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1/ A suspect in the deadly #NewZealandShooting posted a manifesto online that includes white nationalist tropes, suggesting he fits into a pattern of recent mass shooters: Young, white and radicalized online.
Reporter @willcarless has some context ...
Reporter @willcarless has some context ...
2/ According to @nytimes, the man, who police identified as Brenton Tarrant, posted his manifesto on Twitter and 8chan ranting about “white genocide” and birth rates.
nytimes.com/2019/03/15/wor…
nytimes.com/2019/03/15/wor…
3/ @realDonaldTrump invoked this same “white genocide” myth when he tweeted about the murder of South African farmers last October.
revealnews.org/blog/the-hate-…
revealnews.org/blog/the-hate-…
4/ The suspect in the shootings also mentioned South Africa in his manifesto.
“South Africa with all its ‘diversity’ is turning into a bloody backwater as its diversity increases,” he wrote.
“South Africa with all its ‘diversity’ is turning into a bloody backwater as its diversity increases,” he wrote.
5/ The manifesto also contained references to Odinism, which is fast-becoming the religion of choice for white supremacists – and especially white supremacist terrorists, as @willcarless showed in this investigation:
revealnews.org/article/an-anc…
revealnews.org/article/an-anc…
6/ Most tellingly, the manifesto ends with the words “I will see you in Valhalla.”
White supremacists have flocked to Odinism, a twisted version of Aryan/Norse pagan beliefs because they see it as a “pure” religion of and for white people.
From @Willcarless’ story:
White supremacists have flocked to Odinism, a twisted version of Aryan/Norse pagan beliefs because they see it as a “pure” religion of and for white people.
From @Willcarless’ story:
7/ The manifesto specifically cites Anders Breivik, who killed 77 young people in Norway, as an inspiration. The suspect says he contacted Breivik and received his “blessing.”
Breivik also identifies as an Odinist:
Breivik also identifies as an Odinist:
8/ The attacker appeared to post live video of the murders as they unfolded. Since then, content moderators on social networks such as Facebook and YouTube have been scrambling to take the video down, according to reporting by @RMac18:
9/ This is a pattern, too. Communities built around hate have flourished online, and platforms have been slow to react.
revealnews.org/blog/hate-repo…
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10/ If the suspect is indeed the shooter, he would join a long list of young men inspired by the alt-right to commit mass killings.
The @SPLCenter identified 43 such murders in four years in the US:
revealnews.org/blog/the-hate-…
The @SPLCenter identified 43 such murders in four years in the US:
revealnews.org/blog/the-hate-…
11/ And it will also fit into a disturbing pattern that has played out across the U.S. ...
12/ The vast majority of terror incidents that occurred here between 2008-2016 were committed by members of the far-right, rather than Islamist or other terrorists that tend to get the most attention.
revealnews.org/article/home-i…
revealnews.org/article/home-i…
13/ The attack also comes after other, similar shootings at places of worship, including:
*The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting last October.
*The 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting.
*The murder of worshippers at Emanuel AME Church in 2015.
*The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting last October.
*The 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting.
*The murder of worshippers at Emanuel AME Church in 2015.
14/ All shooters were white and had been radicalized online.
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