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In reply to the discussion: FBI Told Orlando Shooter's Wife Not to Tell US Media He Was Gay [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)55. Lots of these types are very recent converts
The path to radicalization is often really short.
We had a case here in NC where a teen went from no religion to actually killing his neighbor to steal money to buy guns to commit an attack and plotting with extremists online (and luckily the FBI noted it and moved in) in a manner of a few months. Just a typical white, lower middle class teenager one day and devoted enough to jihad to kill his elderly neighbor to finance his plot the next.
Plus quite often these guys don't display any of this outwardly until it all goes down like this. The couple in San Bernadino didn't show any real signs either- until suddenly they did.
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Their ideology and related ideologies are a factor. Otherwise you're blaming violence against gay
CJCRANE
Jun 2016
#13
Do you actually NOT know the definition, or do you hold the belief that there AREN'T people in this
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#122
YOu think an Islamic terrorist who pledges allegiance to ISIS is less likely to massacre 50 Gays
King_David
Jun 2016
#124
So you've already decided to follow whatever the M$M spews out, rather than waiting on more facts to
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#131
Strange kind of "Gay" guy has his face on Grinder, visits openly a Gay bar, and takes his wife to a
King_David
Jun 2016
#133
I'm straight and have been to gay bars, and ENJOYED it, so what's your point?
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#142
Please show where ONE TIME told anyone about THEIR experiences in life. Just ONE example will do...
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#174
He had Grinder on his phone as do most straight killer murderers of Gay people
King_David
Jun 2016
#202
You need to understand that the world of immigrants often does not intersect with larger society.
MADem
Jun 2016
#138
If I may, when is a person not Gay, even if his behavior is homosexual? Thanks.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#204
If I may, when is a person not Gay, even if his behavior is homosexual? Thanks.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#188
Terror organizations count on disaffected young men to do the work they won't do.
MADem
Jun 2016
#129
Some of the extremist groups teach that martyrdom during Ramadan cleanses all sins
Lee-Lee
Jun 2016
#18
He calls 911 then exchanges gunfire with police outside the club before entering
GreatGazoo
Jun 2016
#34
Yeah, I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of her mouth. She's just as guilty as he is.
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#22
Note the difficult terrain that is the path of claiming a man with multiple wifes and no male
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#60
The former governor of NJ had two wives, both beautiful and smart and kind women.
MADem
Jun 2016
#141
She made the choice to talk to media, even while saying the FBI told her not to. This is an active
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#54
This tidbit is from the current boyfriend of the shooters ex wife?
FailureToCommunicate
Jun 2016
#31
We keep hearing from the shooter's wife, his ex-wife, his ex-wife's current boyfriend but what we
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#51
A former classmate said Mateen cheered for 9-11 in class. Was that also gosple truth? Trump
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#63
How is killing 49 people in a club "actual evidence" that he was using dating apps to target them?
Demit
Jun 2016
#72
He was a angry fucked up asshole...looking for some sort of sick attention..
busterbrown
Jun 2016
#182
Its not one or the other - its BOTH. Why is that so hard for everyone to accept?
Justice
Jun 2016
#32
The people who bought the crap pushed by his bigoted father now buy this obvious bullshit.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#45
Yes, and 'ex wife and current wife' means he was married two times to a woman, this oh so very
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#57
You are presenting his two wives and no boyfriends as proof he is gay. That's delusional.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#66
I don't know why people believe everything the family says but think the FBI has to be lying
gollygee
Jun 2016
#61
ISIS would never accept a gay man in their ranks. They won't take credit for the attack.
librechik
Jun 2016
#65
Shooters x wife did make mention of her suspecting shooter was gay in a very thinly veiled way.
Wash. state Desk Jet
Jun 2016
#93
There's nothing to substantiate her comment, but it would play into the ''terrorism" scenario.
YOHABLO
Jun 2016
#97
She also said Mateen's father had called him gay several times in front of her,
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#152
So do you also accept the story of the classmate who says Mateen cheered the 9-11 attacks?
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#181
I'm sure he must have had plenty hookups having Grinder and being in Gay bars....
King_David
Jun 2016
#196
His first wife said lots of stereotypical crap and his second wife was yet another wife.....
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#177