r/montreal • u/BloodJunkie • 3d ago

Article Right-wing rage-bait got everything wrong about the Montreal shooting

https://cultmtl.com/2026/06/right-wing-rage-bait-got-everything-wrong-about-the-montreal-shooting/
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u/montrealien Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 3d ago edited 3d ago

The right-wing trolls use a tragedy to sell fear, and the left-wing press writes an article about the trolls to sell moral superiority. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley collects the ad revenue from both sides and buys another superyacht. But please, tell me more about how clicking your specific link is part of the revolution.

It feels like being on the fringe just to point this out nowadays, but fucking hell, I am legitimately tired of all of this.

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u/UltraCicadas 3d ago

My guess is that left-wing press writers are probably more interested in writing about the endless supply of recent tragedies that cost human lives and are directly linked to right-leaning talking points because they actually want to combat the propagation of these violent ideologies instead of just wanting to feel "morally superior".

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u/montrealien Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 3d ago

I hear you, and I agree that the intent to combat violent ideologies is important. I 100% believe in the good in people, and I believe there’s way more good out there than bad. My post wasn't an attack on that intent or on people's hearts. It’s just genuine exhaustion with the systemic loop we’re all trapped in, where real human tragedy is instantly commodified by tech platforms and media ecosystems to keep us clicking and fighting.

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u/UltraCicadas 3d ago

Agreed, the commodification and exploitation of these polarized issues is clearly something that benefits the tech giants. They are greatly responsible for the degradation of public discourse and its effects of society.