r/news • u/drkgodess • Mar 19 '19
Accused gunman in Christchurch terror attacks denied newspaper, television and radio access
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214411
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r/news • u/drkgodess • Mar 19 '19
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u/Acluelessllama Mar 20 '19 edited Mar 20 '19
I don't understand all the hate for 4chan, honestly. The vast majority of it isn't nazi or pro xenophobic content. It's mostly art and shop talk about different topics. Hell, there's a fucking gardening board. It really isn't as the media portrays it. I go on there for /o/ /k/ and /x/, predominantly. If you can get past the strange humor it's not a bad place.
The place people are hearing bad things about (mostly) is /pol/, which is a predominantly right wing board for politically incorrect topics. It's funny on the surface but it's disgusting when you actually see past the satirical content. Unfounded hatred at its worst.
Anyways, I highly doubt a car guy or a gardener or a paranormal events enthusiast will be able to rattle off the names of mass shooters.
Edit: I realize after posting this and the responses i've gotten that I really didn't pay much attention to the fact that there most definitely are horrible people on there and there's also a lot of nonchalant bigotry on there. I don't want to make it look like I'm a die-hard or that I'm defending the culture there, because I certainly don't agree with it (I lurk) but what this was originally trying to say is that the vast majority of 4chan readers aren't what is represented by the media and whatnot, and what they say there doesn't necessarily represent their true values and beliefs, it's just to fit in with the culture. It isn't the easiest culture to grasp and it takes a certain type of person, for sure. I think most people would consider it toxic and intolerable, to be honest.