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{{Infobox person|name=Ted Kaczynski|birth_date=May 22, 1942|birth_place=[[Chicago]], [[State of Illinois|Illinois]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Statesian|image=Ted Kaczynski Mugshot.jpg|death_date=10 | {{Infobox person|name=Ted Kaczynski|birth_date=May 22, 1942|birth_place=[[Chicago]], [[State of Illinois|Illinois]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Statesian|image=Ted Kaczynski Mugshot.jpg|death_date=June 10, 2023 (aged 81)|death_place=[[Federal Medical Center, Butner|FMC, Butner]], [[State of North Carolina|North Carolina]], United States}} | ||
'''Theodore John Kaczynski''', also known as the '''Unabomber''', was a Statesian [[Primitivism| | '''Theodore John Kaczynski''' (May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the '''Unabomber''', was a [[Statesian]] [[Primitivism|primitivist]] and [[Fascism|eco-fascist]] and serial bomber, known for mailing/delivering 16 bombs over a duration of almost 17 years, killing 3 people and injuring 23 more. His targets included scientists, engineers, industrialists, lobbyists, and airlines; people and institutions he felt were furthering technological progress to the detriment of society.<ref>{{Web citation|date=2023-06-09|title=Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81|url=https://apnews.com/article/ted-kaczynski-unabomber-dies-federal-prison-95fdd4f398fbfe20aaadf5d53a91dc26|newspaper=The Associated Press|retrieved=2023-06-10|author=Micheal Balsamo and Lindsay Whitehearst}}</ref> | ||
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== Motivations == | |||
Despite the fact that his ideological convictions professed a proposal for giving humanity its freedom back, Kaczynski committed his crimes merely out of a personal desire for revenge. In a journal entry, he stated that he did not expect to accomplish anything productive with his crimes, and even acknowledged that his crimes might be counterproductive to his ultimate aims for humanity, yet he decided to commit his acts of murder and attempted murder anyway, due to him feeling the need to "content himself with just a little revenge".<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ted Kaczynski|newspaper=The Ted K Archive|title=Journal Entry, April 6, 1971|date=1971-04-06|url=https://www.thetedkarchive.com/library/ted-kaczynski-excerpts-from-unabomber-s-journal.html|retrieved=2026-08-26}}</ref> | |||
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Ted Kaczynski | |
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| Born | May 22, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | June 10, 2023 (aged 81) FMC, Butner, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
Theodore John Kaczynski (May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the Unabomber, was a Statesian primitivist and eco-fascist and serial bomber, known for mailing/delivering 16 bombs over a duration of almost 17 years, killing 3 people and injuring 23 more. His targets included scientists, engineers, industrialists, lobbyists, and airlines; people and institutions he felt were furthering technological progress to the detriment of society.[1]
Motivations[edit | edit source]
Despite the fact that his ideological convictions professed a proposal for giving humanity its freedom back, Kaczynski committed his crimes merely out of a personal desire for revenge. In a journal entry, he stated that he did not expect to accomplish anything productive with his crimes, and even acknowledged that his crimes might be counterproductive to his ultimate aims for humanity, yet he decided to commit his acts of murder and attempted murder anyway, due to him feeling the need to "content himself with just a little revenge".[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Micheal Balsamo and Lindsay Whitehearst (2023-06-09). "Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81" The Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ↑ Ted Kaczynski (1971-04-06). "Journal Entry, April 6, 1971" The Ted K Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-26.