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   On July 4, Robert Crimo III opened fire from a rooftop on an   
   Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a northern   
   suburb of Chicago, killing seven and wounding dozens more. The   
   human price paid for Crimo’s actions continues to increase with   
   heart-wrenching consequences.   
      
   For instance, the WSWS had previously reported on one wounded   
   victim in particular, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts whose spinal   
   cord was severed as a result of being shot by Crimo. While he   
   was sedated and in stable condition only days ago, Roberts is   
   now having to undergo an extremely complex surgery to repair a   
   torn esophagus and fight a new infection.   
      
   CBS News reports Roberts regained consciousness briefly and   
   asked for his twin brother, Luke and his dog before eventually   
   being rushed for emergency surgery. Luke suffered shrapnel-   
   related injuries during the shooting and, while in stable   
   condition at home, will have to live with pieces of shrapnel   
   inside him for the rest of his life.   
      
   A motive for the shooting has yet to be offered by Lake County   
   authorities with Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman   
   Sgt. Christopher Covelli maintaining there was no racial or   
   political motive for the attack. However, there is mounting   
   evidence to suggest that Crimo was an active participant in far-   
   right movements, steeped in antisemitism and fascist rhetoric,   
   and a loyal follower of former President Donald Trump.   
      
   In addition to recent reports on on Crimo’s political activity,   
   newly revealed messages from his account “Awake47” on 4chan   
   underline his fascist tendencies. The comments, which contain   
   extreme racist and violent content typical of far-right   
   movements and paramilitary groups, were written within days of   
   his Fourth of July attack.   
      
   On June 25, for example, Crimo parroted an antisemitic talking   
   point used by Holocaust deniers saying, “the math is all scewed   
   (sic) up. the logistics of 6m jews doesn’t make sense but i’m   
   just retarded.” On July 2, he posted simply “retarded jews.”   
   Both of these comments, the second of which was posted only two   
   days before the shooting, bring light to the antisemitic   
   sentiments exhibited by Crimo and potential motivation for   
   targeting the Chicago suburb which has a large Jewish population.   
      
   Crimo’s fascist vitriol extended beyond anti-Semitism. On June   
   28, Crimo also posted “i say we just get rid of the blacks all   
   together.” On July 2, he wrote, “orientals should be gassed and   
   washed.”   
      
   Photos of Crimo wearing a “Sad Boys” Pepe the Frog t-shirt, a   
   well-known symbol of the far right and Trump supporters have   
   been documented, as well as photos showing him present at at   
   least two pro-Trump rallies. Newly revealed posts also show   
   Crimo had a Trump bobblehead taped in the back of his Acura,   
   while more photos showcase the 21-year-old draped in a Trump   
   flag.   
      
   Highland Park community activist Rachael Wachstein told Forward   
   that she had seen Crimo with a band of other pro-Trump   
   supporters at a Blue Lives Matter rally in September 2020 in   
   Highland Park. Crimo allegedly pushed and intimidated counter-   
   protesters aggressively and was a known quantity in the   
   neighborhood as a particularly recognizable pro-Trump element.   
   Despite Crimo’s involvement with the far right and his   
   recognizable stature, he was able to purchase multiple firearms   
   legally and passed four background checks without any further   
   questioning before committing the shooting.   
      
   Despite the overwhelming evidence that Crimo was heavily   
   involved in Trumpism and fascist politics, no national   
   Democratic officials have discussed these facts in relation to   
   the shooting. The antisemitic and racist rhetoric from Crimo has   
   all but been totally unreported by major media outlets as well.   
      
   Acting as cover for the increasingly fascistic Republican party,   
   the Democrats use crocodile tears and blame the populace as a   
   whole to avoid any meaningful action in curtailing tragedies   
   such as the Highland Park shooting.   
      
   Senate Democratic Majority Whip and Illinois senator Dick Durbin   
      
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