
The Weird Meme Ecosystem Behind the Highland Park Shooting
It Could Happen Here
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There is political utility in the boston shooting, says Garrison. It fits within a pattern of behavior that very few people understand nor are really prepared to think about. The shooter used imagery related to mental illness to encourage and justify mass acts of violence. He also did a unique act more involved than usual in making this type of propaganda. And i guess, in terms of a social media thing, sharing him draped in a trump flag is the quickest way to like rebut that,. but that doesn't mean he's nice.
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