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louis-t

(23,295 posts)
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 06:32 PM Mar 2021

In case there was any doubt, it appears the Atlanta killer was a Trump fan.

"The original post, written by another user, appeared to pay tribute to a friend, wishing him a "day filled with the power of Trump and 7.62x54R," a reference to a particular rifle round specifically designed for the Mosin-Nagant model."

"The Daily Beast also reported that an Instagram account that appeared to belong to Long had the bio: "Pizza, guns, drums, music, family, and God. This pretty much sums up my life. It's a pretty good life."

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In case there was any doubt, it appears the Atlanta killer was a Trump fan. (Original Post) louis-t Mar 2021 OP
What a shocker. catbyte Mar 2021 #1
I'm shocked. Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #2
And there are tens of thousands of these guys out there. Mike 03 Mar 2021 #3
Another gun cultist. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #4
Please post far and wide!! PortTack Mar 2021 #5
Long had the bio: "Pizza, guns, drums, music, family, and God. This pretty much sums up my life. I magicarpet Mar 2021 #6
He's not going to get much pizza, guns, etc in the Big House ironflange Mar 2021 #7
Plenty of God though... BlueNProud Mar 2021 #15
"It's a pretty good life" gratuitous Mar 2021 #8
Because of course he was Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #9
I also want to point out that while he's blabbing 'not a hate crime!' against Asians dawg day Mar 2021 #10
God? llmart Mar 2021 #11
Most Corgigal Mar 2021 #12
On a side note, Congressional Republicans just voted against renewing Violence Against Women Act. Midnight Writer Mar 2021 #13
im sure he was a BIG fan MFM008 Mar 2021 #14

magicarpet

(14,155 posts)
6. Long had the bio: "Pizza, guns, drums, music, family, and God. This pretty much sums up my life. I
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:08 PM
Mar 2021

Shouldn't he fit "Failed Incel" in his bio ?

A bit of a freak type,... who turned off the ladies. So he had to get his sex a la carte... and pay dearly for it.

After awhile finding it quite costly and very superficial,... so he went on a bang bang shooting spree to teach these foreign ladies that they don't own him.

The power structure was very much the opposite. He was not being used. The fact is he and his gun used them for his purposes,... then he discarded them.

He wanted the world to know he and his gun were the alpha power players of this transaction. He wanted to show them not one shred of love more than they gave him, which he ultimately found superficial, cold, and very costly.

He likely wanted to show them some cold love in return - because he felt that was all they dished out to him.

So that is exactly what he did.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
8. "It's a pretty good life"
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:09 PM
Mar 2021

I'm sure young Mr. Long didn't mention his economic anxiety so as not to alarm any of his friends.

Jilly_in_VA

(9,983 posts)
9. Because of course he was
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:14 PM
Mar 2021

Is there any indication he was in DC on Jan. 6, or is my theory correct, that he was pissed off that he wasn't?

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
10. I also want to point out that while he's blabbing 'not a hate crime!' against Asians
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:31 PM
Mar 2021

Targeting women is or should be a hate crime.

Sex workers are disproportionately women of color, and are very frequently targeted by male mass and serial murderers.

But women getting killed is so very common that it barely gets a mention as a type of hate crime. This slug (won't call him a man) hated women -- as so often is true, the excuse is, "They tempted me into sin."

This is the excuse men have used to kill, oppress, and exploit women forever, and it should continue to appall us rather than be taken as kind of rote and unsurprising-- as if racist motivation is more evil than sexist motivation. (They're both Very Wrong, of course.)

Is this such a big murder motivation in other countries? Of course, the US murder rate is so much higher than anywhere else... but do men murder sex workers and women at this level elsewhere?

Midnight Writer

(21,769 posts)
13. On a side note, Congressional Republicans just voted against renewing Violence Against Women Act.
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:50 PM
Mar 2021

If Democrats had a media machine like the Republicans, we could broadcast that over and over again until everyone knows it.

As things stand now, it is just a footnote.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
14. im sure he was a BIG fan
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 07:58 PM
Mar 2021

Maybe they will find out he was at the Capitol on Jan 6.
The vilest thing ive heard is him/them saying this was not racism.......

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