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On one hand, he murdered a bunch of people and ruined a huge number of lives. On the other hand, wrote a mildly interesting manifesto that only attracted any so
by chasing 3y ago
On one hand, he murdered a bunch of people and ruined a huge number of lives. On the other hand, wrote a mildly interesting manifesto that only attracted any sort of attention because it was published by The Washington Post in a desperate bid to figure out who he was so we could get him to stop murdering people. (Which worked, by the way.) So, y'know. Evens right out...
Interested in his ideas? Read better manifestos by people who gained notice for their words and ideas, not because they murdered a bunch of people. Maybe there were explanations for why he did what he did, but at the end of the day his was a wasted life that made the world a worse place.
- catiopatio 3y agoNone of what you said has any bearing on the intellectual validity of his manifesto. There’s nothing to “even out” — we can and do separate the work from the author. I found some degree of edification in reading his manifesto, and I see no justification for your attempt to dissuade others from reading it.
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- Dylan16807 3y ago"Evens right out..." Put down the strawman, it's already dead.
- Aerbil313 3y agoAre you saying only those manifestos who gain organic public attention are worth reading/can hold significant truth? Are you a the-majority-cannot-be-wrong or if-everyone-agrees-it-must-be-right person?
- chasing 3y agoAre you replying to the wrong comment? Because none of that is anywhere near what I wrote.