autonomia-interview-sergio-bologna 

https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/ordine-nuovo 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Bologna-train-station-bombing-of-1980


https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy


https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/ 

The gang compare and contrast the Years of Lead to current brainrotted form of political violence in the United States from assassinations, conspiracy theories, and state sponsored doxing.
Sources:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/">https://www.cawshinythings.com/i-was-promised-a-more-aesthetically-pleasing-cyberpunk-dystopia/</a> 
<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states">https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states </a><a href="https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll"></a>
<a href="https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll">https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52960-charlie-kirk-americans-political-violence-poll</a>
<a href="https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/italian-neofascism-and-years-lead-closer-look">https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/italian-neofascism-and-years-lead-closer-look</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/giuseppe-pinelli-death-anarchist">https://libcom.org/article/giuseppe-pinelli-death-anarchist</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/analysis-autonomia-interview-sergio-bologna">https://libcom.org/article/analysis-autonomia-interview-sergio-bologna</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/ordine-nuovo">https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/ordine-nuovo</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Bologna-train-station-bombing-of-1980">https://www.britannica.com/event/Bologna-train-station-bombing-of-1980 </a><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858"></a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858">https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Terrorism#ref929858</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy"></a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/16/us/tyler-robinson-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.jooL.UUL_fH4KQcdy </a><a href="https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/"></a>
<a href="https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/">https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/</a>&nbsp;

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