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24 years ago today, these women were targeted and murdered in the ecole polytechnique massacre [View all] niyad Dec 2013 OP

Sad and tragic act by a crazy lone wolf NoOneMan Dec 2013 #1

But even "lone wolves" are influenced by the ideas and attitudes of others. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #41

"most likely indoctrinated in large part by his abusive, domineering father" NoOneMan Dec 2013 #55

Yeah, we'll probably never know just what it is that makes a particular individual "go off" nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #59

More women's names to remember: xulamaude Dec 2013 #2

yes, of course. but, according to some here today, this is not about hatred for, and a war on, niyad Dec 2013 #3

More women's names to remember (2): xulamaude Dec 2013 #4

thank you for honouring them niyad Dec 2013 #20

Newtown was not about hatred for, and a war on, children NoOneMan Dec 2013 #5

Wow. I'll say it here, too, since you're spamming these threads with your nonsense. redqueen Dec 2013 #9

Spamming? NoOneMan Dec 2013 #16

The "war on women" doesn't have to be entirely literal to be a legitimate concern. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #39

no, the people who consistently insist that there is NO war on women know damn well there is. niyad Dec 2013 #46

Or else their worldview is so narrow that they simply can't think beyond themselves... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #48

I would like to hope ignorance, for which there might, at least, be some excuse, because malice niyad Dec 2013 #49

Absolutely. Hard for me to face how many people truly don't give a flying fuck about others. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #50

I didn't say there wasn't a war on women NoOneMan Dec 2013 #56

Yeah, I'll agree with the "you know what xulamaude Dec 2013 #51

Is what I am doing, in your perception, part of the grand War on Women? NoOneMan Dec 2013 #57

"much finer, non-contentious examples" xulamaude Dec 2013 #64

wow, so, apparently, we need to consult with his finer sensibilities before we post anything about niyad Dec 2013 #66

In the real world? Possibly - xulamaude Dec 2013 #68

and we all know that I am exactly the kind of woman your neighbor is!! niyad Dec 2013 #79

Nah, I kinda think you are nothing like her xulamaude Dec 2013 #85

If you want to be taken seriously, yes, that helps NoOneMan Dec 2013 #72

wow. can you get any more typically sexist. watch your tone. address gently. stroke seabeyond Dec 2013 #75

the REAL problem is, we don't take THEM seriously. niyad Dec 2013 #78

If we want to be taken seriously by whom? gollygee Dec 2013 #83

It is part of the war on women gollygee Dec 2013 #84

Says who, tough guy? AuntFester Dec 2013 #15

So Newtown was about, associated with, or part of a "war on children"? NoOneMan Dec 2013 #17

I think he felt so powerless that the only BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #82

How is your post even remotely relevant to the discussion at hand? etherealtruth Dec 2013 #24

If I understand to grand logic here NoOneMan Dec 2013 #27

The appearance of your post is that its intent was deflect the focus and derail the conversation etherealtruth Dec 2013 #34

Derail what conversation? NoOneMan Dec 2013 #35

So individual and cultural pathologies are mutually exclusive? I just don't see that at all... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #42

No. Not at all. But they are not always intertwined NoOneMan Dec 2013 #54

Just saying, he was probably influenced both by his father *and* by misogynistic ideas within nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #58

Its entirely possible... NoOneMan Dec 2013 #60

"Mental healthcare is often inadequate. Access to firearms is too easy. As a society... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #63

you do get, a massive number of women are beaten, raped and murdered by a whole lot of men, right? seabeyond Dec 2013 #69

Yes. NoOneMan Dec 2013 #70

not to mention sexually ahrassed in the street and at work. controlled and dominated thru out seabeyond Dec 2013 #71

Yes again NoOneMan Dec 2013 #74

he hated women. made clear he hated women. he took that hate out on women. that. is. the. point. seabeyond Dec 2013 #76

Yes NoOneMan Dec 2013 #77

happens with a whole lot of indiviuals taught hate in their environment, that amounts to a whole, seabeyond Dec 2013 #67

don't you know, we are not allowed to point out the war on women-there always has to be some niyad Dec 2013 #29

I apologize ... as a woman I forget .... etherealtruth Dec 2013 #33

how can you possibly forget, when it is pointed out to us each and every day, including in threads niyad Dec 2013 #36

A few more redqueen Dec 2013 #6

More women's names to remember (3): xulamaude Dec 2013 #7

thank you for honouring them niyad Dec 2013 #22

thank you for honouring them niyad Dec 2013 #21

. Demeter Dec 2013 #8

never to be forgotten riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #10

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #11

Here are some more Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #12

thank you for honouring them niyad Dec 2013 #23

One of these women, Sherry Morrow, if I remember right, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #26

thank you for sharing this with us. had never heard of this, or of the movie. niyad Dec 2013 #28

It didn't receive very high distribution for some reason Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #30

will have to see if my library can get it. niyad Dec 2013 #32

K&r Tien1985 Dec 2013 #13

the Unabomber, too MisterP Dec 2013 #14

FYI xocet Dec 2013 #18

thank you for sharing this niyad Dec 2013 #25

Maybe it's the language gap, but she sounds odd and disconnected. PassingFair Dec 2013 #31

what language gap? and on what basis do you not trust her? niyad Dec 2013 #37

Maybe she's still not able to fully deal with it, emotionally... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #44

perhaps not. but I am curious about what, in that interview, causes the poster not to trust her. niyad Dec 2013 #47

Because everyone knows women LIE - xulamaude Dec 2013 #52

of course, how silly of me to have forgotten (does the fact that it is minus 5 degrees here count?) niyad Dec 2013 #62

Jeez, that is heavy... Thanks for the article though. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #45

20th anniversary of the Long Island railroad massacre NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #19

Would you consider making a separate OP about that one? I think it's worth commemorating. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #73

rampant hate toward women, especially feminists that speak up and out for women is evident seabeyond Dec 2013 #38

they can keep working hard, but they will not succeed. niyad Dec 2013 #40

My love for their mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #43

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #53

Fourteen candles in the darkness. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #61

K & R historylovr Dec 2013 #65

I hadn't heard of this. liberalmuse Dec 2013 #80

that is true, but then, I would deprive myself of all the chuckles, wouldn't I? niyad Dec 2013 #81