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In reply to the discussion: Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization [View all]slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)when you combine an unstable person, possibly a conflicted person sexually, which might have been at odds with his religion and maybe, just maybe, him ultimately feeling more vulnerable watching the killings in his parent's nation, it was too much.
But I go back and say an underlying cause was his inability to rationalize all other factors as he lacked the capacity to deal with challenges. We cannot label all people with emotional problems and put them into some pigeon hole, other factors come into play, for some people the emotional factor plays a more important role and for others they would never do such a horrible thing.
I think there are levels of insecurity and instability, I believe his was heightened due to other factors.
Sexual identity and conflicting religious beliefs can be dealt with IF one does not have an underlying emotional problem.
Combine a variety of factors and that is a recipe for disaster.
I will agree that most emotionally unstable people never commit crimes, when combined with other factors it can lead to a tragedy.
We cannot zero in on one factor as a cause, but I do believe being emotionally unstable can go a long way to exacerbate other problems.
Always the media looks to zero in on A cause, he was a Muslim terrorist, he was a gay and could not accept that fact.
But the underlying fact IMHO is that he was disturbed as his first wife said, how he copes with other areas of his life follows some deluded path.