tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24053083.post4504864977203315866..comments2023-03-25T13:58:08.712+00:00Comments on The Progressive Contrarian: The Norwegian MassacreContrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03991871513925117347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24053083.post-88633592083267251112011-07-25T17:32:06.685+01:002011-07-25T17:32:06.685+01:00I agree. The establishment will always take advant...I agree. The establishment will always take advantage of a crisis, especially one so shocking. They'll use it in the same way they have used Islamist terrorism - to clamp down on civil liberties. <br /><br />However, the point I am making is that there are some on the other side who will do themselves no service by also attepting to score political points off the back of this. There are lots of legitimate concerns, but to seek to bolster them by saying that Breivik was driven to his actions by these is to miss the point that this was essentially a random event.Contrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991871513925117347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24053083.post-72502590413716246892011-07-25T15:27:28.207+01:002011-07-25T15:27:28.207+01:00Good post, came here via your comment on Autonomou...Good post, came here via your comment on Autonomous Mind blog. I suspect you are right and your conclusions are fine but the point is that this WON'T happen, the ruling elite WON'T allow us to "carry on as normal"; isn't that one of the points AM was making?<br /><br />On another blog I read the comment that the shooter was probably acting on what he perceived as the only way to make the elite listen to his complaints and act on them (learned from violent Islamists)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.com