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== Contradictory article ==
== Contradictory article ==
There are several problems here. While it is very well-established that Loughner was a nihilist as well as a pothead, I don't think we can go so far as to call him "left-wing," nor can we derive anything terribly substantial from his publicly listed favorite books. User Jpatt brings up a good point; while the ''Communist Manifesto'' and "Mein Kampf" both espouse statist ideologies, atheist Ayn Rand's critically-acclaimed work "We the Living" is a clear diatribe against communism and state-run economies, a stark contrast to the prior two books. Personally I find it highly unlikely that a stoner like Loughner actually read any of these works or even understood the ideas they contain, and instead took delight in listing them purely for their high shock value, probably prescient of the fact that after the shooting his every published word would be studied and scrutinized.
There are several problems here. While it is very well-established that Loughner was a nihilist as well as a pothead, I don't think we can go so far as to call him "left-wing," nor can we derive anything terribly substantial from his publicly listed favorite books. User Jpatt brings up a good point; while the ''Communist Manifesto'' and ''Mein Kampf'' both espouse statist ideologies, atheist Ayn Rand's critically-acclaimed work ''We the Living'' is a clear diatribe against communism and state-run economies, a stark contrast to the prior two books. Personally I find it highly unlikely that a stoner like Loughner actually read any of these works or even understood the ideas they contain, and instead took delight in listing them purely for their high shock value, probably prescient of the fact that after the shooting his every published word would be studied and scrutinized.
This being said, I am able to provide several reliable sources that attest to Loughner's anti-government leanings which I think will clearly occlude any consideration of him as "liberal" or "left-wing." Those close to him all agree on his unhealthy obsession with the oppression of the government and his propensity to rant against it:
This being said, I am able to provide several reliable sources that attest to Loughner's anti-government leanings which I think will clearly occlude any consideration of him as "liberal" or "left-wing." Those close to him all agree on his unhealthy obsession with the oppression of the government and his propensity to rant against it:
* [FOX NEWS Radio: http://radio.foxnews.com/2011/01/13/loughner-ex-girlfriend-says-he%E2%80%99s-faking-insanity-often-ranted-about-%E2%80%9Cthe-government%E2%80%9D/ Loughner ex-girlfriend says he's faking insanity; often ranted about "the Government"]
* [http://radio.foxnews.com/2011/01/13/loughner-ex-girlfriend-says-he%E2%80%99s-faking-insanity-often-ranted-about-%E2%80%9Cthe-government%E2%80%9D/ FOX NEWS Radio: Loughner ex-girlfriend says he's faking insanity; often ranted about "the Government"]
* [FOX NEWS: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/09/arizona-suspected-gunman-no-stranger-to-trouble/ "Loughner is suspected of posting a series of YouTube videos that show a focus on literacy and currency -- as well as his distrust in the government."]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/09/arizona-suspected-gunman-no-stranger-to-trouble/ FOX NEWS: "Loughner is suspected of posting a series of YouTube videos that show a focus on literacy and currency -- as well as his distrust in the government."]
* [FOX NEWS: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/08/shooting-suspects-apparent-youtube-video/ Loughner: "I can't trust the current government because of the ratifications: the government is implying mind control and brainwash on the people by controlling grammar. No! I won't pay debt with a currency that's not backed by gold and silver! No! I won't trust in god!"]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/08/shooting-suspects-apparent-youtube-video/ Loughner: FOX NEWS: "I can't trust the current government because of the ratifications: the government is implying mind control and brainwash on the people by controlling grammar. No! I won't pay debt with a currency that's not backed by gold and silver! No! I won't trust in god!"]
--[[User:Stirlatez|Stirlatez]] 17:24, 15 January 2011 (EST)
--[[User:Stirlatez|Stirlatez]] 17:24, 15 January 2011 (EST)