Skinwalkers: mass shootings are nihilistic acts of disaffiliation

(Writing this post because I’m cleaning out my bookmarks in one-tab and realizing that I’ve mentioned Skinwalkers in several different conversations).

https://medium.com/year-of-books/notes-from-tribes-3e810bf2bf66 

https://texthistory.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/junger-on-mass-killings/ 

“act of disaffiliation”

“indiscriminate attacks almost always occur in otherwise safe, predominantly white towns” “gang shootings – as indiscriminate as they often are – still don’t have the nihilistic intent of rampages. They are rooted in an exceedingly strong sense of group loyalty and revenge”

“murder and mayhem committed by an individual who has rejected all social bonds and attacks people at their most vulnerable and unprepared”