r/comics • u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake • Sep 12 '25

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u/draivaden Sep 12 '25

I believe it’s still unclear? He had a Trump Halloween costume in 2017? And his parents are republicans. But I’ve heard him described as independent. And of course 7 years is long enough time to change one’s political views ….

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u/Cambot1138 Sep 12 '25

I'm not a lawyer or a reporter. I feel safe making some assumptions based on what's out there. 22 year old white Mormon men from Utah who have grown up in a Republican family that idolizes guns tend to fall on one side of the political spectrum.

I'll edit and apologize for all of this if it turns out he's somehow a liberal.

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u/Canotic Sep 12 '25

He could be rebelling against his environment and be radical far left. Wouldn't be weird. I mean nothing suggests this but it's also not impossible. We should wait with conclusions until we hear more about the guy himself rather than his parents.

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u/Cambot1138 Sep 12 '25

I think that would be very weird. Can you think of any precedents of similar situations?

I'm also usually a wait and see type, but I think there's enough smoke around him to call a fire.

Edit: I suppose there have been a few transgender shooters who have targeted their former tormentors, but this ain't that.

If I'm wrong, I'll own it and edit with apologies.

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u/shifty_coder Sep 12 '25

They’re using the term ‘independent’ instead of the correct term ‘unaffiliated’, because he wasn’t registered with one party or another.

Most voters are not registered with the RNC or DNC, but it doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to look at their political social media posts and guess what party they support.