Most people realise that movies and videogames are fiction and presidents/prime ministers/kings/emperors etc are real.
Their words have consequences. If they spend 3 years continually demonising a section of a population within their country eventually someone is going to interpret those words in a destructive way.
Then again, most of what politicians say nowadays tends to be fiction too.
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Most people realise that movies and videogames are fiction and presidents/prime ministers/kings/emperors etc are real.Their words have consequences. If they spend 3 years continually demonising a section of a population within their country eventually someone is going to interpret those words in a destructive way.
Then again, most of what politicians say nowadays tends to be fiction too.
Most people don't go around shooting others tho so...we're talking about crazy folk.
Originally posted by RobtardThis guy is a terrorist, jack-ass. Also Texas has some pretty lax gun laws. Get a clue.
Silly foreigner. White males in America don't commit terrorism. This is clearly a lone wolf and mental health issue.It's just a shame that Texas has some of the strictest gun laws, if not, hundreds of civic minded citizens; who would by default be responsible gun owners, would have shot this 'nut' before he fired a second round, maybe the first.
Originally posted by Surtur
Texas Lt. Gov is blaming video games.Which is nonsense. But then if things politicians say can cause violence, why not video games? And movies?
Blaming videogames is so f***ing retarded. I enjoy playing lots of VG's and yet I've never had any desire to go out on a shooting rampage. I'm sure same thing goes for most other people who play them.
Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
Blaming videogames is so f***ing retarded. I enjoy playing lots of VG's and yet I've never had any desire to go out on a shooting rampage.
Me either, although I did have a period in the mid 90's where I was competing in an unhealthy amount of immortal fighting tournaments and rescuing princesses.
Originally posted by samhain
Me either, although I did have a period in the mid 90's where I was competing in an unhealthy amount of immortal fighting tournaments and rescuing princesses.
Bringing down Rebel Cruiser's in Tie Fighter Collectors CD Rom. Broke two very cheap joysticks, and finally invested in a Microsoft 3d pro.
Which is now a useless paperweight, since it uses the old pin system.
Originally posted by cdtm
Bringing down Rebel Cruiser's in Tie Fighter Collectors CD Rom. Broke two very cheap joysticks, and finally invested in a Microsoft 3d pro.Which is now a useless paperweight, since it uses the old pin system.
N64 joypads were the worst, the consoles themselves were unbreakable but you could fvck up a pad with garlic on your breath.
Originally posted by Surtur
So, one of the things this shooter talks about in his manifesto was that he was doing this for the environment.So, climate alarmists and their rhetoric will also be blamed, correct?
Can't say I've seen many climate scientists calling Mexican people "animals" and saying they are an "invasion".
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Can't say I've seen many climate scientists calling Mexican people "animals" and saying they are an "invasion".
If trump's rhetoric is to blame, the rhetoric of others could also have contributed. It's not an either or thing. If you're going to blame Trump for him going after mexicans, why can't we blame climate alarmists telling us we're doomed in 12 years? This guy thought killing people would help the environment. He also seemed to dislike mexicans. I just don't understand why rhetoric from both couldn't have contributed, if we're going to say rhetoric played a role.
Originally posted by Surtur
If trump's rhetoric is to blame, the rhetoric of others could also have contributed. It's not an either or thing. If you're going to blame Trump for him going after mexicans, why can't we blame climate alarmists telling us we're doomed in 12 years? This guy thought killing people would help the environment. He also seemed to dislike mexicans. I just don't understand why rhetoric from both couldn't have contributed, if we're going to say rhetoric played a role.
The manifesto is in question. It may not be legit.
He posted it 20 minutes before shooting up the place after driving 9 hours. It was dozens of pages long, right?
The writing style does not appear to match his writing style. Still waiting on that AI to analyze his writing.
He was listed as a leftist, had leftist ideals, and did typical lefty things (such as listening to R&B and talking about inner-city struggles). The manifesto doesn't match up with his history prior to the shooting. The manifesto could be a false-flag planted by a white-nationalist racist trying to take credit.
The shooter in the El Paso case seems more like an angry incel than the nuanced crazy racist in the manifesto.