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spike jones

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13. The John Rogers quote.

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 03:45 PM

Dec 9

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."

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CEO shooter Luigi Mangione laid out his motive on Good Reads [View all] Sympthsical Dec 9 OP

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Prison rape jokes and hopes are not permitted on this Board, last time I checked Prairie Gates Dec 9 #2

The most powerful man in America IS A RAPIST onecaliberal Dec 9 #12

As are like at least a quarter of his cabinet secretaries. Karasu Dec 9 #21

to the extent that prison rape exists, rampartd Dec 10 #66

Kick dalton99a Dec 9 #3

He'll be a hero in prison. Demobrat Dec 9 #4

If he makes it to prison NJCher Dec 9 #10

Good thing ForgedCrank Dec 9 #22

Timothy McVeigh killed innocent people. Aristus Dec 9 #25

Are you ForgedCrank Dec 9 #26

Timothy McVeigh was found guilty in a court of law. Aristus Dec 9 #27

you're flipping ForgedCrank Dec 9 #28

I'm strangely drawn to his side. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 9 #32

I draw a hard line between the two things. ForgedCrank Dec 9 #35

But isn't it more of an assassination than murder? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 9 #43

The National Review is a right-wing cesspool. TwilightZone Dec 9 #46

I purposely used a right-wing source to show the denial. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 10 #65

There is a difference between understanding a motive Demobrat Dec 9 #38

I see, ForgedCrank Dec 9 #39

You're better. Demobrat Dec 9 #40

Seriously. H2O Man Dec 10 #62

Our "justice system" protects the one percent. That's become more apparent with every high profile BComplex Dec 9 #29

Our "justice system" protects the one percent. ForgedCrank Dec 9 #31

Hard to agree that our justice system doesn't favor the 1% Aristus Dec 9 #36

I'll refer ForgedCrank Dec 9 #37

You nailed it. H2O Man Dec 10 #63

OOPS! Marcia Clark spent over 3 times what OJ did. GreenWave Dec 10 #60

Well this shooter was part of the 1% LeftInTX Dec 9 #34

He also was an Elon and Thiel stan. This isn't a class isue. Self Esteem Dec 10 #52

I was trying to figure out what you were saying NJCher Dec 9 #48

Thank you ForgedCrank Dec 9 #49

I fully understand your conviction about this soandso Dec 10 #50

You don't ForgedCrank Dec 10 #55

I didn't think you were defending insurance companies soandso Dec 10 #59

I'd love to live in a black and white world NJCher Dec 10 #56

I'm thankful ForgedCrank Dec 10 #57

Ok, welllll... NJCher Dec 10 #58

Did you ForgedCrank Dec 10 #61

completely mystified as to what your comprehension problem is NJCher Dec 10 #64

We have a justice system in place... Conjuay Dec 11 #72

The killer was wealthy himself. He don't need no GFM! LeftInTX Dec 9 #33

Agree, but when will the board of United Healthcare, Bluethroughu Dec 10 #71

He supposedly killed a member of the ownership class of this country. He will be suicided. AZLD4Candidate Dec 10 #70

Fascinating Johnny2X2X Dec 9 #5

He also posted a review of Brave New World ck4829 Dec 9 #6

If I were a juror and he had personally witnessed the death of family/friend because of denials, I might have had Silent Type Dec 9 #7

From his reading list, it looks like he has back problems and an interest in psychedelics among other things. LudwigPastorius Dec 9 #8

There's an X-ray from a back surgery on his Twitter Sympthsical Dec 9 #9

just so you know NJCher Dec 9 #11

The John Rogers quote. spike jones Dec 9 #13

never read NJCher Dec 9 #14

It is irony. Atlas Shrugged, not LOTR, is the actual childish fantasy. Celerity Dec 9 #15

yeah, I thought that NJCher Dec 9 #16

I believe grok is from Stranger in a Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. ShazzieB Dec 9 #18

Yep, that's the one. nolabear Dec 9 #20

If you don't think fantasy fiction has anything to offer, give it a miss. However, if one likes the genre... Hekate Dec 9 #41

early involvements in reading NJCher Dec 10 #53

Damn, I'm always behind! 🤪 ShazzieB Dec 9 #17

oh, sigh NJCher Dec 9 #19

Grok iirc is full and complete mental and spiritual understanding between people or of a situation... Hekate Dec 9 #45

"Violence is as American as cherry pie." cer7711 Dec 9 #23

His goodreads account is now private. LauraInLA Dec 9 #24

The EPA was founded in 1970 by Richard Nixon. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 9 #30

I know the type. Jacson6 Dec 9 #42

This guy was a right winger standingtall Dec 9 #44

one of his friends is mentioning a possible second motive ecstatic Dec 9 #47

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that certainly hits home NJCher Dec 10 #54

+1. The sentiment is shared by many people dalton99a Dec 10 #68

This was looking to be a good read Blue_Roses Dec 10 #67

Corporate Media Coverage or Cover up uncledad Dec 10 #69