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[AdeptusHereticus]

I actually saw it before she removed it, and at the time I didn't know what to think of it. That's the kind of moment where the limits of my skills in english show, I guess. I was quite confused to see that she posted that, and baiting certainly wasn't the first that came into mind. Now that you remind me of it, I have a hard time finding another explanation, especially since she seems to have removed it.

In a way that cracks me up to.

[evensgrey]

Pffffthahahahahahahahaha

Oh god. Brianna Wu never fails to crack me up.

That's tame compared to Anita Sarkesian being the most likely source of the Utah 'threat'.

Does anyone have any info on what she thinks happened at the Montreal Massacre?

[AnCap Dave]

[AdeptusHereticus]

That's tame compared to Anita Sarkesian being the most likely source of the Utah 'threat'.

Does anyone have any info on what she thinks happened at the Montreal Massacre?

Why do you say that she is the most likely source of the threat ?

[Dallas Wildman]

More fine reporting from the New York Times:

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That's not what "cooperative federalism" means!

[evensgrey]

Why do you say that she is the most likely source of the threat ?

The 'threat' was based around a reference to the Montreal Massacre, a somewhat obscure reference for someone supposedly based in Utah to be using, but quite top-of-mind for a Canadian Feminist to make.

Anita is clearly in everything for the money, and cancelling as a result of the 'threat' would be expected to bring in more money than her extremely high speaking fee (although the absolute BONANZA it brought in likely surprised even her).

Anyone familiar with conditions in Utah would not expect a threat that only works against unarmed people to be taken seriously.

The threat itself is inconsistent with the Montreal Massacre, which involved only a single relatively low power hunting rifle, not the implied arsenal fire arms and pipe bomb.  Anita is demonstrated to be unfamiliar with real vents or to just not care.

[AdeptusHereticus]

The 'threat' was based around a reference to the Montreal Massacre, a somewhat obscure reference for someone supposedly based in Utah to be using, but quite top-of-mind for a Canadian Feminist to make.

The person who threatened could have heard about that massacre anywhere, that's hardly evidence of anything. I think it's fair that if this person claims to be anti feminist, he could have learned about it by reading about this very topic, which he might do a lot if that's so important to him that he would threaten someone. Or it could be another feminist ... Or someone who enjoys threatening people and found that this reference was best suited for his purpose. Anyway, I think it's a pretty weak argument.

Anita is clearly in everything for the money, and cancelling as a result of the 'threat' would be expected to bring in more money than her extremely high speaking fee (although the absolute BONANZA it brought in likely surprised even her).

Yeah that seems to be the case but that doesn't tell us anything about how far she might take it ...

Anyone familiar with conditions in Utah would not expect a threat that only works against unarmed people to be taken seriously.

Well, I don't know. A mad man would find a solution I guess. He just have to enter one room and take everyone by surprise, especially if he's willing to die. People who do mass shootings often plan to die at the end so ... Besides, in the case that she actually is the source of the threats, that still doesn't tell us anything because she doesn't need it to be taken seriously right ? If she is doing it for the attention, she wins either way.

The threat itself is inconsistent with the Montreal Massacre, which involved only a single relatively low power hunting rifle, not the implied arsenal fire arms and pipe bomb.  Anita is demonstrated to be unfamiliar with real vents or to just not care.

Well, that is at least consistent with the intention of doing maximum damage isn't it ? So, again, I fail to see how it's evidence of anything. Or at least, I fail to see how it helps us assess the likelyhood of any particular person being the source.

[MrBogosity]

Yeah that seems to be the case but that doesn't tell us anything about how far she might take it ...

Well we pretty much know she lied about having to go into hiding, because people have compared the background of the videos she made from home with the ones she supposedly made from the secret hiding place, and they're identical, right down to the position of the wall outlets and even the smudges on the walls.

Well, I don't know. A mad man would find a solution I guess. He just have to enter one room and take everyone by surprise, especially if he's willing to die. People who do mass shootings often plan to die at the end so ...

But as we've covered before, when an armed citizen confronts the shooter only 2 or 3 people die as opposed to a dozen or so. Which means no one would hear about it. And these people do it because they want people to hear about it and talk about them posthumously.

[AdeptusHereticus]

Well we pretty much know she lied about having to go into hiding, because people have compared the background of the videos she made from home with the ones she supposedly made from the secret hiding place, and they're identical, right down to the position of the wall outlets and even the smudges on the walls.

Wrong person

But as we've covered before, when an armed citizen confronts the shooter only 2 or 3 people die as opposed to a dozen or so. Which means no one would hear about it. And these people do it because they want people to hear about it and talk about them posthumously.

Yeah, if you encounter resistance your impact is way lower, but again that is not a very useful piece of information.
What does that tell us about the likelyhood that Sarkeesian is the source of the threats ? There are a number of scenarios that would account for the threat she recieved and no evidence we have is strong enough in my opinion to suggest anything about a likely source. Well ... We can still take the text at face value, but all that tells us is that this person is really angry.

Edit : What the hell does "futon absorber" mean ? ^^

[MrBogosity]

Wrong person

Aren't we talking about Brianna Wu? Or are we on to Sarkeesian now? Hard to tell since they all pretty much do the same thing...

Edit : What the hell does "futon absorber" mean ? ^^

It's the lowest level above N00b.  As your post count increases, so does your status--all the way to Sarcasitron Collider!

[AdeptusHereticus]

We're talking about Sarkeesian and the threat sent to the USU staff.

I asked Evensgrey about this "That's tame compared to Anita Sarkesian being the most likely source of the Utah 'threat'." and that's what we were discussing.

Also ... if Sarcasitron Collider is the highest rank, that means that Master Of The Bogoverse is not attainable ... Which makes it a monopoly, Shane.

[AnCap Dave]

We're talking about Sarkeesian and the threat sent to the USU staff.

I asked Evensgrey about this "That's tame compared to Anita Sarkesian being the most likely source of the Utah 'threat'." and that's what we were discussing.

The thing about the USU threat is that it's been demonstrably proven that there was no credible threat. The police made it perfectly clear that Anita was not in danger that day and there was no reason to cancel her appearance. She chose to and decided to use that as a means to smear #GamerGate.

[AdeptusHereticus]

I'm not arguing against with that.

edit : correction of a mistake

[tnu]

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[MrBogosity]

Also ... if Sarcasitron Collider is the highest rank, that means that Master Of The Bogoverse is not attainable ... Which makes it a monopoly, Shane.

Yep! It's MINE! MINE! MINE!!!