"Because you have no inflection or body language to supplement your communication, your appearance is your only form of non-verbal communication on forums, message boards and the like. You communicate far more about yourself by what you look like and wear than one might believe."
"Timothy McVeigh was a 4.0 student, Valedictorian if I remember correctly, and left Desert Storm rather well decorated. At the time, he didn't look crazy..."
So Ross is emulating McVeigh? You said McVeigh is a 4.0 student and was a military officer, is Ross? Since he's not he can't be emulating him because he's not emulating him by the definition of what emulation means. If McVeigh didn't seem crazy or insane at first, then Ross can't be emulating him if you believe he seems crazy or insane. After all, you said they don't appear crazy before they reveal themselves as such, and therefore if you believe they are before they do go crazy you are contradicting yourself.
Basically what you saying is "McVeigh didn't give off crazy feelings before he went crazy, but Ross is giving off crazy feelings which is why he's like McVeigh..."
So how someone looks matters, but how someone look doesn't matter because they're could be trying to blend in? Make up your mind it cannot be both. Either you can tell one's intentions entirely by how the look/dress or you can't.
"Because you have no inflection or body language to supplement your communication, your appearance is your only form of non-verbal communication on forums, message boards and the like. You communicate far more about yourself by what you look like and wear than one might believe."
"Timothy McVeigh was a 4.0 student, Valedictorian if I remember correctly, and left Desert Storm rather well decorated. At the time, he didn't look crazy..."
So Ross is emulating McVeigh? You said McVeigh is a 4.0 student and was a military officer, is Ross? Since he's not he can't be emulating him because he's not emulating him by the definition of what emulation means. If McVeigh didn't seem crazy or insane at first, then Ross can't be emulating him if you believe he seems crazy or insane. After all, you said they don't appear crazy before they reveal themselves as such, and therefore if you believe they are before they do go crazy you are contradicting yourself.
Basically what you saying is "McVeigh didn't give off crazy feelings before he went crazy, but Ross is giving off crazy feelings which is why he's like McVeigh..."
So how someone looks matters, but how someone look doesn't matter because they're could be trying to blend in? Make up your mind it cannot be both. Either you can tell one's intentions entirely by how the look/dress or you can't.