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Accused shooter’s “politics” is not what government and media say

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[–] ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The phrase inscribed on one of the bullet casings from the shooting — “Hey fascist, catch!” — though widely reported to mean he was a man of the left, is in fact a reference to the Helldivers 2 game. Three arrows initially believed by federal agents to be a reference to Antifa are also a reference to Helldivers.

Private Discord messages shared with me by a friend of Robinson’s confirm that Robinson wasn’t some political martyr. A search for posts of Robinson’s containing keywords like “Biden” and “Trump” turned up just one hit each. The Trump post was a passing reference to the 2019 impeachment inquiry. The Biden one came on the day of the 2020 election, where he provided an update to another friend asking about the status of the vote count.

Context matter... At least to those who aren't ignorant fascist. He was a fucking young gamer, who was bisexual in a conservative household. Confused as fuck and yet, apparently MAGA thinks that means he's a liberal, not a kid still finding himself.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

Conservative mindset...

Was he a liberal?

...slept with trans person...check.

Liberal detected. End of investigation.