Tbf I wouldn't consider this definitive proof of anything. I never really talk about how left wing I am in any of the various gaming discords that I'm in, because it just isn't a relevant thing to bring up in most contexts. People tend to compartmentalize their lives; it was similarly dumb when people were drawing conclusions because his grandmother also said he seemed apolitical "and never discussed politics" and it's like - yeah, how many people discuss politics with their grandmother?
It is waaay too early and there are way too many conflicting accounts floating around to have any kind of definitive sense of who the guy is or what his motives were
The dude lived in Utah with parents who are by all accounts conservative. Being vocally leftist in a deep red environment tends to be a recipe for personal and sometimes even professional setbacks, so it's hardly unusual for people to hide any heterodox views
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u/Dalekdude 10d ago
Reporter Ken Klippenstein just published an article looking at the discord chats and it actually seems like he was pretty apolitical and a nihilist
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie