Okay...I'm not a fan of serial killers or anything. I hate them, actually. I guess you could say they...fascinate me. Anyway, I've been researching Charles Manson and Jeffery Dahmer. And it seems to me people idolize Manson with his spewing of bullcrap, racism, and his unremorseful attitude, but I never see anyone saying anything about Dahmer, who knew he did wrong, and admitted it, even saying a part of him was glad that the police caught him before he could do anymore damage. I'm not condoning his behavior at all...I'm just curious as to why people idolize Charles Manson, acting like he is some kind of god...How could anyone be that demented?
2006-12-23 16:30:36 · 7 answers · asked by LivingDeadKat 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Manson just gets more media attention because his "crimes" affected a bigger variety of people. He has also written books, recorded albums, and makes art from prison. Dahmer was quiet about his crimes, unlike Manson who constantly puts on a show every time he is up for a hearing. Manson is still alive, whereas Dahmer was killed early in his sentence.
I've never bought into the Manson hype. The whole story is so boring...
2006-12-24 13:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is not idolized that much anymore, that was a past generation that has moved on and the younger ones recognize Manson for what he is, a demented leader of killers.
2006-12-23 16:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manson is much more interesting and charasmatic .. he had lots of followers. Retained them even in jail. Would not repent .. Probably won't ever parole.
As I recall, Dahmer just killed people.
Hitler was that demented .. look where it got him .. indeed Hitler if he were just a twitch less demented would have won WWII.
2006-12-23 16:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding Charles had a cult following because he was good at charming people. He basically told people what they wanted to hear. When you are missing out in life and someone convinces you they have what you need, I guess it's human nature to get sucked in by that. Unfortunately honesty tends to scare people off.
2006-12-23 16:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by freebird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know how old you are, but he was one of the first "cult" societies - he had followers and those followers had children-- it was of course the flower power era, so his idolization in fact can be based on the amount of offspring all his cult members could have created over the last 30 years.--- and of course the groupies.
2006-12-23 16:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those are sick people you're talking about. Normal people would not idolize serial or mass killers, or any killers for that matter.
2006-12-23 16:38:17 · answer #6 · answered by venus11224 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither
2006-12-23 16:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by J-LUV 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋