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5 min readOn June 5, 2024, a 25-year-old man named Guy Edward Bartis detonated a bomb at an IVF clinic in Palm Springs, California. He killed no one but himself. His motive, laid out in recorded manifestos, was a philosophy called "promortalism"—the belief that bringing people into the world without their consent is immoral because life causes suffering. As Asmongold reacts to the news on his stream, the episode becomes a grim case study in how fringe internet ideologies can curdle into real-world violence, and why the public often misidentifies the political label that fits.
The bomber’s ideology, not his politics
Bartis described himself as a promortalist, a position that goes beyond antinatalism (the view that procreation is wrong) into outright advocacy for the extinction of all conscious life. In his own words, the end goal was for "the truth, elite isn't to win. And once it does, we can begin the process of sterilizing the planet of the disease of life." He argued that life is "a zero-sum game causing senseless torture and messes that can only partially clean up." He bombed the IVF clinic specifically to destroy embryos—potential new lives he believed should never be started.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:40) **Bomber Identified as Guy Edward Bartis, a Pro-Mortalist** - Asmongold introduces the story of a 25-year-old Redditor who bombed a Palm Springs IVF clinic, identifying him as a pro-mortalist who opposes people being born without their consent.
- 2 (02:58) **Asmongold Calls the Bomber a "Nutball"** - He dismisses the ideology as extreme radicalism rather than a coherent political stance.
- 3 (03:57) **Reading the Bomber's Manifesto Quote** - Asmongold reads directly from the bomber's "Why I've Decided to Bomb an IVF Building" document.
- 4 (04:36) **Asmongold Rejects Political Labeling of the Bomber** - He argues the bomber's views are not about abortion but about eliminating all life, making him an extreme radical, not a leftist.
- 5 (05:53) **Bomber Killed Himself, Failed to Harm Others** - Asmongold learns the bomber only managed to kill himself in the attack, calling him an idiot and a moron.
- 6 (07:35) **Bomber Wanted to Destroy Embryos, Only Caused Property Damage** - Asmongold notes the bomber's goal was to destroy hundreds of embryos, but he only harmed himself and caused property damage.
- 7 Standout Quotes
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