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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[-] [email protected] 71 points 11 months ago

Because every gun owner thinks they are "the good guys"

[-] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

Because every gun owner thinks they are “the good guys”

Just wait till I use my gun to save a bunch of lives. Then you'll see that I'm a hero. /s

[-] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

And most of them fantasize about killing liberals and BLM protesters.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Why always equate gun owners with right wing wackos? It's getting a tad tiring...

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Because they think dead schoolkids are a necessary sacrifice for their gun collecting hobby?

[-] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago

Because most are.

Now I know the new trendy thing is for gun lobbyists and right-wing operatives online to stoke the division by pitching guns to the left. I know the intent is to profit from a wider market while simultaneously muddying the waters of who is the most violent ideological group.

... And some ground is being made with this vector, but it's still nowhere close to comparable.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Usually from their perspective they are. Most people don't try to be bad.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Yep. This guy thought he was fighting a righteous battle against the evil of white replacement. Brainwashed, but not insane by any clinical definition any more than any soldier is.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

This is a key insight. There have been plenty of despots and dictators that ruled countries for decades while committing uncountable atrocities who had full command of their faculties.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

This is also true of MAGA types so it's not much of an excuse.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

It's not excuse, it's a statement.

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