System Update with Glenn Greenwald Glenn Takes Your Questions on the Minneapolis School Shooting
Aug 28, 2025
The discussion tackles the tragic Minneapolis school shooting, revealing the complex political narratives surrounding it. It critiques the rush to assign motives to the shooter based on ideology, emphasizing mental health as a significant factor. The show highlights varying reactions to identity in the wake of such violence, questioning the implications on societal discourse. It calls for nuanced analysis over ideological blame and stresses the importance of supporting independent journalism to combat misinformation.
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Avoid Instant Partisan Conclusions
- People rush to assign political motives to mass shootings before investigators know the facts.
- Glenn Greenwald urges skepticism and reliance on law enforcement evidence rather than instant partisan claims.
Ideology Isn't A Single Explanation
- Every political faction spawns violent actors, so ideology alone rarely explains mass shootings.
- Glenn emphasizes that confidently declaring a shooter's motive hours after an attack is intellectually irresponsible.
Past Manifestos And Opportunistic Blame
- Glenn cites Breivik, the Christchurch shooter, and Buffalo to show some manifestos are explicit and politicized.
- He recounts how those clear cases still led to opportunistic blame placed on public figures like Tucker Carlson.