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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a really good article about the assumption of mental illness which the media automatically applies to white people who commit mass murders, even in the absence of any solid evidence. The label "mentally ill" in this case detracts from the real issue which is racist violence.

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/18/its_not_about_mental_illness_the_big_lie_that_always_follows_mass_shootings_by_white_males/
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The sad thing about is I think it is all true.
[b]Being able to label him crazy gives people an out, an excuse to deny the very real physical and pyscholgical violence of SYSTEMIC racism in this country .[/b]
If they can deny racism, they are happy as clams. If we don't claim it we don't have to fix it.
On the other hand, this boy seems line a paranoid schizophrenic, and they well obsess and hyper focus on certain authorities figures and groups as a manifestation of their paranoia. People saw he was melting down and did nothing to stop him, or help him.
Our mental health system is broken.[/quote]

Right. And it allows conservatives to say that this was an isolated incident but I have to wonder how many white supremacists are out there applauding Roof's actions. It does take a unique psychological makeup to be able to carry out an atrocious act like this. But there are plenty of people out there who lack empathy and a conscience. If you combine extreme racist views with a lack of conscience and a willingness to die for a "cause" you have a really big problem and I don't believe that that combination is as rare as some people think. I have been expecting a racist backlash in this country for years and sadly, I believe we are going to see more of this. [/quote]

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