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30 Apr 2019, 11:26 am

Synagogue Shooter Hated President Trump & "Conservatives"

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NBC News reported: "The shooter claims in the Q-and-A section to eschew political ideology, saying he does not support Donald Trump because of his support for Israel. The writer also complains that conservatives aren’t violent enough in support of their politics."

One question read, "Are you a Trump supporter?"

The suspected answered "You mean that Zionist, Jew-loving, anti-White, traitorous cocksucker? Don’t make me laugh."


Cartoon published New York Times International Edition
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The New York Times has apologized and dismissed this as the work of a single editor. If we are going to attack Trump for "signaling" the alt-right base is it fair to wonder if the NYT is signaling the alt-right and Jahidists abroad.

There is always the issue that anti-Israeli does not equal anti-sematic but this cartoon is anti-semitic. But while the "dog" is Bibi, he is not wearing an Israeli flag but a Jewish Star and Trump is wearing a Yarmulka. The cartoon would be a perfect fit for Stormfront but there it was in "the paper of record".


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30 Apr 2019, 12:44 pm

19 years old, pianist, honor roll student .. and he confesses to arson on a mosque, and this synagogue shooting?

What was the influence and why wasn't he smart enough to moderate it?


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30 Apr 2019, 1:21 pm

Background:
-He has a 4.31 high school grade point average (4.0 is "all A grades".... 4.3 is "All A grades + extra")
-gave piano concerts, audiences cheered his named because he was so good
-has youtube videos of his piano performances
-he was a member of his high school varsity swim team
-good looking kid


He claimed Adolf Hitler as an idol <--- WHAT


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30 Apr 2019, 1:47 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
Background:
-He has a 4.31 high school grade point average (4.0 is "all A grades".... 4.3 is "All A grades + extra")
-gave piano concerts, audiences cheered his named because he was so good
-has youtube videos of his piano performances
-he was a member of his high school varsity swim team
-good looking kid
-nursing student, studied at Scripps
-father was a church elder

And then...

-inspired by Brenton Tarrant <--- huh?
-championed Robert Bowers <--- Huh?
-asserts that Jews seek to "doom" the white race <--- what?
-"disgust" for Jews and a desire to kill them <--- What?
LoveNotHate wrote:
-He claimed Adolf Hitler as an idol <--- WHAT?!


Furthermore, he WANTED TO BE CAUGHT!



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30 Apr 2019, 1:57 pm

Zach Keele, pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, where Earnest’s father was an elder, or officer of the church, confirmed that he was part of the parish. "So John T. Earnest is a member here,” he told The Daily Beast. “We completely deplore what he did. That is not part of our practices, our teachings in any way. Our hearts, our prayers, our tears go out to the victims, to all those wonderful neighbors at the synagogue."

Keele said Earnest had never appeared to be the sort of person who would carry out this sort of an attack. "This is a complete surprise," he said.

In a service at the church on Sunday, Keele delivered a sermon on betrayal and forgiveness, offering condolences to the victims -- but also to Earnest’s family.

Source: This Daily Beast Article.