He was pretty pro-Musk and pro-Peter Thiel and certainly wasn’t a paragon of leftist thought. While being decently educated and well traveled, he seemed to have a lot of faith in technolibertarian ideals.
I’d say that’s clear from his Twitter and Reddit histories. It doesn’t mean he’s a frothing-at-the-mouth MAGA nut, but it also doesn’t mean he’s a dyed-in-the-wool leftist who understands the issues.
Further, like most people, he only became radicalized when a serious injury impacted his own life. It didn’t make him question the whole system of capitalism, just healthcare.
And all that’s fine and not meant to be an indictment one way or another about the guy, but more it’s meant to point out that like most Americans, he’s seemingly a little confused about larger issues. Which also makes sense since he’s only 26, learning about it all takes time.
Finally, I’m still not 100% convinced a bunch of this is just contrived police bullshit to pin it on a patsy, and that’s why his motives seem confused. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s just lacking education and confused, like most Americans.
He was pretty pro-Musk and pro-Peter Thiel and certainly wasn’t a paragon of leftist thought. While being decently educated and well traveled, he seemed to have a lot of faith in technolibertarian ideals.
I’d say that’s clear from his Twitter and Reddit histories. It doesn’t mean he’s a frothing-at-the-mouth MAGA nut, but it also doesn’t mean he’s a dyed-in-the-wool leftist who understands the issues.
Further, like most people, he only became radicalized when a serious injury impacted his own life. It didn’t make him question the whole system of capitalism, just healthcare.
And all that’s fine and not meant to be an indictment one way or another about the guy, but more it’s meant to point out that like most Americans, he’s seemingly a little confused about larger issues. Which also makes sense since he’s only 26, learning about it all takes time.
Finally, I’m still not 100% convinced a bunch of this is just contrived police bullshit to pin it on a patsy, and that’s why his motives seem confused. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s just lacking education and confused, like most Americans.