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Spitfire of ATJ

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44. ESPECIALLY if he's an older white supremacist who's anti-gay and anti-government too...
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 02:42 PM
Jul 2015
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/07/24/3684254/report-lousiana-theater-shooters-online-presence-suggested-admiration-white-supremacy/

There is a tendency amongst right-wingers to see people as "winners" and "losers".

Some even think God rewards "winners" with wealth. You have to remember, this belief is embedded deep into the core of how they see the world. They are also control freaks and a separation or divorce at this stage of their life makes them feel like they have no control over their life. Loss of a job is also much more devastating to these types because they identify who they are by what they do. It probably dawned on him after the separation that attractive young women looked at him as "old" if they noticed him at all.

To his HORROR he realized that he was a "loser".

The media calls him a "drifter" to be anti-homeless or anti-poor but he was actually someone in his late fifties who just separated from his family and was living in a hotel. He had what's described as "disguises" including a wig. No telling if he was using them to commit robberies or if he was playing dress-up in private trying to make himself look younger in a mid-life crisis.

There was a time when these types would pop themselves privately in their motel rooms after sitting on the edge of the bed for a while.

Now they take their act on the road.

He goes in to see a movie about a free thinking, independent young woman who has multiple sex partners which someone of his generation would call a "slut" and hears the audience ACCEPTING IT and that sets him off.

His first victims are two women enjoying the film. He's described as "calm" as he then walks about firing at people seemingly at random before turning the gun on himself.

I have only one question. Did the motel TV carry FOX "News"? If not it may be a warning of things to come if FOX "News" goes off the air. Millions of older guys with guns being exposed to a society they see as too damn liberal.

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true - lone gunmen have never been sterotyped as white males HFRN Jul 2015 #1
Actually, lone gunman usually are stereotyped as white males. I believe the usual profile for a Tipperary Jul 2015 #21
no, they are never stereotyped that way, white privilage prevents it HFRN Jul 2015 #29
You are wrong. That is the profile of a lone shooter. Whenever they are looking for a shooter who is Tipperary Jul 2015 #32
I think HFRN leftieNanner Jul 2015 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #35
Falling Down... For Freddie Jul 2015 #43
ESPECIALLY if he's an older white supremacist who's anti-gay and anti-government too... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #44
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #51
You are seriously lacking a historical perspective. Flatulo Jul 2015 #53
Great post. Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #67
Great post. laundry_queen Jul 2015 #71
Did anyone claim that all black people were serial killers Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #2
Well...there are some pretty high profile white people who think blacks should be singled out Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #3
I KNEW I shouldn't have voted Guiani 'spokesman for all white people' last year HFRN Jul 2015 #5
Michael Bloomberg would be another one. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #6
The systematic targeting of minorities is quite acceptable in conservative circles: Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #7
oy Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #14
So what does calling for mass killing of Middle eastern people count as, on the privilege scale? Scootaloo Jul 2015 #4
Why? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #16
Because it's hardly isolated to the right. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #17
What are you talking about? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #23
You're right. I have a point, but this isn't the thread to try to make it in Scootaloo Jul 2015 #31
I'm curious to know what it is JonLP24 Jul 2015 #39
A White Republican Tea Partier to boot. And of course. villager Jul 2015 #8
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #9
That's disgusting ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #15
A general reply to the point you raised JonLP24 Jul 2015 #49
Don't expect a reply... cyberswede Jul 2015 #76
There must be. Igel Jul 2015 #20
You do realize what a disingenuous comparison that is. ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #27
If we're supposed to bomb Arab Muslims because of Chattanooga Nevernose Jul 2015 #10
I must have missed the calling for bombing of Muslims over Chattanooga. Can you Tipperary Jul 2015 #22
Some blond airhead treestar Jul 2015 #26
Much of the RW wants to bomb Muslims because we need to kill them before ... JoePhilly Jul 2015 #55
Only whites in thus country are exempt artislife Jul 2015 #11
Yup - especially if they are tea-partiers dbackjon Jul 2015 #12
That's one thing you've said that I agree with. LWolf Jul 2015 #13
Hammer meet nail! lark Jul 2015 #18
I'm white and I agree. KauaiK Jul 2015 #19
and Bill Maher will conveniently not remember this when he talks about terrorism being the sole La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #24
no moderate whites will be asked to condemn this action La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #36
Come on, now, everyone KNOWS that white people can't be "terrorists" Maedhros Jul 2015 #25
and if he hadn't killed himself noiretextatique Jul 2015 #28
I say we bomb Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia right now. We must fight the White Xian people Erose999 Jul 2015 #30
No one will look for ties to christian preachers either... n/t radhika Jul 2015 #33
Actually, since there are many calls for severe restrictions Flatulo Jul 2015 #34
lol. no. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #38
You forgot the sarcasm emoji. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #45
what an awful OP. How disgusting to twist this massacre into a BS political tool. Self Delete. uhnope Jul 2015 #37
^+1,000,000 HFRN Jul 2015 #40
Agreed. Loathsome, hateful and inappropriate. Flatulo Jul 2015 #47
Self delete? Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #50
yes, self delete. The bodies aren't yet cold and you're smearing their death into "white privilege" uhnope Jul 2015 #52
No. nt Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #54
Agreed melman Jul 2015 #56
Also, when somebody phones the police and says "there's a white guy with a gun shooting people..." TrollBuster9090 Jul 2015 #42
If he's holding a gun you can bet your ass they do. Flatulo Jul 2015 #46
I wouldn't be too sure about that. In some cases they might assume... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2015 #66
Except for here... Flatulo Jul 2015 #60
Oh yeah, and here, too... Flatulo Jul 2015 #61
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #62
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #63
You realize you are getting this "story" from Rush Limbaugh? ThoughtCriminal Jul 2015 #64
Yeah, he found three examples of police shooting white men by mistake. One was from Limbaugh, TrollBuster9090 Jul 2015 #69
You found three examples of cops killing unarmed white men. Congratulations. So... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2015 #68
Yes indeed malaise Jul 2015 #48
White privilege is being stupid enough to post idiotic racist bullshit on DU and be cheered on. Flatulo Jul 2015 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #59
Yep. n/t Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #65
white privilege is calling things racist without understanding structural racism La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #74
He won't be a ble to respond to you. cyberswede Jul 2015 #75
people who agreed with him should feel terrible about themselves La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #77
Wow. That is one W I L D stream of consciousness. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #58
No it's not oberliner Jul 2015 #70
Yeah but then the poster Puzzledtraveller Jul 2015 #73
K&R Jamaal510 Jul 2015 #72
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