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Old April 19th, 2012 #70
elbwgreez
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The answers are in the detailed examinations of his prior life and associations. His Manifesto was mostly a copy and paste work as opposed to an independent literary effort.
I know. I read it. As he says it's 60% outside sources, 40% his own writing. It's easy to tell where one starts and the other ends. The most significant part is the closing diary, which is very personal and detailed. I believe on a certain level he tries to makes himself look better than he is (ex. spending so much time playing WoW as a cover or for a year sabbatical), but he knows his lies are selling a product. He's selling the idea that anyone can turn the world upside-down by precise and unerring will-power. He's not offering 80 virgins in the afterlife, like Osama. Maybe he's offering something else - a million hours of fame in the current life. I'm not sure.