Posted on Jul 11, 2019
Is there a growing far-right threat online?
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In late 2018, Tarrant was a long way from his New Zealand home, driving around Austria.
He had spent the past few years travelling the world, venturing as far afield as North Korea and Pakistan.
A reconstruction of his travels shows he spent most of his time crisscrossing Europe, from Spain to the Balkans and almost every country in between. There, he would often stop off to visit sites with links to particular historic battles.
His 74-page manifesto is rooted in Europe and its history, with references to age-old European battles to attempt to justify an attack carried out on the other side of the world. In it, he also cites his time in France - where he describes seeing an "invasion" of immigrants - as having particularly affected him.
At the manifesto's centre is the idea of something called the "great replacement" - a claim that "European" people are being replaced by Muslims (despite projections from independent bodies such as the Pew Forum saying there is no sign of this happening in the coming decades).
Tarrant's exact movements in Austria are unknown but they remain a focus of much interest.
In late 2018, Tarrant was a long way from his New Zealand home, driving around Austria.
He had spent the past few years travelling the world, venturing as far afield as North Korea and Pakistan.
A reconstruction of his travels shows he spent most of his time crisscrossing Europe, from Spain to the Balkans and almost every country in between. There, he would often stop off to visit sites with links to particular historic battles.
His 74-page manifesto is rooted in Europe and its history, with references to age-old European battles to attempt to justify an attack carried out on the other side of the world. In it, he also cites his time in France - where he describes seeing an "invasion" of immigrants - as having particularly affected him.
At the manifesto's centre is the idea of something called the "great replacement" - a claim that "European" people are being replaced by Muslims (despite projections from independent bodies such as the Pew Forum saying there is no sign of this happening in the coming decades).
Tarrant's exact movements in Austria are unknown but they remain a focus of much interest.
Is there a growing far-right threat online?
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Online threats are growing from many groups, governments, and other sources.
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Singling out the "far right" is a cover for those who are all along the political and religious spectrum.
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This kind of rage and on-line and off-line demonstrations are indeed a real threat, and should be given further scrutiny. I live near Pgh. PA. This mass shooting is just another example of intolerance for the others. In honor of the victims, their families and our community Jewish neighbors, I produced an article in their honor. If any of you are interested, text me "onergk69@ yahoo.com" or [login to see] and I will forward a copy.
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