Why I carry a gun to church, Part 2.

[HDGristle]

We get to vote on this?

[Devo]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

We get to vote on this?

No need, if this guy was a raging MAGA, they would have given Kimmel a Sunday night special yesterday.

One local guy told us on the forum, that it was marital issues, local rumor.

Also, we have photos showing this guy donated to two Democratic PACS.

Even here in PA, we have tons of guys who look like him who hunt, fish, belong to unions, and are actually Democrats, you can't assume every white guy is MAGA.

The mere fact the MSM is quiet, shows what he is NOT.

[HDGristle]

First off, the hooker board tips are 1000x better than the gun forum tips.

We have "experts" here, and insiders

[Devo]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

First off, the hooker board tips are 1000x better than the gun forum tips.

We have "experts" here, and insiders

O...kay?

And that has what to do with the shooting, or the shooter?

For the record I was a hooker board moderator for years, and for a very short time here.

I've been to town, and have seen the elephant.

But back on topic, have you seen the article about an interaction with the shooter that showed interest in guns, and intense hatred of Mormons.

I have known a few Mormons, all just good people, different beliefs, but not my concern.

[HDGristle]

I've seen the shooter with a shirt featuring far right ultra-MAGA rhetoric that I've seen posted in various places, including here.

Haven't seen the Mormon connection. Care to share?

[Devo]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

I've seen the shooter with a shirt featuring far right ultra-MAGA rhetoric that I've seen posted in various places, including here.

Haven't seen the Mormon connection. Care to share?

Sure, Foxnews, its a pain in the ass to get links to post here, on my phone.

Guy who met him was an official of some type, shooter was a rabid anti Mormon.

[HDGristle]

Ok

Here's a link

https://www.financialexpress.com/wor...ealed/3994218/

[eyecu2]

Looks like a duck, quacks like one- wears a maga shirt too. WOnder what kinda duck that is?- wait- with two giant flags on the back of his "Merica" Pick up truck.

Gee wiz wally- I wonder how the FBI will ever put all those breadcrumbs together. Maybe the guys just nuts as seems he had a past built on use of (forbidden topic)

I wonder if the shooter wore his MAGA Sunday camo-shirt on his last outing to church or if it was just his "street camo clothes"? (sarcasm)

Hopefully they provide more details so that dora the explorer and Krazy-Eyes Kash can finally solve the mystery.

[Charley3]

When are all of you geniuses going to realize that evil comes in all shapes, races, political views and sexual orientation.
This forum would be funny, except for the fact it’s a microcosm of the divisive country we now live in.
Carry on.

[HDGristle]

How dare you be rational? The nerve

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

How dare you be rational? The nerve

I know. I’m a damn wet blanket!
Sorry guys….maybe find a different topic to do battle. The idea that insane people favor one party over another is not a common sense topic…to say the least.

[HDGristle]

It may not be common sense but it's quite common

The tendency to "otherize" killers who are like us or our preferred group happens all the time. Folks in a similar belief system often employ it as a defense mechanism. This "othering" allows individuals and groups to dehumanize victims and avoid confronting unsettling truths about their own beliefs, the randomness of suffering and the vulnerability of their own tightly held beliefs.

It's a common defense mechanism rife with scapegoating to reinforce the us vs them mentality because it directly challenges group and personal identity.

That goes hand-in-hand with politicization so that all tragedy becomes the fault of the other side. We see it time and time again.

Have we noticed how much focus is on "the killer must be X," rather than discussion of or empathy for the victims? There's some otherization in that too

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

It may not be common sense but it's quite common

The tendency to "otherize" killers who are like us or our preferred group happens all the time. Folks in a similar belief system often employ it as a defense mechanism. This "othering" allows individuals and groups to dehumanize victims and avoid confronting unsettling truths about their own beliefs, the randomness of suffering and the vulnerability of their own tightly held beliefs.

It's a common defense mechanism rife with scapegoating to reinforce the us vs them mentality because it directly challenges group and personal identity.

That goes hand-in-hand with politicization so that all tragedy becomes the fault of the other side. We see it time and time again.

Have we noticed how much focus is on "the killer must be X," rather than discussion of or empathy for the victims? There's some otherization in that too

Very good! Pretty much sums it up.
“It’s not MY type that does the crazy shit”…..uh…actually it is. All types do the crazy shit.

[Devo]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

It may not be common sense but it's quite common

The tendency to "otherize" killers who are like us or our preferred group happens all the time. Folks in a similar belief system often employ it as a defense mechanism. This "othering" allows individuals and groups to dehumanize victims and avoid confronting unsettling truths about their own beliefs, the randomness of suffering and the vulnerability of their own tightly held beliefs.

It's a common defense mechanism rife with scapegoating to reinforce the us vs them mentality because it directly challenges group and personal identity.

That goes hand-in-hand with politicization so that all tragedy becomes the fault of the other side. We see it time and time again.

Have we noticed how much focus is on "the killer must be X," rather than discussion of or empathy for the victims? There's some otherization in that too

Quack quack.

How many tranny shooters 9 or 10 high profile?

The daily number of young dead black men?

Situational awareness should be based upon what is the biggest threat in your location.

In Pittsburgh its one thing, fishing in Alaska is another, and your your awareness needs change.

The rest psycho babble about how humans process the act of violence.

When violence occurs, you are prepared to accept it, you dont need to project your feelings, you already have processed it.

[Jacuzzme]

A symposium on morality from one who spends their days scouring the internet for president bashing topics to post on a hooker forum.