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Well, I don't buy they argument that White males are more prone to commit mass murder because of a sense of ethnic entitlement, although that does in fact figure into quite a bit of hate crime, pretty much axiomatically - mass murder is a technically different however, like serial killing the targets are relatively non-specific, i.e., they don't harbor a grudge against one person in particular, but choose victims they aren't personal acquainted with (Columbine is an exception, the killers were casually acquainted with their victims, but on the surface at least, their anger appeared to be directed at a class, "jocks", though in the end, it still looks more like thrill killing than any act of retribution).
Anyway, a cultural argument can still be made, and in fact the fact that in other cultures, it affects other demographics strengthens the argument somewhat, rather than diminishing it, re: the Arab or Czech women mentioned by Aswad, i.e., there is something in these cultures that make mass murder seem like the thing to do under certain conditions, or these particular demographic groups.
One of the commentators in the the original article noted:
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I think if we delve deeper the "privilege" falls away. Charles Whitman came from a privileged background, but he was beaten by his father. The shooter in Montreal in 1989 was also from an abusive background.
I don't know why predominantly (but not exclusively) white males choose to do this, but there is almost always underlying abuse.
- which is entirely possible, but mainly, it illustrate the point that there are many other possible factors that the author does not consider, a history of abuse or neglect being one of those potential factors - a desire for notoriety is not uncommon in these people they get attention - in other cases, it might be as simple as neurotoxins, heavy metals, which can cause compulsive violent behavior - the McDonald's guy back in he Eighties was a welder and had been poisoned by Molybdenum - lead levels tend to be high in inner cities, where decades of automobile exhaust have deposited lead on every surface, which might contribute to gang violence.
I think entitlement is probably more commonly a factor in serial killers, who are often less motivated by a need for public attention, and many of whom operate for years undetected, they enjoy having power over people in much more personal and intimate way.
Lot like doms, huh? Lol.
I think the valid point that was made in the article, is our propensity to attribute cultural motives to non-White mass murderers and/or serial killers, but we avoid doing that with whites - fundamental attribution error, essentially, which is indeed often the case.
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