Examples of Cognitive Dissonance in TCC
Natalie Rupnow liked Elliot Rodger even though he hated women
Solomon Henderson liked Payton Gendron even though he hated black people
Solomon Henderson liked Natalie Rupnow even though she hated black people
Solomon Henderson was a White supremacist despite being black
Randy Stair/Andrew Blaze liked Eric Harris even though he would hate him (note: I refer to Randy/Andrew with he/him since he rejected the trans woman label)
Colt Gray liked Nikolas Cruz even though he would've blown his head off
Isabelle/Jimmy liked Adam Lanza even though he hated fat people
Mauricio Garcia was a Neo-Nazi and White supremacist despite being Mexican
Nikolas Cruz was a Neo-Nazi despite Nazis hating mentally disabled people
Elizabeth West was a Neo-Nazi despite being a trans woman (she also wanted to target her transphobic co-workers)
Lots of fangirls like Eric Harris, Salvador Ramos, Nikolas Cruz, Elliot Rodger, Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez, etc despite being misogynistic
Sometimes, the perps themselves even make exceptions for people they'd otherwise hate such as:
Elliot Rodger listened to Katy Perry, Kesha and Lady Gaga despite hating women and went to Katy Perry concerts
Elliot Rodger sympathized with Seung-Hui Cho, stating on Youtube that he might wouldn't have gone on a rampage if he wasn't bullied and called him a fellow incel on PUAhate despite hating full-Asians and how Cho would've hated him for being a "rich spoiled brat that drove luxurious cars"
Randy Stair/Andrew Blaze listened to Freddy Mercury despite hating gay people (Freddy was bisexual but still)
Nikolas Cruz liked Elliot Rodger and Seung-Hui Cho despite hating Asians
Nikolas Cruz presumably wasn't racist towards his half-brother, Zachary Cruz and adoptive mother, Lynda Cruz despite hating black and Mexican people (ironically, he has a Mexican last name from his Mexican adoptive parents)
Dylann Roof listened to rap music despite hating black people