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43. And I bet there are more like him being cultivated. Things in the US that have a hint of religion

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:34 AM

Mar 2018

get a free pass. Damn, when is the US going to grow up! I think a lot of this crap is just the tip of the iceberg. Trump IMO has given an OK to violence through his actions, what he says and what he does. ... and his idiotic tweets.

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Gawd dammit, Conditt was a bigoted, domestic terrorist who murdered people... [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2018 OP

"martyr for righteous cause"? what the hell was that supposed cause? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #1

The religious right homophobes, alt-right and white supremacists of course... MrScorpio Mar 2018 #3

Probably, but I'd surely wish we had something more to go on than a weak attempt to hlthe2b Mar 2018 #5

Well he was a member of RIOT Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #13

can you please provide a link for that? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #15

Here MrScorpio Mar 2018 #16

well, they have a song which is disgusting, but is there nothing about the group? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #24

R.I.O.T. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #36

Really.. that is it?! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #38

Boy that's a lot effort to go to protect a Christian survivalist group advocating armed invasion Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #56

I'm not protecting anyone. I have REPEATEDLY said I have suspected white nationalism behind this hlthe2b Mar 2018 #58

No you have it all wrong Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #65

The truth will eventually come out. I am only saying we don't have the details YET to support hlthe2b Mar 2018 #67

Yeah, you're right time will tell Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #69

so heaven05 Mar 2018 #44

No DUer has said that at all. You are being BEYOND disengenuous and it doesn't add credibility hlthe2b Mar 2018 #45

I never heaven05 Mar 2018 #60

thank you for the clarification. Unfortunately some others here are doing just that. hlthe2b Mar 2018 #61

really? heaven05 Mar 2018 #35

Yeah. that documentation is what is missing. I suspect he may be all this, but not yet established hlthe2b Mar 2018 #40

THEY are the "good guys." mitch96 Mar 2018 #83

Yup JI7 Mar 2018 #2

What Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2018 #4

the ameriKKKans media heaven05 Mar 2018 #39

We KNOW Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2018 #42

true this heaven05 Mar 2018 #54

Do we know that much about him yet? HopeAgain Mar 2018 #6

My thoughts as well.... Chakaconcarne Mar 2018 #7

this is my point as well... hlthe2b Mar 2018 #9

Yes you have missed something. He was a member of RIOT Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #14

source? HopeAgain Mar 2018 #23

His friend, from the "New Republic" article, described the group as... moriah Mar 2018 #57

But we still don't know his motive HopeAgain Mar 2018 #72

Was giving a relatively balanced article for that reason. moriah Mar 2018 #80

My point is simply the title to the OP HopeAgain Mar 2018 #81

Bigoted? His blog gives that away. moriah Mar 2018 #84

The title to the OP is an opinion. How does one "substantiate" his/her opinion? George II Mar 2018 #86

The OP was stated as a fact HopeAgain Mar 2018 #89

Survivalist conservatives sounds political to me . He was willing to blow up the police when lunasun Mar 2018 #27

Thanks for posting that, my tablet is from the stone age and links are almost impossible. Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #31

That doesn't seem legit. GeorgeHayduke Mar 2018 #71

Well they know he had a list of targets and tried to take some police with him when he died lunasun Mar 2018 #18

Banging on the windows? Weren't they in fear of their lives? LuvLoogie Mar 2018 #22

You don't get it atreides1 Mar 2018 #29

I understand he left a video confession niyad Mar 2018 #92

Of Course He Was -- Racial Bias, Along with Misogyny is Deeply Ingrained in U. S. Media dlk Mar 2018 #8

In a few days that white guy bomber and stories will be ancient history..... Bengus81 Mar 2018 #10

I love how they don't consider it "hate" forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #74

K&R BlueJac Mar 2018 #11

Maybe in this case, he really was just f*cked up in the head. 3Hotdogs Mar 2018 #12

He was a member of RIOT Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #20

Stone Community Church spike91nz Mar 2018 #17

Add to that the fact that he was a member of RIOT Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #21

He's the ugliest of white violence. And black victims of white violence get little to no compassion. ancianita Mar 2018 #19

It's a sinister world of Religious white violence Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #26

Confounding uses of the acronym, RIOT, easily are part of Russian signal hiding in noise here. ancianita Mar 2018 #37

And I bet there are more like him being cultivated. Things in the US that have a hint of religion RKP5637 Mar 2018 #43

I agree with you ProfessorPlum Mar 2018 #30

The article MrScorpio linked to says he was "home schooled". Ligyron Mar 2018 #25

He was taught how to use weapons Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #28

You had water balloon fights? Wow, who knew that is preparation for war? Tipperary Mar 2018 #41

Oh come off it Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #50

Totally and absolutely agree +1 bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #32

That's right. "Challenged" Loubee Mar 2018 #33

R.I.O.T. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #34

Ummm... HopeAgain Mar 2018 #51

It's a shame, isn't it? nt Anon-C Mar 2018 #46

One issue with the term "terrorism" is when one has insurance coverage without a 'terrorism rider.' ehrnst Mar 2018 #47

What does this have to do w/media refusing to use the term when the bomber is a white guy anneboleyn Mar 2018 #82

Long story short: There are shitty, cruel and malicious people in our world today... Raster Mar 2018 #48

This, frankly, is pretty common religious kid stuff --"righteous me against the sinful Nay Mar 2018 #49

It's those Christian "right" again! FakeNoose Mar 2018 #64

I'm NOT going to post a picture of his face here... Fritz Walter Mar 2018 #52

Same shit different day mn9driver Mar 2018 #53

"the ugliness that is infecting the nation right now" hfojvt Mar 2018 #55

While I agree with you, I am wondering what we can do to efhmc Mar 2018 #59

We need to somehow instill in them the need to be.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #70

I am, sadly, not sure we are capably of doing that any more. efhmc Mar 2018 #77

I'm prone to agree. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #87

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2018 #62

He was evil and I'm glad he is dead so that he can't kill anymore. SweetieD Mar 2018 #63

All Well-Argued Points. No Objection From Me Vogon_Glory Mar 2018 #66

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2018 #68

Mr. Scorpio, I'm seeing a possible closeted psychopath..... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #73

Closeted psychopath? He was a vile murderer and a man, not a kid. anneboleyn Mar 2018 #78

Context. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #90

And why aren't there any articles about his black and brown victims? IronLionZion Mar 2018 #75

I totally agree. I find it disgusting. anneboleyn Mar 2018 #79

Oh please Lithos Mar 2018 #100

That's very nice, national media should do more of this and less of the terrorist IronLionZion Mar 2018 #103

The Today Show profiled the victims dhol82 Mar 2018 #105

And here are the crowdfunding sites for the deceased catrose Mar 2018 #106

99% of acts of "domestic terrorism" have been perpetrated by white males. George II Mar 2018 #76

I agree since he was a white Christian he's challenged or troubled. herding cats Mar 2018 #85

No sympathy. No understanding. Murderer. Premeditated... Guilded Lilly Mar 2018 #88

he was, after all, a whilte male. not, you know, one of THOSE people. niyad Mar 2018 #91

I am so, so sorry for what your people go through. nolabear Mar 2018 #93

death the easy way out. pansypoo53219 Mar 2018 #94

Socially immature, psuedo-intellectual, computer nerd who hated MarcA Mar 2018 #95

but but but MrScorpio, he was a "troubled young man"!!! Skittles Mar 2018 #96

"the answer to WHY is pretty obvious... handmade34 Mar 2018 #97

Conditt was a psychopath who "wished he felt remorse." summer_in_TX Mar 2018 #98

He was a serial killer Lithos Mar 2018 #99

It's White Terrorist Bingo Time! MrScorpio Mar 2018 #101

White suicide bomberTerrorist. Cha Mar 2018 #102

He was a young, good looking, white lad . . . ergo "misunderstood youth." Vinca Mar 2018 #104