@LostInParadise That article seems to be talking about lower class dysfunctional men. I am in no way stating in any way shape or form that lower class people are dysfunctional, only that the men seem to be poor and dysfunctional. I don’t think it is white privilege, but rather a cultural problem among the men the author of that article describes. I think it is more an economic problem than race related problem. Plus, I don’t think all mass murderers are lower class, in fact I believe the first article, maybe I am confusing things, said they are middle class. Also, again, Newtown and Columbine were not poor white men with pregnant girlfriends.
When we see boys snap because they were bullied, and men killing people because they feel unable to meet the expectation they have for themselves or expectations of others as men, it is all basically the same thing isn’t it?
I am not sure if it is even worth trying to figure it out since mass murders are pretty rare, as scary and horrific as they are. We should address poverty, teenage parents, education, fair wages, respect for others, and bullying, and hopefully there will also be a few less mass shootings. But, even more importantly maybe society will improve overall.
One article brought up the psychiatrist at Fort Hood. He was educated, grew up in a middle class place in a very very diverse city. He knew he was having trouble and the Army ignored his pleas for transfer. They contributed to what happened as far as I am concerned. I am not saying the military is culpable, but I hope they took a hard look at the pressures he was under and what they were asking him to do. His scenerio had nothing to do with white privilege slipping away.