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New Zealand prime minister on mosque shooter: “You will never hear me mention his name”

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  1. mackthelife
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    A more in-depth article was also posted on stuff.co.nz which contains the the video of her speech. Quote from the article: I like that neither of these articles mentioned him by name either, and I...

    A more in-depth article was also posted on stuff.co.nz which contains the the video of her speech.

    Quote from the article:

    "And to others I implore you: speak the names of those who were lost, rather than name of the man who took them. He may have sought notoriety, but we in New Zealand will give him nothing, not even his name."

    I like that neither of these articles mentioned him by name either, and I honestly wish this would become the norm for every terrorist act. It might be a very small step, but at least it's in the right direction.

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  2. BuckeyeSundae
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    I have a policy when it comes to these events. I'll listen to the victims, I'll feel empathy for the affected, but I do as much as I can to avoid hearing anything about who the perpetrator was and...

    I have a policy when it comes to these events. I'll listen to the victims, I'll feel empathy for the affected, but I do as much as I can to avoid hearing anything about who the perpetrator was and what that person thinks. In my view, that asshole loses their voice and personhood as soon as they start trying to take away the lives of others. If you want to convince me of some manifesto, you can do it without shooting people.

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    1. Rothlo
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      I'm inclined to agree. People talk about the motives of these killers, they claim it's for fame and notoriety. I profoundly disagree. They want to let out anger onto those who they feel deserve...

      I'm inclined to agree. People talk about the motives of these killers, they claim it's for fame and notoriety. I profoundly disagree. They want to let out anger onto those who they feel deserve it, I believe they want to seek 'revenge'. These people are in an intense mental state where they feel what they are doing is the 'right' thing to do, they feel as if they are being attacked and this is them fighting back.

      I'm sure we can all agree that they are delusional in these feelings. The problem is when they are isolated, they never meet the 'other side' and only know what they read about them. It's a sad problem where from childhood they feel alone and isolated, they get detached from the real world, they read online from people who are in similar situations, they find a group to blame for their unjust sadness, it's 'their' fault they feel for their failures. It's sad they can end up in these positions, ultimately though some are drawn over the edge and believe all the hate-filled messages they read online, the more we call them naive and foolish the more they feel isolated and alone, only to turn back to radicals like themselves. Eventually, they decide to do what they feel is the correct response, they feel they need to 'correct the wrongs'. Extremists of all kinds are strikingly similar to how they view the world. They may have differing views on why innocent people should be hurt, but they ultimately come to the same conclusion of hurting innocent people.

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