There has been another mass shooting, this time in New Zealand. At last report at least 49 are dead. The crime took place in a Mosque in Christchurch, with the shooter being identified as an Australian “white nationalist.” As is now the case both sides have their prepared talking points, and counter-talking points, so little beyond the usual rhetoric will actually change.
For those who wish to make this about the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment rights, I am still waiting to hear how gun confiscation will actually end these types of violent acts. Just for the record, I think gun confiscation will be no more effective than alcohol confiscation was in the 1920s, but please feel free to educate me on how much better your ideas are than those who championed the 18th Amendment.
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I read an interesting take on it that interprets the shooting as an act of embodied trolling. The whole point wasn't hating Muslims, or being an eco-fascist, or Candace Owens, or any of that. The manifesto was a setup to make people do what people do: invite them to read selectively and disparage their neighbors. And... that's exactly what's happening.
This reminds me of the Joker in The Dark Knight. I hated the movie because it was so dark and nihilistic. This shooting is worse because it is real (but not quite as bad because the shooter is far more limited in his capabilities than the Joker.)
Anyway, here's the link if you're interested.
https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/a-new-form-of-atrocity-.html
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