School/Mass shootings are now part of our culture.

[SaintKP]

We have a much more substantial portion who denies the horrors of socialism.

Alex Jones, 'Obama was a Muslim,' etc. are fear mongering arguments. Move on and free your mind.

Trust me I know, I've had coworkers and in the past class mates talk about how they wished we would adopt a more socialistic style or even go all in and become communist. When asked about events such as Holodomor, the atrocities committed by the Khemir Rouge, the questionable human rights actions of PRC and the quality of life in Cuba. I've been met with "Oh it's not real Communism/Socialism" or the classic "Capitalism is worse".

I understand that there is a very large (relatively speaking) and vocal group who believe that the Gulag Archipelago isn't fact and should serve as a book of warning but is instead filled with lies and propaganda.

Both sides are a cancer to this country and either try to propagate their ideology subvertly in universities or fear monger those who refuse to educate themselves and get information from a wide range of sources. Sorry for not specifically including those moonstruck by the idea of Che Guevera.

 

[Hillclimb]

Khemir Rouge, the questionable human rights actions of PRC and the quality of life in Cuba. I've been met with "Oh it's not real Communism/Socialism" or the classic "Capitalism is worse".

Pretty typical response I get as well(and my mother was a slave during the Khmer Rouge reign). Went from a prestigious family, to rice field slaves, to fleeing for the border through mine fields. Just shows you how powerful a stupid idea can be behind the masses, that they omit real life anecdotes.

Anyways.

Found an interesting article that essentially says we don't know shit about who is likely to take a weapon to a public place and commit a mass shooting. The major theories (mental illness, psychopathy, psychosis, trauma) lack reliable data. When researchers (criminologists or sociologists) have looked at available data, they find that the majority of people who would fit in any of those categories simply don't shoot people. I still argue that there are still a lot of warning signs and indicators that are easily identified, but there is a lot of other good data in that article as well, such as data that suggests mass shootings are not historically the worst they've been (based off statistics per 100k). But the media and professors are doing a great job at causing mass hysteria and misinformation

Why science still can’t pinpoint a mass shooter in the making

 

[DC]

Here’s a thought. Look at shit parenting. Probably find a broad brush of candidates.

 

[Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆]

Parkland suspect Nikolas Cruz showered with fan mail, donations: report

Looks like he's developing a cult following. I am beginnig to think I will never understand people...

 

[Gunz]

How many people on earth, 7-billion + ...? I figure at least 3-billion have a couple of screws loose.

 

[Devildoc]

The law of averages...most people are average, struggling to stay between the lines; some truly have their shit together; but then, there's the deviant, truly fucked up people who make news....

 

[ThunderHorse]

Sweet...Fox News host Laura Ingraham goes on vacation as more advertisers dump her over Parkland tweet

I wish this kid would go away. But that was dumb on her part.

 

[SaintKP]

I may not like his platform and think he's a bit of a tool, but I feel no sympathy for her.

Classic case of chat shit, get hit.

 

[Marauder06]

I may not like his platform and think he's a bit of a tool, but I feel no sympathy for her.

Classic case of chat shit, get hit.

That's an interesting perspective, given what she said:

“David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA [grade point average]... totally predictable given acceptance rates.)”

...especially in the context of what he's been saying about gun owners, the NRA, and adults in general. In this case I think your last sentence applies more to him, than to her.

 

[AWP]

Classic case of chat shit, get hit.

I approve this sound bite.

 

[SaintKP]

That's an interesting perspective, given what she said:

“David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA [grade point average]... totally predictable given acceptance rates.)”

...especially in the context of what he's been saying about gun owners, the NRA, and adults in general. In this case I think your last sentence applies more to him, than to her.

I'm not excusing his actions nor do I support or agree with them, I was fine with him not making it to UC -.

Both received their weekly installments of karma.

 

[racing_kitty]

Sweet...Fox News host Laura Ingraham goes on vacation as more advertisers dump her over Parkland tweet

I wish this kid would go away. But that was dumb on her part.

She’s Roman Catholic, and definitely not of the Jesuit subset. Her going on vacation during Holy Week was not going to be stopped by anything.

 

[Topkick]

I'm not excusing his actions nor do I support or agree with them, I was fine with him not making it to UC -.

Both received their weekly installments of karma.

I am not really sure what this hoopla is all about. I don't feel sorry for that kid and I don't think what Ingraham said was a big deal. The kid IS a whiney lil' Beeotch, IMO. Once again, the leftist media can say anything they want as they continue to look for ways to flush conservative careers down the toilet.

 

[SaintKP]

I am not really sure what this hoopla is all about. I don't feel sorry for that kid and I don't think what Ingraham said was a big deal. The kid IS a whiney lil' Beeotch, IMO. Once again, the leftist media can say anything they want as they continue to look for ways to flush conservative careers down the toilet.

I don't see it either, in my eyes they both played stupid games and both won stupid prizes.

 

[Grunt]

He ought to be in school where it's his place to be at this time in his life rather than acting like he is the savior of the world when he is just a kid.

Then, when it's actually time for him to have to live in the "adult" world, he will be complaining that he was thrust into the limelight and can't get a good job.

I really think he is a tool of the highest order and needs to shut up.

As to Ingraham, I really don't care what she said or says. If it had been a liberal outlet, there would be no issues. Fair is fair....

 

[Box]

He has a career as an anti-right contributor on Morning-Joe if he plays his cards right.

 

[Poccington]

David Hogg has an ego which is not even remotely justified.

 

[DC]

He is a direct reflection of his parents. He will grow up and move to California to become another jackass in Sacramento

 

[DC]

David Hogg has an ego which is not even remotely justified.

Common with most Gen ME

 

[J.S.]

My main issue with David Hogg is the way he tries to shield himself from criticism. I have no problem with student activism and I can see how many of the comments made about him are rude and unjustified. However, he shames his opponents by saying that are "mudslinging at children."

I don't think you can expect to "change the world" if you deflect all criticism by labeling yourself and your peers as children. You can't have both. You can either be a child and stay out of politics or you can admit you are a full-grown adult and expect some blowback.

On a side note, his SAT score is not nearly competitive enough to get admitted to UCLA. It is the most applied school in the country, on top of that one of the world's elite public universities. He's not even a California resident.