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The FBI previously said the Nov. 20 shooting may have been at least partly inspired by violent, racist ideology based on evidence collected.

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[–] njm1314 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's always the same. There is a vast web of right wing extremists all linked together but we continue to treat them like lone gunmen. They're all linked. They're all reading the same books, on the same message boards, going to the same gun shows, etc...

Every year more and more lives are lost because we refuse to treat these people as the terrorists they are.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was this "edgy" magazine I used to read that ran a letters from prison section from rightwing guys caught by the FBI before they did it. What I noticed about them is they always seemed to get on the radar by attending a meeting. Always shocked me because what are the odds the FBI doesn't routinely record and identify every single person showing up to those?

[–] njm1314 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty good odds actually.

[–] Evrala 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A former coworker of mine went on a rant about how amazing the novel The Turner Diaries is, white early 20s guy. Scary stuff.

He also once told me and another woman how women shouldn't be in management positions because it goes to their head...

Yeah, went up to two women and proceeded to rant about how women shouldn't be allowed in positions of authority, expecting us to agree?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely terrifying.

[–] ClydapusGotwald 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really a shocker for any Americans shooting at this point.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clearly a trans antifa in disguise

[–] Uglyhead 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They always plant Nazi things and the like, and a copy of Catcher In The Rye, then go in and change all the online stuff, planting all sorts of Far Right stuff and backdating it all.

/s

[–] FlyingSquid 32 points 1 year ago

How about The Art of the Deal? We never hear if they found The Art of the Deal.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's almost like reading Nazi propaganda makes you radicalized and want to kill minorities. Huh. America should do something about that.

[–] farcaster 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's impossible to control people's thoughts. There's unfortunately always going to be people like this who become radicalized to the point of insanity.

There must be something else special about the US, compared to most countries, why here so often these radicalized people grab their rifle, walk into a public place, and start shooting.

I can't quite figure it out.

[–] SheeEttin 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Impossible to totally control, yes, but very possible to strongly influence. That's how radicalization happens in the first place.

[–] Custoslibera 0 points 1 year ago

No, they said it was impossible so that’s the end of it. Nothing we can do! /s

[–] Mr_Blott 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh come on, it's not like they have easy access to guns, and no repercussions from violent hate-speech.

That would be a truly horrible combination of things, unless you enjoyed living like it was 300 years ago

[–] cmbabul 14 points 1 year ago

It’s not a guarantee, but it’s a really safe bet

[–] AllonzeeLV 6 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing that won't be a point of interest on Fox "News."

[–] lennybird 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Back on reddit I had tracked politically-motivated homicides (pretty close to all being right-wing) in a big write-up but I ran out of word count space and lost track of the sheer volume of shootings...

[–] Illuminostro 2 points 1 year ago

Unpossible. BLaMtifa planted that stuff. 'Murica.

/s

[–] UltraMagnus0001 -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses

[–] SCB 2 points 1 year ago

This doesn't really apply to this article at all, as this person didn't "work forces"