Now we have morbid fascination with every detail of San Bernardino shooter's lives. It's an illusion of understanding. It won't help much.
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@zeynep@emptywheel dollars to donuts, it was workplace first and “plus, it’s striking a blow at the Crusaders, for um..ISIS!” second…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep@thegrugq@emptywheel If this had involved poisoning a dish brought to a potluck, would it have lasted > 1 news cycle? -
@mattblaze@thegrugq@emptywheel Now they have a presidential address out of it; next deranged individual or duo can project towards. Ugh. - Show replies
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@thegrugq@emptywheel Disordered thinking meets highly-publicized banner. It happens via duos, too. DC snipers; Tsaernev brothers.. -
@zeynep@emptywheel that’s the problem with isolated cells. They get no outside influence to guide their thinking. - Show replies
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@zeynep@emptywheel really easy to see one’s personal grievances as aligned with a greater movement. Particularly in isolation. -
@thegrugq@emptywheel Social science thrives on methodological inference. This is an ecology throwing up emergent behavior. - Show replies
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