It’s not a matter of causation. It’s something they can point to and say “see how tough we are”.

Oh, so now you’re a “scientist”, as well? How convenient for you.

Libertarians in america vote republican. They have no problem with fascists as long as they are oppressing leftists.

I skimmed the article and am still unsure why you posted it. If Jez was ever really feminist, it hasn’t been for a while, now.

What’s really funny is that you think Jezebel is a feminist website.

Gizmedia in general has some of the worst, most persistent and pernicious ads I’ve ever seen.

All true, sadly.

Bingo. And lest we forget, fascists have been infiltrating the military and police forces for over a decade at this point...

Holy shit. I had to go back and make sure he actually said that. What a Freudian slip...

Heavy cocaine use produces lesions in the same areas of the brain as amphetamine. So it’s possible there’s a cocaine analog to “amphetamine psychosis”.

Not cooperating with the review into decisions and protocols that led to this massive failure will only prolong the enviable disclosure of facts.

Do any of the current crop of writers, here?

This. This whole article feels like reaching for a “reason” the shooter did what he did. What kind of music did he listen to? Violent video games?

Bingo. Nail-on-head. I remember being one of those grad-students and knowing even then that you can’t cherry-pick one “fact” and use it to refute entire volumes of scientific knowledge in that specific area. If you’re one of the busy ones completing several experiments a year just for one publication, and knowing all…

I’m sorry I can’t reply directly to your post - kinja has massively devolved. Like I said, this is besides the point and a massive time-sink to discuss, but it might help to think about why this is the case, both in the historical sense and also present day factors (think about how conservative both major parties are…

I don’t think that’s actually true, per se. I don’t want to get into it, because it’s beside the point in this particular case, but the truth is a bit more nuanced.

The Satanic Panic is still going strong. Just sayin...

Hmm... Two powerful groups competing for domination of governance, and one group starts throwing horrific (given the context) accusations at the other in order to bring unearned consequences upon said other and advance one’s group?

Nooo.... No. Well...

Unfortunately that’s a non-starter in large areas of the country, including among left-leaning independents and democrats who own guns. Furthermore, it just reinforces the idea that everything republicans say about democrats is true. It also becomes a target issue that can be used as a distraction to derail…