Mjl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:05 pm
jhawks99 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:08 pm
If you ask me, no mass murderer's manifesto should be released.
Exactly.
Don't give anyone the idea that the world will hear what you have to say if you go and kill people.
I agree. But watch where the arrow’s pointed on this one.
The right is VERY invested in blaming mental illness for mass shootings, and VERY interested in demonizing (and eventually legislating against) transsexuality as a dangerous mental illness.
The right ALSO has medium- and near-term history of hailing spies and traitors as “free speech heroes,” and ALSO has a long history of using information gaps (“just asking questions!!”) to scarify rubes.
What I’m saying is - don’t be surprised when the right ends up pushing/applauding the release of the manifesto (because it can be used to advance causes), or failing that, claiming the government is HIDING something by not releasing it.