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In reply to the discussion: Update: Shooting near an El Paso mall causes 'multiple fatalities' [View all]Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)and I read his racist screed. Very disturbed and disgusting person. The writing really worries me. It doesn't come off as rambling word salad like some of the stuff we've seen. I fear it will resonate with others who have been indoctrinated in that world and who have further been emboldened by the similarly sounding rhetoric that has come from Trump and those around him. The way he is encouraging others to do the same is very worrisome. I've browsed forums like 8chan and whereas I used to think it was just trolls trying to be edgy with the intent to upset people by saying things with the most shock value. It's clear to me now that there are a lot of people on there who actually believe what they are saying. It's not what it was a 10 or 15 years ago. It's literally indoctrinating people to hate and act out violently. It's scary to think that he is outright encourages these same sorts of people to act out the same way he did.
I don't even know where to begin with stopping this, because I don't think you could really shut them down fully. At most you can make it more difficult to operate, but it would be like whack-a-mole. Also don't want to overcorrect in a way that can make it even worse.