A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats.

The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon Peña, hired him after failing to win a seat in the state legislature in November 2022.

Over the following weeks, the residences of several Democratic officials were attacked in Albuquerque.

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    11 months ago

    The thing is, the active fascists are an extreme minority in most cases. They only have support because of the methods of disinformation and populism they use.

    The majority of their base aren’t horrible people who want to see the world burn down around them. They’ve just been told that’s whats best for them by charismatic politicians.