"the kid who shot charlie was only 22. this is insane because 22 means he basically grew up marinating in the broadband soup. he had no buffer period of pre internet adulthood, no separation between formative years & the always on firehose. his psyche was forged entirely in the age of memes, polarization, constant feeds, & parasocial rage cycles.we are now seeing individuals in society like this reaching adulthood & have access to very sophisticated weapons. this will be a serious challenge for security in america going forward."
I remember arguing with you over 10 years ago on Politics. Now I’m back you post very reasonable stuff and are a voice of factual reasonI’m a case in point, over ten years ago I was considered a raving right wing nut job on here. My views haven’t really changed but the Overton Window on Bluemoon has moved so far that I’m now classed as a loony lefty by blue moon’s right wing fringe.
Spot on Melton.
Would just like to add, I've only seen about 30 seconds of his "debating", and it's made me realise that "debate" is now just basically trying to win an argument. Never two people trying to see each others point of view. When did we become like this? Fits with him having no empathy though I suppose...
It's 100% not limited to young people. You only have to see the discourse in this forum to know that some people (including FOCs) are generally irritable and intolerant of opposing views. (Guilty myself on rare occasions)It appears to me that as we now have almost a generation who have spent a large part of their lives in front of a computer screen and have lost the ability by doing so to socially interact. The narrow world in which they live draws them down rabbit holes from which they cannot escape and blunts any form of critical judgement. Their brain just becomes programmed to receive one message. Hence the intolerance of any other viewpoint. Whenever they mix their social inadequacies merely ensures they gravitate to their own tribe where they will not be challenged and their views reinforced as being a norm. It will only get worse
The Reform Party love this top line.Governor of Utah, "I was praying that it was an immigrant."
It is hard to imagine a world in which someone occupying such a position thinks it is okay to say such a horrific thing. Lord, these are horrendous times politically.
Your 'Lefty' theory didn't age well. Don't join the police.Ok, call me Far-Right. I'm really not arsed what you call me.
Like I said, I have no allegiance to either side. I just think that anybody who kills a young man, and a Father of 2, is a psychopath.
If the roles were revered and it was Leftie Politician who had been killed, I'd be saying the same thing.
Who the fuck do you think you are Chuck Berry ?Ding Ding Ding!!
WTF !! ??Of all the nonsense spouted after the murder of Kirk, Don Trump Junior takes the looney of the year prize. He said:
“ I don’t know of a single school shooting in the last few years that was not carried out by trans people. They are fed hormones from the age of three to make them believe [that ideology]”
Jeez.
I’m a case in point, over ten years ago I was considered a raving right wing nut job on here. My views haven’t really changed but the Overton Window on Bluemoon has moved so far that I’m now classed as a loony lefty by blue moon’s right wing fringe.
Media have got hold of the shooters Granny and we know they love to talk. Apparently he’s a good boy, bit shy and brought up right, Conservative Republican family, love their guns and Trump. She can’t understand what has happened or why.
Shooter didn’t like Kirk as he wasn’t conservative enough. This is a different source.
The markings are Gamer related and from the far right sphere. No idea if this is true as I have no idea about the Gamer world.
Insane isn’t it? Stop the world I want to get off! Surely it’s time for the aliens to land!Of all the nonsense spouted after the murder of Kirk, Don Trump Junior takes the looney of the year prize. He said:
“ I don’t know of a single school shooting in the last few years that was not carried out by trans people. They are fed hormones from the age of three to make them believe [that ideology]”
Jeez.
Yes, it’s not been bottomed yet. A lot more to come out, I think. One suggestion I saw was that the family was Mormons and hated Jews, the shooter presumably hated Kirk’s support of Israel. Probably nonsense.Media have got hold of the shooters Granny and we know they love to talk. Apparently he’s a good boy, bit shy and brought up right, Conservative Republican family, love their guns and Trump. She can’t understand what has happened or why.
Shooter didn’t like Kirk as he wasn’t conservative enough. This is a different source.
The markings are Gamer related and from the far right sphere. No idea if this is true as I have no idea about the Gamer world.
I have no idea what I am considered politically anymore!
We seem to be in the absolute depths of the “had enough of experts” period that I don’t think it’s even about politics anymore really, we’ve regressed that much.
It is such an odd period right now.
Yes, it’s still not been bottomed yet. More to come out, I think. One suggestion I saw was that the family was Mormons and hated Jews, the shooter presumably hated Kirk’s support of Israel. Probably nonsense.
Power to the People.Tell me about it. Back in the day I voted for Thatcher, now I’m somewhere to the left of Che Guevara. I’m like what the fuck just happened? How did I get here?
I’m too fucking old to be a revolutionary.
I’m going to get pelters for this from some quarters, but I’ve got very broad shoulders.
Have had a look at this guy online in a way that I hadn’t previously. I sort of knew what he was about before this, but he’d hardly registered.
And for the avoidance of doubt, I’m not saying it’s a good thing he’s dead, or that anyone deserves to die in that way, especially with their wife and kids there. Awful business all round. And this tragedy is acting as a further catalyst to the manifest and worsening divisions in US society. So unquestionably a bad thing.
But in my view, having seen him in action, he was a horrible ****. Plainly fed from negativity. Most of what came out of his mouth was designed to make the world a less happy place. And I’d say he was definitely a bully.
He was young, fit, rich, healthy with a beautiful family and a wife that adored him.
And all the **** did was moan and winge about how shit everything was. He had fuck all to complain about from where I’m standing.
Unless it was just an act…