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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's been bothering me for a couple of days that this thread is in the "political" forum.

Why is a thread about a mass shooting something that is "political"? Is domestic terrorism "political" or is it something else? I wonder and worry about what we are letting come into the light when there is space for political debate around events like this.

This was a hate crime. It's not a set of agriculture policies that reasonable people could debate over and have different views on.[/quote]

Can it be a hate crime if it is perpetrated by someone within the same group?[/quote]

Self loathing doesn't exempt people from hating others and murdering them. I don't think hate crimes are defined by the victims being different from the shooter. I thought it was that they were sought out for whatever trait the shooter hates, even if he shares that trait.

Also, I haven't heard anyone except their lawyer say they're nonbinary.

It's too bad that people are going to try to minimize this because the shooter might be nonbinary. If they are it just means that instead of feeling safe and embracing their authentic self, they took in so much of the hate being spewed toward the community and shot 20+ people. It doesn't mean that there is less hate on the right toward the queer community. [/quote]

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