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In reply to the discussion: Omar Mateen got 'very angry' seeing two men kissing, father tells NBC [View all]Igel
(35,300 posts)31. Perhaps. Or not.
Imagine this: "A man who reacts with rage at a woman's being raped betray his own deeply-seated fears of being a rapist himself."
Or "A woman who reacts with rage at a black youth's being gunned down betrays her own deeply-seated fears of being a racist killer herself."
I doubt we'd think that of most people. Perhaps we'd think that of those we especially dislike, but then it's just our desire to insult them that's doing the "thinking."
Sometimes it might happen, but Freudian analysis is best left to psychiatrists who actually interact with the subject. Otherwise it comes off as puerile.
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Omar Mateen got 'very angry' seeing two men kissing, father tells NBC [View all]
TomCADem
Jun 2016
OP
Many folks manage to practice and observe their faith without going on a killing spree.
AlbertCat
Jun 2016
#13
The father is blaming the kissing men and excusing his son's rage, and that's nasty and obviously
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#21