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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Fri May 30, 2014, 12:51 PM May 2014

The Worst Media Reactions To The UCSB Mass Murder.

Media reactions to the killings included: A Fox News guest suggested the shooting was the result of "homosexual tendencies"; a Fox News contributor who blamed a "war on masculinity" for the killing spree; conservative commentators who lashed out at a victim's father who castigated the National Rifle Association during an emotional press conference; and a CNN reporter described Rodger's manifesto as "really well written" and compared it to a Dickens novel.

Fox's Erick Erickson: Blame Violence On "War On Masculinity"

Writing at RedState.com, Fox News contributor Erick Erickson claimed that Rodger "lived the very lifestyle the cultural left thinks men should live" and that his actions were a consequence of a "war on masculinity." One of the features of this "war," according to Erickson, is that "nstead of men and women complimenting each other, they're supposed to be perfectly equal even if they are not."
New York Post Published Image Of Bikini-Clad Woman Shooter Obsessed Over In Manifesto

In his manifesto, Rodger cited his hatred of women as his primary motivation for the rampage, and singled out a former schoolmate for giving him an "intense fear of girls." The New York Post put a spotlight on this former schoolmate, publishing multiple pictures of the woman produced from social media accounts, including one where she is wearing a bikini. The article also mentioned her place of employment. A New York Daily News article on the same topic didn't mention the woman's name and blurred her face in pictures.

Fox Guest Cites "Homosexual Impulses" As Possible Motive

During the May 24 edition of Fox News' Justice with Judge Jeanine, psychologist Robi Ludwig theorized that Rodger's hatred of women was the result of "homosexual impulses." Ludwig asked, "Is this somebody who is trying to fight against his homosexual impulses? Is he angry with women because they were taking men away from him?" She subsequently apologized in a Facebook post, saying she "in NO way meant to indicate being a homosexual or having homosexual impulses is a cause for spree killing."
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/05/27/from-homosexual-impulses-to-the-war-on-masculin/199465

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The Worst Media Reactions To The UCSB Mass Murder. (Original Post) sufrommich May 2014 OP
Don't forget, Infowars says it's *false flag* already. Yes, Obama killed them all to get the guns. freshwest May 2014 #1

freshwest

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1. Don't forget, Infowars says it's *false flag* already. Yes, Obama killed them all to get the guns.
Fri May 30, 2014, 02:55 PM
May 2014
Public Enraged At Media's Call To Ban Guns From Santa Barbara Stabbings

That's the youtube title. I won't post it. A musician is going on the road in CA venues with the same thing:

Punk icon Exene Cervenka claims Santa Barbara shooting a ‘false flag’ government hoax

Punk singer Exene Cervenka posted a series of tweets Wednesday questioning whether the government staged last week’s mass shootings in Isla Vista, California, to enact stricter gun control laws.

Cervenka, who performed with the bands X and the Knitters, posted links to videos questioning how quickly replacement panes were delivered for glass damaged during the shooting at a convenience store where Christopher Martinez was killed...

Another video promoted by Cervenka claims the University of California, Santa Barbara, shootings were staged by the same agents who staged mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary and a Georgia FedEx facility...

Cervanka will perform X’s first four albums in their entirety in July with the other three original members of the band at the Roxy in West Hollywood.


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/29/punk-icon-exene-cervenka-claims-santa-barbara-shooting-a-false-flag-government-hoax/

I guess the crowd at Roxy's in West Hollywood will all find that an ultimate truth. But enough groups trash the families of the victims as they have done for all of these events, and say the government did it as usual.

Santa Barbara shooting was a anti-MRA gun grabbing false flag because, of course, why not?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/28/santa-barbara-shooting-was-an-anti-mra-gun-grabbing-false-flag-because-of-course-why-not/

That deserves a full read. The media induced hate has inspired going after all the groups asking for gun control with full malice:

Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women



http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/guns-bullying-open-carry-women-moms-texas

That article much worse than the video. A gunshot victim is being terrorized for asking for reasonable control after her fiance was killed and she was left paralyzed. She is not safe in public or even at home from their attacks.

It is worth the time to read and it shows how media has created an atmosphere of depraved indifference to the suffering of others and the death of discourse. Add to that the continual bash of all government agencies and budget slashing and you get what was reported going on in North Dakota:

Lakota Country Times: Firsthand Account Of Man Camp In North Dakota From Local Tribal Cop


http://m.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2014-05-22/Front_Page/Firsthand_Account_Of_Man_Camp_In_North_Dakota_From.html

Worth going to the link if one wants to see where American culture is going.

to Algernon Moncrieff:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025002469

More lawlessness coming:

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/oregon_rural_police_face_growi.html

After 20 years of misogyny and division in mainstream media by Rush, the GOP and media, some expected a better outcome but it's time for the blinders to come off now.


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