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uncledad

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12. "relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 07:51 AM

Jan 4

Well I'm sure he had mental health issues from his time in the military, if he was instrumental in taking the lives of others that is a heavy burden to carry. But when he says "Americans would pay attention only to “spectacles and violence" he shows his delusional thinking. He created a spectacle because he wanted Americans to pay attention to him. From what I've read it seems he was lost in the right-wing fever swamps of the magat movement. That alone is a dangerous place to be but when you combine those extreme political or religious movements with his obvious serious mental health issues that is a terrible and deadly place to be. Unfortunately the tabloid media culture in this country will give him exactly what he wanted, attention.

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no shit Kali Jan 3 #1

Thank You Kali BOSSHOG Jan 3 #3

And no political agenda whatsoever IronLionZion Jan 3 #2

This comment from link sounds like he was quite white wing trumpian-- Silent Type Jan 3 #4

If you're struggling with mental health, the last thing you should do is watch Fox and right wing garbage. Initech Jan 3 #5

What is the military doing to our young men these days? It seems to cause mental illness. walkingman Jan 3 #6

5 or 6 tours can give you PTSD, he had I think 5 Bronze Stars so he must have seen a fair amount of combat EX500rider Jan 4 #7

Yeah, war is generally bad for your mental health MadameButterfly Jan 4 #10

Basic training is brainwashing. The Wizard Jan 4 #14

My dad and my father-in-law flunked that part of the training. hunter Jan 4 #16

One thing is... Unwind Your Mind Jan 4 #17

The media can't say he was a tRump supporter BigmanPigman Jan 4 #8

Actually, they released a manifesto where he says he is. Additionally the sheriff who did appears to be a Trumper. LeftInTX Jan 4 #9

Man. Another case of someone mad at the world but blaming exactly the wrong people MadameButterfly Jan 4 #21

Society isn't comfortable with the idea of American suicide bombers IronLionZion Jan 4 #15

WTF?! the dude was calling to kill democrats!! jvill Jan 4 #18

What worries me is the other active military who will be susceptible no_hypocrisy Jan 4 #11

Yeah. It's seems our only hope is that the military WON'T carry out Trump's MadameButterfly Jan 4 #20

"relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took" uncledad Jan 4 #12

But treating him like he wasn't crazy MadameButterfly Jan 4 #19

Active duty Green Barret with The Wizard Jan 4 #13