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Events like this are a gold mine for opportunistic policy makers and think tanks. The initial read on Ted Kazinsky was flat wrong. He was practically manufactu
by ryanmarsh 6y ago
Events like this are a gold mine for opportunistic policy makers and think tanks.
The initial read on Ted Kazinsky was flat wrong. He was practically manufactured. I’d like to know more about the origins of Brenton Tarrant.
Both took the time to write lengthy manifestos which, if you read, were more than what you’d get from a YouTube binge. Ted, was, somewhat of an original thinker. Tarrant less so. Fascinating.
- thrower123 6y agoIt's a little bizarre that Kaczynski was a published mathematician of some note before he fell afoul of MK Ultra https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/the-mathematics-of-ted-kaczynski-43eb6ca16633 https://medium.com/cantors-paradise/the-mathematics-of-ted-k...
- wil421 6y agoYou see the problem here is that crazy has many forms. Like Ted Kazinsky crazy can be smart and intellectual. The writings seem to make sense, especially for a young mind, and people develop an empathy for the cause. People read his manifesto and others like Mein Kumph and sometimes people, especially growing minds, seem to think it makes sense. YouTube and other videos are much worse because you have full scale productions instead of books and letters. Do you remember the ISIS state videos? Where everything looked peaceful and welcoming? Then when people go there it was hell on earth, some raped, some killed, some even worse. There’s a line we haven’t figured out between free speech and hate speech. Ted’s manifesto is more like free speech but the ISIS stuff and Nazi stuff is pure hate.
- codetrotter 6y ago> Mein Kumph