WAUKEGAN, IL: (EDITORS NOTE: Best quality available) In this handout provided by Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, 21, poses for a mugshot in Waukegan, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Lake County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)
  • The July 4 Highland Park shooting has highlighted a new and emerging source of violence – ideological nihilism.
  • Ideological nihilism is associated with apocalyptic thinking and “doomerism,” and has led to the emergence of dozens if not hundreds of online antisocial subcultures which actively promote the aesthetic of nihilism and violence. 
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