Hate Breeds Hate': Twitter Users Blame Michele Bachmann for Attack on Sikh Temple

Almost immediately after the recent shooting in Aurora, Colorado, where over a dozen people were killed during the premiere of 'The Dark Knight,'  the media began trying to tie the suspect to the Tea Party.  When that failed, others implied that loose gun laws were responsible for the mass-murder, arguing that stricter measures can prevent similar tragedies in the future.

(Related: Limbaugh, Tea Party, & Guns Already Blamed for Colo. Theater Shooting (And Wait Until You See What ABC Did)

Now, on the same day as the horrific attack on a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Twitter users have already begun to imply that public figures like Michele Bachmann and Rush Limbaugh are somehow responsible.

Bachmann seemed to be the recipient of most of the allegations, presumably because of her calls to investigate the Muslim Brotherhood and its influence within the United States government.

Twitchy captured related tweets:

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Many of the Twitter users are seemingly oblivious to the fact that Sikhs are not, in fact, Muslims.

However, CNN explained Sunday that violence against Sikhs is often just misplaced Islamophobia.  According to the cable news network, Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims because of their distinctive appearance.

Here is video, via Buzzfeed:

Twitchy summarized that, to many on the left, a shooting is "never the fault of the actual criminal."

One Twitter user, for instance, wrote: "KEEP Spewing your hateful, racist, irresponsible paranoid hate Bachmann & Friends...I mean, they're just words, right? Hate breeds hate."

But Bachmann stayed above the fray, tweeting: "My heart goes out to everyone affected by today's tragic shooting in Wisconsin. The victims and their families are in my prayers."

(H/T: Twitchy)