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101. Actually, "low-down vigilante" describes him pretty well, I think.

Thu May 22, 2025, 03:51 PM

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Killing two total strangers in cold blood just because they were coming out of a Jewish museum just because he doesn't like what other Jews are doing 6,000 miles away pretty much defines vigilantism. JMHO

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The DC assassin is not a religious nutcase. Not a maladjusted outcast. Not a low-down vigilante. [View all] Beastly Boy Yesterday OP

Thank you. Unfortunately this is a warning that will fall on deaf ears for many. tritsofme Yesterday #1

I am sure it will. Beastly Boy Yesterday #2

That is a lot of sworn enemies Bmoboy Yesterday #3

You bet. The alternative is to fall to my sworn enemies without a fight. Beastly Boy Yesterday #5

The support for this terrorist here sickens me mcar Yesterday #4

There's support for these murders? peggysue2 Yesterday #24

Im sure some will consider him Mountainguy Yesterday #26

That suggests a global war against Americans. yardwork Yesterday #39

It's not just our own country Beastly Boy Yesterday #45

Yet the outrage remains laser-focused on just one country. yardwork Yesterday #46

Yep. Gee, why could that be? mcar Yesterday #57

Message auto-removed Name removed 9 hrs ago #156

Israel is not terrorizing the Global South. yardwork 9 hrs ago #157

I hope that's not the case, Mountainguy but . . . peggysue2 Yesterday #43

Good point, re Mangione mcar Yesterday #56

There were, and notice I said were, a couple here who cheered the murder of these 2 wonderful people, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #102

Yes but PCIntern 10 hrs ago #149

tsf planning a seaside resort on that land is pouring gasoline on this volatile situation. rubbersole Yesterday #6

Likewise, none of it is relevant to my post. Beastly Boy Yesterday #7

Can you supply evidence that his actions come from anti-Jewish prejudice rather than opposition to Bibi TheRickles Yesterday #8

He murdered two people in cold blood and didn't show any remorse Quiet Em Yesterday #9

He chose to terrorize and murder Jews at a Jewish museum Arazi Yesterday #10

Do I deserve to be gunned down? I am a U.S. citizen. yardwork Yesterday #11

He's a cold-blooded murderer, and that action can't be condoned. TheRickles Yesterday #14

My question stands. yardwork Yesterday #18

I doubt the shooter knew Mossfern Yesterday #19

He didn't ask his victims where they worked or if they were Jewish. It didn't matter to him. Beastly Boy Yesterday #21

He waited outside of a Jewish museum. Quiet Em Yesterday #22

Some folks just refuse to believe that anti-Semitism and Jew hatred exists. Even when they murder Jews in cold blood tritsofme Yesterday #25

Yeah I posted this in another thread, the words "Pogrom" "Ghetto" & "Holocaust" all predate modern Israel nt EX500rider 5 hrs ago #159

This was posted in the Jewish Group: sheshe2 Yesterday #72

There it is. yardwork Yesterday #80

She was working for peace mcar Yesterday #97

Yes. He killed two American Jews and not Bibi. Beastly Boy Yesterday #20

Are you fucking seriously asking that? Do you hear Maru Kitteh Yesterday #50

It's mind boggling, Maru mcar Yesterday #61

Wow, this is a shocking question DaBronx Yesterday #113

He went to a Jewish museum in the US and shot 2 people JI7 Yesterday #129

'normalization of antisemitism under the banner of "free Palestine" elleng Yesterday #12

If you recognize antisemitism and don't engage in it under the banner of "free Palestine", Beastly Boy Yesterday #48

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." Towlie Yesterday #13

One can object to acts committed by the state of Israel without being antisemitic. elleng Yesterday #15

Yes, one can object to acts committed by the state of Israel without being antisemitic. One can also Beastly Boy Yesterday #60

True! Now you're starting to understand the flaw in your opening post. Towlie Yesterday #92

Forgive my ignorance, but I don't. Could you give me a hint? Beastly Boy Yesterday #93

You conceded that "one can object to acts committed by the state of Israel without being antisemitic." Towlie Yesterday #96

That's exactly the kind of logic I refuted Beastly Boy Yesterday #106

Murder Cirsium 10 hrs ago #154

Let me count the red herrings Beastly Boy Yesterday #55

And as they try to throw all these red herrings, mcar Yesterday #64

This makes no sense on any level. yardwork Yesterday #99

Speaking as one who draws a clear distinction between Judaism and Israel.... cab67 Yesterday #16

It's not that difficult. yardwork Yesterday #36

I think it's also important to note that the event being held at the Jewish Museum... AntiFascist Yesterday #53

One might conclude that the killer didn't want a peaceful solution. yardwork Yesterday #67

It's tough, but that's not what i am talking about Beastly Boy Yesterday #63

I understand that. cab67 Yesterday #69

I will have to see the ways you criticize Netatanyahu to respond to you with any kind of objectivity Beastly Boy Yesterday #87

Gosh, I criticize Netanyahu a lot and I'm never called antisemitic. yardwork Yesterday #107

I stopped posting about it a while ago. cab67 Yesterday #131

I'm sorry that happened to you. yardwork Yesterday #135

Not from another country IronLionZion Yesterday #17

It looks like to me Andy Canuck Yesterday #23

Yep. I don't condone killing but I can understand people acting out in response to what is happening to Gaza LymphocyteLover Yesterday #27

Do I deserve to be gunned down? yardwork Yesterday #32

You don't deserve it, of course not LymphocyteLover Yesterday #34

So if I am gunned down you will understand the killer's motivations? yardwork Yesterday #37

Understanding why someone takes a particular course of action is very different than condoning it. Very different. TheRickles Yesterday #49

The word "understandable" implies agreement. yardwork Yesterday #52

Not to me it doesn't. If we can understand what are the motivations behind horrible actions like this, TheRickles Yesterday #114

My mistake. yardwork Yesterday #115

I appreciate your acknowledgement of this. TheRickles Yesterday #118

understanding motivations is different from understanding in a forgiving way. I meant the former. LymphocyteLover Yesterday #127

How is this terrorist attack, mcar Yesterday #100

If We Can't Understand It RobinA 10 hrs ago #147

I've always tried to understand JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #152

So it's OK to murder random people outside a Jewish museum? mcar Yesterday #68

did I say it was OK? LymphocyteLover Yesterday #128

Acting out on Jewish people in the US Mossfern Yesterday #79

i can't understand anyone wanting to murder two innocent people cabotnn22 Yesterday #94

How would the killer know they were Israeli government employees? yardwork Yesterday #29

Excellent post malaise Yesterday #31

You've also said Jews - not Israelis, but Jews globally - have "collective guilt" Sympthsical Yesterday #65

The silence re atrocities against the Palestinian people malaise Yesterday #70

The idea of collective guilt of any race is literally Nazism Sympthsical Yesterday #83

What is collective punishment? n/t malaise Yesterday #95

After 9/11, we criticized people on the right mcar Yesterday #104

In the context of this thread, I was hoping to hear that you are against antisemitism. Beastly Boy Yesterday #78

me too Mossfern Yesterday #85

In th context of 58,000 dead Palestinians malaise Yesterday #86

This is not the context of this thread. Beastly Boy Yesterday #89

How is that a different context? lees1975 Yesterday #103

The context of this thead has to do with normalizing antisemitism in the US and how the DC assassination plays into it. Beastly Boy Yesterday #112

It doesn't divert. What's happening in Gaza is why those people were there in the first place. lees1975 Yesterday #134

That's not the topic of the thread. Mossfern Yesterday #136

Excuse me, but what part of not the topic of this thread don't you understand? MarineCombatEngineer 14 hrs ago #141

2 young people, working for peace, were murdered in cold blood mcar Yesterday #108

I've rarely found explicit supporters of anti-Semitism who condemn anti-Semitic violence or acts of Jew hatred tritsofme Yesterday #98

Are you against Mossfern Yesterday #84

I hate all the deaths malaise Yesterday #88

Very appropriate response Mossfern Yesterday #90

I noticed that that member just can't bring themselves to definitively condemn the murder of these 2 wonderful people, MarineCombatEngineer 14 hrs ago #142

So not one word about the heinous murders, yes, murders, of 2 innocent civilians by a "freedom fighter" MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #111

He stalked them? Bad Thoughts Yesterday #40

He waited outside the Jewish museum and fired into the crowd as they left. yardwork Yesterday #47

That was not the other poster's claim Bad Thoughts Yesterday #124

WaPo article gives more details. yardwork Yesterday #125

He murdered 2 young people in cold blood outside a Jewish museum mcar Yesterday #66

See, That Attitude RobinA 10 hrs ago #146

The most generous benefit of doubt I can possibly give him Beastly Boy Yesterday #73

How do you know that he knew that these two particular people Mossfern Yesterday #76

Excellent analysis and conclusion. Oopsie Daisy Yesterday #28

"Antisemitism" has been normalized because the word itself has been made meaningless. DetlefK Yesterday #30

You were told for your earlier post about these murders. yardwork Yesterday #33

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #54

Take a break from DU and look in your heart. yardwork Yesterday #62

Oh, he's taking a break from DU, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #117

🤣😂🤣😂🥳🎉 Oopsie Daisy Yesterday #126

You just don't know when to stop, do you? OilemFirchen Yesterday #71

Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #120

yw OilemFirchen Yesterday #122

Yep, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #123

Whew! I guess so he was Cha Yesterday #130

This person posted earlier: "Honestly? I don't care that they died." tritsofme Yesterday #35

Flat earthers still refers to someone who believes the world is flat. Torchlight Yesterday #41

What a load of bullshit. OilemFirchen Yesterday #59

Is anything I said incorrect? DetlefK Yesterday #75

I have no idea what YOU have been told. OilemFirchen Yesterday #81

Well, bye. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #121

No it is NOT "maningless, Detlet. Cha Yesterday #132

I Took A Course RobinA 10 hrs ago #150

One side conflates support for the Palestinians with terrorism and antisemitism, this this misguided man just.... FadedMullet Yesterday #38

Some support for Palestinians IS terrorism and antisemitism. yardwork Yesterday #42

There's nothing to conflate. It's what happened. It's who these people are. tritsofme Yesterday #44

Yardwork's post above uses the term "some support" and therefore avoids lumping everyone who supports..... FadedMullet Yesterday #51

Thanks for acknowledging my care to use "some." yardwork Yesterday #58

The people who conflate the support for Palestinians with terrorism Dorian Gray Yesterday #119

Disagree RobinA 10 hrs ago #151

I'm sorry you were raised to be suspicious of palestinians Dorian Gray 5 hrs ago #158

I agree, I wish the residents of Gaza would show a united front against Hamas, I have issue Shellback Squid Yesterday #74

When residents of Gaza speak against Hamas they get murdered. yardwork Yesterday #77

Here you go Nanjeanne Yesterday #82

Thank you! cabotnn22 Yesterday #91

Actually, "low-down vigilante" describes him pretty well, I think. WillowTree Yesterday #101

Unlike Mangioni's alleged victim, these 2 had no hand in bibi's genocide! SheltieLover Yesterday #105

sorry, did I miss the trial where Mangioni's victim was proved to be death case worthy? Skittles Yesterday #110

he is a nutcase like Luigi Skittles Yesterday #109

100% agree with you Dorian Gray Yesterday #116

He's identical to LUIGI. WarGamer Yesterday #133

You Don't Consider RobinA 10 hrs ago #153

Edgy. BannonsLiver 46 min ago #161

The antisemitism is out of control Mosby Yesterday #137

"Responding to Tragedy with Reason, Not Generalization" noor Yesterday #138

Welcome to DU. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #139

As a Jew, I've been the paint on the proverbial broad brush all my life. Beastly Boy 23 hrs ago #140

I feel the same way .... Mossfern 14 hrs ago #143

It's even worse in Europe. Beastly Boy 13 hrs ago #145

I'm so sorry mossfern JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #160

Very good post, welcome to DU. marble falls 14 hrs ago #144

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #155

I regard "maladjusted" as an appropriate description of anyone who kills in order to make a point struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #148