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    william.scherk

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    Just finished watching Manhunt on Netflix, a scripted mini series about Theodore Kaczynski and the FBI linguistics profiler who discovered him.

    No lack of motive here.

    Interestingly Kaczynski was involved in a professors experiment under the auspices of the CIA and its operation MKUltra.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/06/harvard-and-the-making-of-the-unabomber/378239/

    The author has been in touch with the unibomber. Its the most complete look into a persons motives Ive read.

    A couple of excerpts.

    The health-services doctor who interviewed Kaczynski as part of the medical examination Harvard required for all freshmen observed,

    Good impression created. Attractive, mature for age, relaxed. … Talks easily, fluently and pleasantly. … likes people and gets on well with them. May have many acquaintances but makes his friends carefully. Prefers to be by himself part of the time at least. May be slightly shy. … Essentially a practical and realistic planner and an efficient worker. … Exceedingly stable, well integrated and feels secure within himself. Usually very adaptable. May have many achievements and satisfactions. Plans not crystallized yet but this is to be expected at his age. Is slightly shy and retiring but not to any abnormal extent. Should be [a] steady worker.”

     

    Lois Skillen, his high school counselor. “Of all the youngsters I have worked with at the college level,” she wrote to Harvard,

    I believe Ted has one of the greatest contributions to make to society. He is reflective, sensitive, and deeply conscious of his responsibilities to society. … His only drawback is a tendency to be rather quiet in his original meetings with people, but most adults on our staff, and many people in the community who are mature find him easy to talk to, and very challenging intellectually. He has a number of friends among high school students, and seems to influence them to think more seriously.

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    Talk about wanting answers. This year I asked a psychologist a question, that had been dogging me for years. I provided all of my correspondence and replies between my sperm donor over the years. He profiled him for me. Its been something of a fascination. I will rest easy for the rest of my life knowing what I learned.

    Its not easy, having more questions than answers. 

     

    william.scherk

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    1 hour ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said:

    Woo hoo!

    :)

    Michael

    I think theres something to be said about context here. There are instances when a vote for Trump is not a vote against Clinton.

    Take DelMarVa. Two dark blue states and one light blue. Going going goonnn....to Clinton.

    I will track the vote until the late hours of polling stations open hours. If as Real Clear Politics polling has indicated the DelMarVa vote has been unchallenged by republicans coming out in droves then I will vote third party. I need to find a reliable source for late day voting results to stay informed prior to the 7 p.m. poll closing.

    In these states, I would tell a person who votes for Trump, you just shot yourself in the foot.

    My reasons are my own, good on particulars and for myself. I am concerned not for what can be done for this election, the die is cast and is written on Tuesday. Nope, Im for giving up on the 2 party system by showing support for an alternative. It may be for naught. But a vote for Trump is also for naught in DelMarVa.