• ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.place
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    4 months ago

    The guy tried (and almost managed) to kill an ex-president and candidate for a second term. Of course the media is going to cover all the shit they can. It gives them clicks and that’s all that matter.

    On the other handl, apparently, the guy had some mental health issues was bullied and honestly, what other outcome can you expect if not a very fast death when you try to do what he did in the way he did it?

    Either he was out of his mind and was completely delusional, or was trying to leave the world with a huge kill in his name to be remembered.

    Edit: typo

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      4 months ago

      I absolutely agree, but I think it’s important to neither glorify nor demonize the attacker. This isn’t a route we should keep open to gain fame/infamy.

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        4 months ago

        We shouldn’t demonize him, but we should be sober about him.

        He was a loser who intended to make our country worse.

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              4 months ago

              I’m also skeptical. Just like the candidate, I feel like this sort of behavior tends to be very self-centered. Maybe his action will leave the country worse off but I doubt he thought beyond himself, that he would do something significant and be remembered.