so i grew up in the 80s and 90s, and was aware of the unabomber and how he was this unknown terrorist who was unhinged and a complete whacko.
then in more recent years, i saw some blurbs and excerpts about his manifesto that spoke about how he was concerned with the destruction of society & environment brought on by this skewed modern life. âholy crap,â i thought, âi was led by proaganda to think he was nuts and bad, what the hell?â
and i realized i hadnât actually read his manifesto and was curious, so i just looked into it.
i got a few pages in, and have concluded that yes, he was an unhinged crazy person. the dangerous kind. and not just because of the bombings.
here we have a moderately privileged white guy, who writes a manifesto and the entire opening is a rant about marginalized groups who are suffering and how theyâre complaining that the terms people use for them arenât nice, and even worse, privileged people who are vocal on their behalf. (remember all the sneering at âpolitical correctnessâ? this guy does exactly that and is arguing that there was nothing bad or perjorative about words like ânegro,â âbroad/chick,â or âoriental,â it was just that these groups (who he doesnât recognize as getting a permanent raw deal) decided to take offense for no reason whatsoever.)
so i am here on tumblr ranting about an unhinged privileged white guyâs rant that some people now have decided to hold up as some kind of road map for revolution?? honestly, itâs giving âhippies quoting chairman maoâ vibes. but somehow worse.