Austin Bomber Mark Conditt Described Himself as a "Conservatve" and Anti-Gay in 2012 Blog

[louis c]

<snip>A 2012 blog, which appears to be part of a government class project at Austin Community College, lists the author as Mark Conditt of Pflugerville, Texas. Conditt is believed to have been a resident of Pflugerville, north of Austin.

NBC News could not immediately confirm if the blog belonged to the suspect, but public records show only one Mark Conditt in Pflugerville.

The blog espouses political beliefs, including entries describing why the author believes gay marriage should not be legalized and why the United States should do away with sex offender registration.

"I am not that politically inclined. I view myself as a conservative, but I don't think I have enough information to defend my stance as well as it should be defended," a description of the author reads. "The reasons I am taking this class is because I want to understand the US government, and I hope that it will help me clarify my stance, and then defend it."<snip>

Link:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/austin-bombings-suspect-believed-neutralized-sources-n858576

[Pachamama]

1. Homeschooled and probably closeted himself and exposed to many hateful ideological views....

Hate grows more hate....and he probably hated himself more than anything....

[blake2012]

2. Apparently he thought hed learned enough to defend his stance

With violence. Wondering if there’s a manifesto somewhere.

[malaise]

3. but not

anti-pedophile

[Aristus]

4. He's a pretty rare bird, a conservative who actually wants to learn something,

and to be able to articulate his beliefs beyond spit-spraying and red-faced bellowing.

I'm guessing no one told him that blowing people up is not a good argument for or against anything...

[LeftInTX]

14. I used to watch alot of true crime/criminal profiling shows

This is what I learned:
Serial bombers tend to be smart.
They play "catch me if you can".

He didn't have a job, so making bombs was his "challenge".

At least this is what I learned in those true crime shows.

[Timmygoat]

5. Check it out

It seems to me that all the mass murderers that have made headlines since Trump and even before have been white conservatives, neo Nazis, etc.

[mucifer]

9. Except that one that tried to kill repubs at their soft ball game.

[mythology]

10. Most mass shootings aren't politically motivated

http://www.politifact.com/new-york/statements/2018/feb/23/claudia-tenney/do-many-mass-shooters-end-being-democrats-rep-tenn/

[GusBob]

6. He was what, 17 at the time?

This is the part that is either informative, intriguing or infuriating...the speculation. But it is what we do

I wouldn't put much stock in what he said at that age. The blog posts don't seem well-thought out. In fact some seem lifted or coached, like someone helped him along. Either way he does not come across as a genius

Its what happened since then. I am guessing it had to do with the loss of his job

[bronxiteforever]

7. Clearly mentally ill and not a terrorist

Not the right race or religion

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Perhaps he wants to have copious amounts of gay sex without the fear of commitment :-D

[rocktivity]

11. Austin Bomber Mark Conditt Blogged on Homosexuality, Abortion

TMZ: ...It appears Conditt was a student in an online American government class in 2012 at Austin Community College, where he submitted several blogs...

Conditt wrote, "Homosexuality is not natural. Just look at the male and female bodies -- it would be like trying to fit two screws together and to nuts together and then say, 'see, it's natural for them to go together.'"

...(H)e railed on the government providing women with free abortions, saying, "If you can't provide for a child, then don't have sex." Conditt also talked about doing away with the sex offender registry, commenting "You have to really hate the guy to make him suffer for the rest of his life, even when his prison time is up."

He also blogged in support of the death penalty, saying, "Living criminals harm and murder again -- executed ones do not."

"Living criminals harm and murder again, executed ones do not." A brilliant epitaph: while Conditt may have had doubts about his own sexuality, you sure can't accuse him of being a hypocrite.


rocktivity

[Stallion]

12. Obviously Believed in Death Penalty-that's Why he Blow'd Himself Up-Blow'd Up Real Good

[AnnieBW]

13. Another Radicalized White Male

Great....