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People go back and forth. I can see that happening. Seems a bit intense for a 17 year old.His high school classmates say he was conservative and more right-leaning than most and I'm tending to believe them.
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I just don't trust the site owner. His site was pulled for awhile in 2018. I'm hoping for LE confirmation.
Plus the site itself has a history. What drew a 17 yo to this site, if it was him?
However, if true it paints a picture of Brooks.
He would have been a 17 yo troll, who sought out an alt-right site, and expresses views of someone who appears to be older. His views are opposite of the site, so hence he is a troll. But he's not extreme or hyperbolic in his views either.
I'm sure alot of trolls join(ed) alt-right sites. I think it's quite common.
Here is some info about Gab.
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Gab (social network) - Wikipedia
Some more info:
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Vice-Chair Parks' Review of Texas GOP Gab Account
Austin, TX: Today, Republican Party of Texas Vice-Chair Cat Parks formally requested the deactivation of the Republican Party of Texas' Gab account.
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“After multiple grassroots Republican activists reached out with concerns, I spent more time researching the social media platform known as Gab. When auditing the state party’s official page on Gab, I discovered points of serious concern. Several comments on RPT’s posts contained anti-semitic and racist tropes. After browsing other pages, I noticed that this was a common theme on Gab.
President Trump notably decided not to share his communications on Gab, even after his Twitter and Facebook censorship. We cannot allow the Republican Party of Texas’ page on Gab to be a corkboard for anti-American values. The Republican Party of Texas will not tolerate antisemitism and racism to proliferate under our watch. The Democrats may struggle to denounce blatant antisemitism from their own lawmakers, but Republicans in Texas do not share that issue. We fully condemn any form of antisemitism and racism.
Gab is not a viable or healthy outlet for RPT to share our message of opportunity, liberty, and personal empowerment. That is why I have formally requested that our communications team cease communications on Gab and deactivate our account until further notice. Free speech is an issue of enormous concern for Texans. We will be able to remain committed to that fight on the platforms that a majority of our voters are on. There can be no question where the Texas GOP stands on the issue of racism and anti-Semitism.”
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