During a segment on All In Friday, MSNBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny said right‑wing extremist content online is far more abundant than left‑wing extremism. On camera, Zadrozny told host Jacob Soboroff that while radicals of the left exist, those views are harder to find compared to extremist content on the right, which she described as “overflowing.”
When asked if there is any common political thread among recent shooters linked to online extremism, Zadrozny said many of them aren’t staunch supporters of any established political figure—Trump included. “They’re fans of nothing. They’re fans of extremism. They’re fans of burn it down,” she said. In her view, these individuals are driven more by alienation and destruction than coherent political ideology.
Zadrozny warned of an “asymmetric polarization” online: communities where extremist rhetoric and content on the right are far more visible, cultivated, and widespread. She suggested that being exposed to this constant flow of material may play a role in radicalizing people who already feel marginalized or unheard.
While discussing this growing online trend, Zadrozny acknowledged how difficult it is to draw clean lines. The “right‑wing” extremist content she described may vary in degree and context, from fringe message boards to more mainstream posts. But what she emphasized was the volume—and how that volume creates an ecosystem that normalizes extreme views.
Soboroff and Zadrozny both agreed that America faces a challenge: how to confront extremist ideas without amplifying them, and how to address the anger and chaos among those disillusioned with the system. According to Zadrozny, many of these actors are no longer motivated by traditional political identity, but by a desire to dismantle rather than engage.
