Good morning, ELEVEN DEAD—THIS IS GETTING OLD Another week and more mass killings. And, as is the case in many other such killings, guns were used, the attack is racially motivated, the perpetrator had a history of hate speech on-line (both that he wrote and that he consumed), and he was powered by a conspiracy theory. The attacker was a single gunner, similar to others who have been racially targeting people at places like the Black churches, synagogues, and places where immigrants gather. This killer’s conspiracy theory wasn’t the “immigrants are murderers coming over the border” or “the pedophile ring is out to get us” or “they stole the election and we’re taking our country back.” This murderer’s driver was the “replacement theory” propounded by many on the right.
#353 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday May 17)
#353 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday May…
#353 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Tuesday May 17)
Good morning, ELEVEN DEAD—THIS IS GETTING OLD Another week and more mass killings. And, as is the case in many other such killings, guns were used, the attack is racially motivated, the perpetrator had a history of hate speech on-line (both that he wrote and that he consumed), and he was powered by a conspiracy theory. The attacker was a single gunner, similar to others who have been racially targeting people at places like the Black churches, synagogues, and places where immigrants gather. This killer’s conspiracy theory wasn’t the “immigrants are murderers coming over the border” or “the pedophile ring is out to get us” or “they stole the election and we’re taking our country back.” This murderer’s driver was the “replacement theory” propounded by many on the right.