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when a person repeatedly hears talk (especially from loved ones) dismissing them as a valid person, ostracizing them, criticizing their lifestyle, downplaying their ideas/dreams/needs and possibly having a partner/loved one degraded.... this wears a person down.... many of us are not so strong that it does not affect us.... no justification for killing, however, I understand the
life is NOT black and white, and we cannot let the other side convince otherwise.... we more than ever need to understand how important DEI is
The pain of Ostracization....
"According to Robert Sapolsky, a neuroendocrinologist at Stanford University and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, the pain of ostracization appears to be evolutionary. We are social creatures by nature. In the wild, belonging to a group is necessary for survival, and traveling alone leaves us susceptible to injury and death. The pain of ostracization may be an evolutionary tool to warn us we are in danger."
"Hurt People, Hurt People"
"Because ostracism hurts, it can trigger aggression. Guided by the theoretical framework of the temporal need-threat model of ostracism, we review the existing research that investigates this ostracismaggression link over the last two decades. Both correlational and experimental research have provided substantial support for the models prediction that ostracism may instigate aggression. Recent research continues to investigate why this occurs, and who is most likely to become aggressive when ostracized. A new and exciting body of literature emerges, which seeks to inform interventions for coping with ostracism and for reducing ostracism-related aggression."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X17300611
kerouac2
(1,435 posts)Think about it. He was ginned up by his rw family, trained in hate and handed loaded weapons. Then he used that rw training against them.
markie
(23,887 posts)observation
Johonny
(25,552 posts)And then sought out like minded people on the Internet . . . We will probably find out. One thing is clear, he didn't like Kirk.
is... he wasn't radicalized, but Kirk was the last straw.... the kid seemingly grew up in a family (most likely loving, in their own way) that held to views contrary to his lifestyle, and then he witnessed many people his age listening to Kirk and them believing trans/gay was bad.... Kirk saying trans lives were not legit ("you can't make up your own reality"
and other hateful ideas