I've been on the fence about making this thread, but topics like this belong in the Blue Heaven forum and I think there's a lot to be said. This was a dreadful incident, and I saw the video before efforts were made to eradicate it from the internet. (Something that never happens, for better and for worse.) I'm sure most of you know about the attack, but it was live-streamed on Facebook using a GoPro and was very disturbing to watch. (And I've watched a lot of disturbing videos!) The attacker killed over forty people in the recording, and seeing it in first-person with the GoPro added sickening realism.
Last I checked the death toll was fifty, and the same for injured too. While most were killed in that first attack, he then went to another location for the remaining kills. In the end though, let's face the facts. Regardless of the motive, all mass shootings are obviously terrible. The killer is allegedly a far-right extremist according to mainstream media, but I've read his manifesto that he posted right before the shooting and in it he specified that he has left-wing values. But he also says a lot of other things. Either way, the man's an idiot, and the mainstream media are equally idiotic by hastily using information from the manifesto. It's... confusing (probably intentionally) and strange to say the least, even containing memes like the Navy Seal copypasta. It's quickly apparent that it shouldn't be taken seriously. (Or without analysis.) He was taking the mainstream media for a ride and they bought it. He also wanted to manipulate gun control laws, and look what's happening.
Speaking of manipulation, YouTube's altering search results for the massacre. Forget YouTubers who raise good points about this incident—for at least five pages (unless things have changed since) you'll probably only see videos by the mainstream media, and at the top of the list those who are pushing an agenda. By definition this was a terrorist attack and terrorism comes in many forms. But the mainstream media keeps stirring the pot and it the incident is being used against conservatives. In actuality this was only a sick individual's doing.
But what do you think about this situation? And how do you feel about the media reactions to it?