Which part in particular was either confusing or rambling? Maybe someone else can fill me in.
Mass shooting in Buffalo - ten dead
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Which part in particular was either confusing or rambling? Maybe someone else can fill me in.
Why did he suddenly have too much time on his hands? Whose fault was that?
Yes, it's information, but I also see it as an easy way out. His name is Payton Gendron - if his name were Mohammed Ahmed - he would not get the same courtesies.
The formula is there - and this goes for any extreme group - you create a message that resonates with someone, so they have a sense of identity, and a sense of belonging. And part of that sense of belonging is based on a premise that there are factors or groups that are out to destroy your sense of identity.
Frankly, Charlie Manson, Adolf HItler and Jim Jones, among others, were masters at this. Edit - they prey on the weak minded. Which is not the same thing as having mental issues.
I do agree that there were, and still are, consequences of the pandemic. Everyone had to deal with it. Not all like this.
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Spot on. A common trait of social and political extremists and manipulators is a focus on external villains that are the source of all problems. If one creates a "good" us, that "good" is amplified by creating an "evil" them. From there, one receives a purpose - "defending" the good us by destroying the evil them. It may not start out that way, but sooner or later the thought process leads to the same thing - a list of victims' names.
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You couldn't have described what is happening in this country today any better.
The point being, it doesn't matter if he changed during the pandemic. Life circumstances change all the time. "Triggers" are everywhere. This is the kind of thing that is only being brought up by those around him to deflect blame from him, specifically ... and by others to deflect blame from actual problem areas, because this is the game that has become fashionable since 2016.
None of this is new.
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What's so special about 2016? You think law enforcement isn't looking at this kid's entire life trying to understand why he did what he did?
Agree. I would only differ in that I think excuses for bad behavior as a means to deflect blame was fashionable long before 2016.
In general, obviously, that's true. What I was referencing was a certain phenomenon in a certain sphere of our lives by a certain group of people. And I'll just leave it at that.
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So, NY has a red flag law and didn't use it, he went online 30 minutes before starting and detailed his plans in great detail in a chat, he was an environmentalist, and he was familiar with left wing politicians talking about overruning the country.
Now they I have your attention tell me if you think this is an insensitive, dumb or bad joke:
I heard Madison Cawthorn lost his seat.
No he didn’t -he wheels it around with him wherever he goes.
Sure it's insensitive. The funniest stuff usually is.Now they I have your attention tell me if you think this is an insensitive, dumb or bad joke:
I heard Madison Cawthorn lost his seat.
No he didn’t -he wheels it around with him wherever he goes.
It is clear what he did before the attack, he wrote his reasons down, ahole.
Now they I have your attention tell me if you think this is an insensitive, dumb or bad joke:
I heard Madison Cawthorn lost his seat.
No he didn’t -he wheels it around with him wherever he goes.
I know who you're referring to and some of the controversy around him, but I don't know what the joke refers to. Sorry.
You can decide for yourself how important the information is, but are you really trying to say left wing politicians never said it? Look, people can decide how important this detail is, but to deny it? Me personally, I don't think they're an excuse, but they still happened, and however the shooter got ahold of them, they feature rather prominently in his manifesto.
I corrected it again...no problem at all. I'll stop though as it's clear that some people are fine with the gaslighting. Best to place those people on ignore as they don't like the reality of what is going on so they'll blame others or a pandemic as it's just more convenient than dealing with it.
EXPLAINER: White 'replacement theory' fuels racist attacks
Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, this weekend.
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What is the 'great replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?
The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "great replacement."
www.npr.org
A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.
Replacement theory, espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre, has been embraced by some right-wing politicians and commentators.
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I corrected it again...no problem at all. I'll stop though as it's clear that some people are fine with the gaslighting. Best to place those people on ignore as they don't like the reality of what is going on so they'll blame others or a pandemic as it's just more convenient than dealing with it.
EXPLAINER: White 'replacement theory' fuels racist attacks
Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, this weekend.
What is the 'great replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?
The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "great replacement."
A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.
Replacement theory, espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre, has been embraced by some right-wing politicians and commentators.www.nytimes.com
If that makes you feel better. I first remember Obama stating this more than 10 years ago.
If you first heard it 10 years ago, then you first heard it decades too late.
You know, at times like this, and with subject matters like this, I miss the days of the old board, when guys like Mt.Nittany would want to light it up in a fierce battle of wills and belief systems.
I don't know if I would go that far....but I'm sure the Test board is firing still. Lots of minds being changed there daily for over a decade now.
So, was this guy's Free Speech rights violated? Or not, because of violation of specific rules?
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Correction officer suspended after 'despicable' social media post mocking Buffalo killings
The state corrections department has suspended corrections officer Greg Foster after a "despicable" social media post about the Buffalo killings.
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