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The Arkansas Shooting | 36 comments (36 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: The Arkansas Shooting (none / 0)

These are some seriously sick people, who strangely enough, feel as entitled as the haughtiest loudmouth wingnut on radio or TV.

Even stranger, their lives are the stereotypes they smear "the other" with. I'm just done with the dumb. The wingnuts LAUGH at them, count their money, and go on their way.

Speaking of wingnuts: As far as the Drug Rushes and O'Liely and the rest of their ilk, THEY ARE COMPLICIT.

Period.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Thu Aug 14th, 2008 at 03:54:27 PM EST

Re: The Arkansas Shooting (4.00 / 3)

I am not yet ready to classify this in the same category as the Knoxville incident. There is just not enough evidence yet to go that far. But one thing is perfectly clear. The steady drumbeat of hatred, marginalization of those deemed different and the us-vs-them viewpoint which has saturated this country's psyche by virtue of its emanation from car radios, bookshelves and televised bloviators for the last 25 years has made violence appear to be an acceptable method to deal with transgressions and perceived slights. All you need is an already unbalanced mind, an unfortunate set of circumstances to befall them and you have all the makings of blind and mindless death and destruction. All aimed at those who have been demonized to these people on a daily basis. Hundreds of millions of people are beaten over the head every day by this constant flow of hate, hate, hate.

Why do we act surprised when the unstable among us feel like they can take no more and act out to take down the very type of people they have been told are at fault for their problems?

Hey, as far as these purveyors of hate are concerned........MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! One down, many more to go. Whose next? Me? You? Your family?

"I think generations pretty soon are going to start to thank this president for what he's done. This generation will."

by MikeInOhio (miken45054@yahoo.com) on Thu Aug 14th, 2008 at 04:07:51 PM EST
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Re: The Arkansas Shooting (none / 0)

I know we shouldn't jump to conclusions, but why would he kill someone with whom he had no connection? He hated his life, hated himself, and kills a stranger to make himself feel better?

LET ME HASTEN TO ADD--no one should have to go through this kind of madness and terrorism. (Sorry to shout, but I want to be absolutely clear about that.)

I am just so sick and tired of these types feeling like they can do anything to anyone, because someone lied to them and told them that everyone else is beneath them, less than human, and deserving of insult, blame, assault and yes, even death.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Thu Aug 14th, 2008 at 04:18:18 PM EST
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Re: The Arkansas Shooting (4.00 / 3)

It is hard to make sense of the motivation for this type of crime. And many of us are trying to assign motive and blame when there is really a dearth of information right now on this particular incident.

As someone who has direct experience trying to deal with someone(my brother) suffering from a mental illness, I can say that questions such as those you pose are a constant when trying to come to terms with what seems to rational people a totally inexplicable act. If I had a nickel for every time someone very well meaning, but totally clueless, asked my why I didn't just "kick his ass out in the street" or "give him an ultimatum" or tell him that he "just has to get his shit together, or else", I'd be a very rich man. That is the very nature of mental illness. It often defies every sensibility and rationality you might have or try to apply to it. It tests your humanity and compassion beyond belief.

Now I don't know if this guy had a mental illness. It appears that he, at minimum, had some severe emotional issues, an inability to deal with it and no support network to help him come to terms with his demons. And yes, he took it out on someone with whom he might have had no connection; who happened to be a high profile Democrat. Was right-wing hate indoctrination part of his make-up? I haven't heard anything similar to what we saw with the guy in Knoxville. Maybe it will come out that he is similar. But for now we just don't know.

"I think generations pretty soon are going to start to thank this president for what he's done. This generation will."

by MikeInOhio (miken45054@yahoo.com) on Thu Aug 14th, 2008 at 05:00:02 PM EST
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