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DENVER (AP) — A teenager suspected in a shooting attack at a suburban Denver high school that left two students in critical condition appeared fascinated with previous mass shootings including Columbine and expressed neo-Nazi views online, according to experts.

Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been active on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism, the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism said in a report.

Holly shot himself following Wednesday’s shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County. He died of his injuries. It is still unclear how he selected his victims. The county was also the scene of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre that killed 14 people.

Holly’s TikTok accounts contained white supremacist symbols, the ADL said, and the name of his most recent account included a reference to a popular white supremacist slogan. The account was unavailable Friday. TikTok said accounts associated with Holly had been banned.

Holly’s family could not be reached. The Associated Press left a message at a telephone number associated with the house that police searched after the shooting.

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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure it has some social benefits it's hardly socialist.

[–] dirigibles@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We may need to agree to disagree on this one. I take the position that since 1913 w/ the addition of the 16th amendment the USA became socialist. Again though, I do understand why that can be viewed as an overly provocative stance. The distinction for some of these terminologies can get messy.

Out of curiosity, from your perspective, what additional policies would need to be enacted to make the USA socialist?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Abolish the ruling class and distribute the resources of the country in a more fair fashion. Setup a proper social safety net so that Healthcare isn't tied to employment. For starters

[–] dirigibles@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah! I'm with you brother.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Great! Nazis still weren't socialist though. And nazis are fucking horrible

[–] dirigibles@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In case you were looking for a more academic person to explain the nazi/socialist connection, this randomly popped up in my youtube feed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjkQZ3MmGgY&t=2623s

I didn't listen to the whole episode and I don't endorse the show, but there are some serious modern academics saying things similar to what I was saying yesterday. All the best.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I took a look into the pod cast and the people involved, there is a lot of suspect bits, I don't really lend credence, especially since the nazis weren't socialist. Take care

[–] dirigibles@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That's fair. The title did seem a bit click-baity and the they both seemed to be pushing capitalism as the superior system from the parts that I did listen to.

I dream of a day that we regularly meet up for lunch, perhaps once a week, drink a beer, have some laughs, and when we say goodbye to each other, you'll say "The Nazis weren't socialists" 🤣