Nihilism or Sarah Palin: What Motivated Arizona Shooting Suspect?

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Early reports suggest that the philosophies of shooting suspect Jared Loughner are tangled and largely incoherent - ranging from nihilism to 'lucid dreaming.' So far, there does not appear to be clear link to talk radio or hyperpartisanship, though that could change.

Initial reports about Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old college dropout charged with killing six and gravely wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, so far present a picture of a person inspired by a tangled and in some ways nonsensical web of philosophies more than any one person, political movement, or line of thought.

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik suggested Saturday that …