General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Jesus Fucking Christ. [View all]fredzachmane
(85 posts)since 1993, as far as I know, they were all from shootings, though there have been arson attempts. I am not aware of any gay bar bombings in the US, there have been a few in London. By the court testimony of the state psychiatrist, and subsequent reports since, Eric Rudolph was a classic serial killer with a flare for theatrics, the psychologists who have treated him have consistently reported that his "anti-abortion, anti-gay" agenda was merely his form of self justification that presents in nearly all serial killers, but that his attachment to those ideas was very "shallow" and it had little to nothing to do with his motivation for killing. He, like all serial killers, simply wanted to kill & chose his victims according to an MO that made it justifiable to himself; again, a trait common to serial killers. Ted Bundy chose victims who looked like the ex who had broken his heart. Rudolphs alleged association with the Christian Identity Movement was put out by the WP. An association that he denies to this day, and which investigators found no evidence to support.
Apart from that, I was responding to a poster who was alleging a connection to "patriot" groups, you are responding with weak examples of "religious" attacks, which are entirely different groups with entirely different motivations (though some of their membership certainly belong in both categories) Again. All of our experience with "patriot" group attacks (of which there are few) the target is not random civilian groups, but people and places associated directly with government.