This guy looks like the prototypical alt-right guy: kinda nerdy, europhile, awkward, probably a male virgin.
Didn't you see already he is mentally ill therefore it isn't an issue for the right. White guy shooting up a mosque is not a terrorist.
The serious crime and the political goal both seem apparent here. The organization, it could be argued, is the social media.There's an issue to argue over delineation. What constitutes terrorism? Group organization, active participation, logistical, financial support, planning, ideology, inspiration? Casual association (same office, same school, same place of worship?) Or just named by the suspect as a simple excuse? I'd say terrorism requires a serious crime, a political goal, and a level of organization. Although that last point might rule out lone wolves. But if not for organization, what separates terrorism from any old hate crime?
They went further than that. Spicer said it was an example of why the Muslim ban was needed. Apparently so they can't be slaughtered by white people.Another prediction. Trump who is quick to denounce terrorist attacks in other countries will not label this as such.
Down to a single shooter, who is clearly mentally ill, and definitely not foreign nor Muslim.
Seems more like insanity or individual hate crime than terrorist group. Terrorist inspired? Eh... if he has known contacts and logistical / finical support... otherwise I'd have to go with inspired at best. By who would be an interesting question to have answered.
What is your definition of terrorism.I think of this more as hate crime than terrorism. I don't particularly like how everything is labelled terrorism.
What is your definition of terrorism.
I think of this more as hate crime than terrorism. I don't particularly like how everything is labelled terrorism.
What is your definition of terrorism.
If it was a lone wolf Muslim, it would be labeled as a terrorist attack b/c they're supporting ISIS. From what we know so far, this person was a Trump supporter and we know what Trump and his supporters think of Muslims. Even the PM of Canada has called it terrorism.
Whos side do you think he is on?
Huh? He was criticizing Spicer for using a white nationalist attack on a mosque to justify the Muslim ban, so in my view he was on the right side of this one. What are you talking about?
Like I said, I don't like how fast everything gets labelled terrorism so quickly.
Effectively terrorism has become a byword for any mass violence attacks, which this clearly was.
thought the lefties kept saying that strict gun control would stop this?
If it was politically motivated (and it almost certainly was), I don't see anything wrong with calling it terrorism. It wasn't an indiscriminate mass shooting like you get at high schools, it was an obvious political/religious attack with political/religious motive, almost certainly intended to frighten said target.
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thought the lefties kept saying that strict gun control would stop this?