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In reply to the discussion: White Privilege is committing the largest shooting in American history and being fondly memorialized [View all]thbobby
(1,474 posts)If a Muslim or Black had hoarded this many guns, there would be questions like "How did nobody notice all his guns?" or "And his family didn't know?". Nobody would care about what kind of music they liked or what vices they had (unless his vice was drugs, of course).
White supremacist terrorism is by far most dangerous in the USA. I don't pretend to know if this was terrorism, but if a Muslim had done it, it damn sure would be portrayed that way.
He was insane. All countries have insane people. The USA is unique in how easy it is to get deadly weapons. Also, the MSM immortalizes this person. Any wannabe killer could be inspired by the attention such an act brings.
But, HipChick, I agree with you. There is a definite bias in how a White Person is portrayed over how a Muslim, Immigrant, or Black Person would be portrayed.