Can we all agree that Elliot Rodger did NOT write a "manifesto?"

[derby378]

Rather, can we agree that what this pathetic worm who couldn't get laid if he had a $100 bill poking out of his shorts actually wrote is a rambling, narcissistic diary of an emotionally immature man-child with delusions of grandeur? A person who was worse than everyone else precisely because he thought he was better than everyone else? A person who believed that he was entitled to a hot, multi-orgasmic blonde woman, a million dollars, and the life of a jet-setter simply because he was Elliot Rodger, self-appointed God Among Men?

In time, most of us will forget his name, for he deserves to be forgotten, although his innocent victims will always be cherished.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. manifesto...

"a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. "

It seems to count as a public declaration of his opinions, objectives, and motives, but I'll agree he's not a government, sovereign, or organization.

Still, they described the writings of the unabomber and of that Breivik fellow as 'manifesto's, so I'm not sure why you don't like that word being used for his writings, as puerile as they might be.

[derby378]

5. The Unabomber, though a killer, laid out a blueprint for human civilization

This punk couldn't see past the next glass of wine or the next update of World of Warcraft. He wasn't informed or experienced enough to have actual observations about society and his place in it, choosing his own make-believe world instead.

[LadyHawkAZ]

2. I don't think GD would all agree that the sky is blue

or that water tends to be wet.

[NuclearDem]

3. What are you, shilling for the Wetness Industrial Complex?

[LadyHawkAZ]

4. Did AntiWetCorp pay you to say that?

[derby378]

6. Brothers, sisters, let us come together...

...and agree that really, really cold ice isn't usually wet.

[LadyHawkAZ]

9. Avast with thy Wetness Woo!

[NuclearDem]

10. Until you take it out of the freezer and Big Wet gets its hands on it.

[NuclearDem]

8. No, just opposed to Big Wet.

I mean, why else would they say water is necessary for life? PROFITS.

[Enrique]

7. bad people can write manifestoes

although the part I read seemed more like a memoir.

[Bonx]

11. It's still a manifesto

Designating it as such doesn't confer approval of his message.