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3. Now we're back to the inevitable debate over whether it's "fair" to blame the conservative movement.
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 04:39 PM
Nov 2013

On one hand, he was clearly suffering a mental breakdown. On the other, if you are crazy enough to buy what these "Patriot" types are selling, then these kinds of attacks become logically necessary. So what we have here is the intersection between a poisonous ideology and and mentally ill people cut loose by the general society.

Maybe we should just start putting lithium in the water supply...

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Incredibly disturbing pics of LAX.. [View all] busterbrown Nov 2013 OP
"...a powerful secret alliance of international elites is plotting to form a one-world government" pampango Nov 2013 #1
Doesn’t this fall under Glen Beck’s financial domain? n/t busterbrown Nov 2013 #4
The scumbag looks quite satisfied with himself. Triana Nov 2013 #12
"pissed-off patriot" arely staircase Nov 2013 #2
Sad. Rex Nov 2013 #5
Now we're back to the inevitable debate over whether it's "fair" to blame the conservative movement. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2013 #3
I don’t think theres a discussion with your point. busterbrown Nov 2013 #8
Actually what he did was quite rational within the scope of that ideology nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #11
The suicide threats aren't. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2013 #15
I don't know his whole story arely staircase Nov 2013 #16
I agree completely. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2013 #19
wow gopiscrap Nov 2013 #6
He sounds like a Alex Jones Patriot Rex Nov 2013 #7
Another Alex Jones fan. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #9
Alex Jones supports himself and his home busterbrown Nov 2013 #10
They all do that. Mariana Nov 2013 #20
I know!!...Amazing that ordinary repub. Joes are not aware of that.. busterbrown Nov 2013 #22
Most of the show hosts, on radio anyway, Mariana Nov 2013 #23
'murikans on patrol, brandishing their AR-15s designed to inflict a massive number of casualties, indepat Nov 2013 #13
How's that ban on pressure cookers coming along? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #14
Suicidal and determined to take others with him. He has that in common with suicide bombers. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #17
All Mass Shootings Are Disturbing otohara Nov 2013 #18
I thought those types of guns were illegal in CA? Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #21
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