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According to the article he voted in 2008, but not since then...
Perhaps he was disillusioned by the candidates / results of the 2008 Presidential election and figured fuck it, voting doesn't matter. Many people feel that way...
And to some extent, they're right, such as in the 2008 Presidential election ... basically, given how the U.S. political system is setup, the only real choice was McCain and Obama. For some that was adequate, but for many others, those two candidates were essentially no choice at all - it's likely Loughner was felt that way.
As for what Loughner's political beliefs were ... very difficult to pin it down and doesn't appear to fit any simple left-right labels. He seems more of a lost person trying to find his way and constantly hitting road blocks...
I'll go out on a limb and theorize that his drug arrest (probably for cannabis "pot") likely further alienated him; furthering his distrust of the legal-political system.
The drug war, in large part, is based on lies, and moreover, is a way for the government to control people - his YouTube videos are off the deep end, but the underlying premise the government seeks to control people every way it can is sound nevertheless ... ie. buying traditional light bulbs will soon be illegal; the Feds already dictate the type of toilets one can legally install.
Anyways, him getting caught up in the drug war by getting arrested for drug possession, may have further precipitated his anger; seeking out revenge on "the system".
Getting back to Giffords, the shooting leads some to ponder whether all U.S. House members will eventually need security details...
Keep in mind the U.S. population has greatly grown in the past 50 years and yet the number of U.S. House representatives is still 435; averaged out across the entire U.S. population, each one of them represents 700,000+ people - that implies each of them has a lot of power - Giffords sitting outside at a table in public with no visible security protection could be, in part, why Loughner singled her out.
Ron
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