LindsayMay 9, 2023
Janel Comeau

mass shooter: [has nazi tattoos]

media: his motives are so unclear

mass shooter: [watches nazi videos]

media: mental health is complex

mass shooter: [writes a nazi blog]

media: scared of getting shot at the mall? consider being more scared of peeing next to a trans woman

May 9, 2023 at 12:24amWeb
Show threadJustin AlexanderMay 9, 2023

@VeryBadLlama "I heard his second cousin thrice removed once went to a school with a trans woman!"

Media: Oh thank god! For a second there, I thought we were going to have to condemn Nazis.

Show threadKevin Karhan May 9, 2023
@hexcrawl @VeryBadLlama ...or the media would've to admit they're the bad guys...
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110336686175403829
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] guess what? #Mainsteam #MassMedia love #StochasticTerrorism as doing #PropagandaOfTheDeed will get more copycats and also boost ratings. This is the unique problem with #ConsequenceFreeSpeech in the #USA! Other places don't have this issue not due to lack of guns or regulations but because media can't just #hategroom people imat #primetime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390

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Show threadKevin Karhan May 9, 2023

@VeryBadLlama guess what?
#Mainsteam #MassMedia love #StochasticTerrorism as doing #PropagandaOfTheDeed will get more copycats and also boost ratings.

This is the unique problem with #ConsequenceFreeSpeech in the #USA!

Other places don't have this issue not due to lack of guns or regulations but because media can't just #hategroom people imat #primetime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390

How the American Media Fuels A Cycle of Violence

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Show threadBeach SlugMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama
MSNBC is the only major outlet that seems to challenge this narrative. And even they don’t always manage.
Show threadFrank Bennett 🇯🇵May 9, 2023

@VeryBadLlama Watching the "search for a motive" headlines stream past reminds me of a government agent's explanation for a person being vaporized in Alex Cox' Repo Man:

"Natural causes. People explode. It happens every day."

Show threadGeorge StationMay 9, 2023
@fgbjr Been a while since I've seen a good honest Repo Man reference. 😎
Show threadBlueDotAZMay 9, 2023
@harmonygritz @fgbjr To this day, I use "plate of shrimp" to mean a coincidence.
Show threadBrian BeelerMay 9, 2023

@VeryBadLlama

Nationalism is capitalism in decline.

The fast decline of the Weimar Republic lead to the raise of the Nazi Party.

The fast decline of the US economy brought on by excessive military spending, excessive tax cuts for the 1% and largest corporations and the possibility of 1/3 of all jobs being lost to AI in the next five years could easily do the same to the US in a few years.

The answer is to cut the military budget in half and implement a socialist orientated market economy.

Show threadWastedMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama So true... I can't stand that this is where we are in 2023!
Show threadBritish Tech GuruMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama and for once the New York times is absolutely correct. All the postings that fellow put up no matter how heinous, ludicrous, embarrassing or frustrating are protected by the first amendment. Simply posting stuff does not mean that they're going to do bad stuff. The link between the posting and the doing has to be proven because it's just very tenuous. Something else could have sent him off. we don't know. Heavens I post crap about politicians all the time but the chance of me picking up a 200lb Stone club to beat them over the head is beyond minimal. In fact it's infinitesimally small.
Show threadmiket330May 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama it's the same way they report trumplethinskin for his attempts to overthrow the government and install himself dick tater, yeah, but can u prove intent??
Show threadmsgbiMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama @charles_ex
Show threadSteveBolognaMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama And the asshat at twitter says it might be a false flag operation. You know, screw the facts and reality. Vote Blue
Show threadNon ServiamMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama Passive voice is a fascist's best friend. The more people skirt around calling them what they are, the harder it is for people to organize against the threat.
Show threadmeatMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama REALITY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. What leads to non white dudes getting caught up in this?
Show threadJamesTDGMay 9, 2023
@VeryBadLlama just comes to show how damaged things are when money from the wrong sources is involved