It isn't like I think any of us have enough information to be really informed as to the guy's motives. However, here's my (as usual, more moderate than most here) expectation on this:
The guy didn't shoot people for political reasons, or because he was angry. He did it because he's outright clinically unbalanced, and if he hadn't opened fire at a political event, it would have been at the Post Office, or in line to see a movie.
Politics may be his stated reason, but it isn't the actual cause of this man's disturbance or his violence, and a better political climate would not have stopped him from shooting people - it would simply have changed the target.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2011-01-10 02:38 pm (UTC)The guy didn't shoot people for political reasons, or because he was angry. He did it because he's outright clinically unbalanced, and if he hadn't opened fire at a political event, it would have been at the Post Office, or in line to see a movie.
Politics may be his stated reason, but it isn't the actual cause of this man's disturbance or his violence, and a better political climate would not have stopped him from shooting people - it would simply have changed the target.