Two more or less military wannabes. Ready thrown out, Breivik couldn't make it in. One expert testified in the Breivik trial that Breivik had trouble differentiating between reality and World of Warcraft and other war game fantasies. Breivik arguably lived in his own little world separate from the fact based reality we know. Both tried to become important through proving themselves adept at military actions - Breivik by gunning down many people who were not able to fight back. Ready gunning down fewer people who could not fight back, but also playing at vigilante war in the outdoors with his silly friends also dressed up in their little soldier suits.
Neither was legitimate. Both were rather bland, pale and pudgy faced, and both shared similar views that expressed hatred for the rest of the world, fear of Islam, white supremacy and right wing ideas and ideals. Both were people who are or were largely not taken seriously, deservedly so.
Both have an utter lack of charm, charisma, or true social graces; they are clumsy boors - past tense in the case of Ready. Both were fascinated with their own race. Both were fond of silly looking one arm extended salutes. The two were only a few years apart in age.
Both were wrong, and both have done more to persuade people away from, not towards, those points of view.
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There may be one last way in which they are alike; both are an embarrassment to their respective countries and cultures.
