Has anyone actually read the El Paso manifesto?
"Much discussion was spurred by an article in the New York Times with the headline, “El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto Echoes Trump’s Language.” The story quoted just 28 words of the nearly 2,400-word manifesto.
...Nevertheless, the Times declared that even “if Mr. Trump did not originally inspire the gunman, he has brought into the mainstream polarizing ideas and people once consigned to the fringes of American society.”
Democratic contender Beto O’Rourke, an El Paso native, was much more blunt. “22 people in my hometown are dead after an act of terror inspired by your racism,” O’Rourke tweeted to the president.
So what did Crusius actually write?
So what did Crusius actually write?
...But since the manifesto has become such an important part of the moment’s political debate, it is worth looking at the whole thing.
And the impression one gets after reading the manifesto is quite different than some press accounts."
"Shocking, that. I think that it’s unprofessional to simultaneously not link to the manifesto to deny it attention — and then talk about the manifesto a lot, especially in a misleading way.
But then, “unprofessional” is what journalism is all about these days.--Posted by "
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