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Originally Posted by Ferox13
The crimes of Albert Fish, Ian Brady or John Wyane Gacey are far worse than anything Manson did. I get the impression manson was an institutionally minded career criminal who all of a sudden had this new found power among these 'lost' children....
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Definitely those crimes outweigh the Family's shortlived spree. There's individuals walking the street who've done far worse crimes and got minimal sentences for their acts. He's just a easily identifiable "Bogeyman" to keep the sheeplike masses scared of their own shadow. Keep the gun and gated community sales up.
I think he was influenced by the hippie movement as much as he used it to his advantage. Especially the protest/resistance side of the movement. He had a "put up or shut up mentality" with a scorched earth policy. Some of his philosophy is quite on to it like the ATWA stuff.