"We are now no longer talking about one-off events, but a loosely coordinated chain of far-right attacks across the world"

In messages posted on the day of the attack, Philip Manshaus, a 21-year-old man who has been named by local media as the main suspect [in the Norway mosque attack], described himself as “chosen” by “Saint [Brenton] Tarrant”, the gunman who killed 51 people at mosques in New Zealand in March.

“My time is up, I was chosen by Saint Tarrant after all … We can’t let this continue, you gotta bump the race war threat in real life … it’s been fun,” one post reads.

In a meme also posted by Manshaus, three rightwing extremists suspected of being responsible for other attacks this year are depicted and praised as heroes of the white nationalist movement.

Tarrant is described as having “addressed the Muslim problem” while Patrick Crusius, who has been charged with the attack in El Paso, Texas, in which 22 people died, is praised for “fighting to reclaim his country”.

A third attacker suspected of killing a woman during a Passover celebration at a synagogue in California in April is also praised, alongside antisemitic abuse.

The evidence of posts supporting the actions of the three suspects will fuel fears that a “cascade” of rightwing extremist attacks is gathering supporters around the world.

“We are now no longer talking about one-off events, but a loosely coordinated chain of far-right attacks across the world, where members of these networks inspire – and challenge – each other to beat each others’ body counts,” said Peter Neumann, professor of security studies at King’s College London.

“The ultimate motivation … is to launch a race war. The aim is to carry out attacks, claim responsibility, explain your action, and inspire others to follow.”

Ben Reilly wrote:

In messages posted on the day of the attack, Philip Manshaus, a 21-year-old man who has been named by local media as the main suspect [in the Norway mosque attack], described himself as “chosen” by “Saint [Brenton] Tarrant”, the gunman who killed 51 people at mosques in New Zealand in March.

“My time is up, I was chosen by Saint Tarrant after all … We can’t let this continue, you gotta bump the race war threat in real life … it’s been fun,” one post reads.

In a meme also posted by Manshaus, three rightwing extremists suspected of being responsible for other attacks this year are depicted and praised as heroes of the white nationalist movement.

Tarrant is described as having “addressed the Muslim problem” while Patrick Crusius, who has been charged with the attack in El Paso, Texas, in which 22 people died, is praised for “fighting to reclaim his country”.

A third attacker suspected of killing a woman during a Passover celebration at a synagogue in California in April is also praised, alongside antisemitic abuse.

The evidence of posts supporting the actions of the three suspects will fuel fears that a “cascade” of rightwing extremist attacks is gathering supporters around the world.

“We are now no longer talking about one-off events, but a loosely coordinated chain of far-right attacks across the world, where members of these networks inspire – and challenge – each other to beat each others’ body counts,” said Peter Neumann, professor of security studies at King’s College London.

“The ultimate motivation … is to launch a race war. The aim is to carry out attacks, claim responsibility, explain your action, and inspire others to follow.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/11/norway-mosque-attack-suspect-may-have-been-inspired-by-christchurch-and-el-paso-shootings

We as a society need to stop pandering to these people; we need to stop making it out as though the people who preach white male supremacy deserve to be heard; we need to stop pretending that the left is "just as bad"; and we need to root out these terrorists with the same sense of urgency that we give to ISIS, al Quaeda, etc.

Not only must these sad little men be stopped, their divorced-from-reality ideology must be debunked.

Maddog wrote:I guess we have a new bogeyman for a while. The Muslims are off the hook.  

Maddog wrote:I guess we have a new bogeyman for a while. The Muslims are off the hook.  

phildidge wrote:

Maddog wrote:I guess we have a new bogeyman for a while. The Muslims are off the hook.  

Or more like the western media care little about the victims of other global terrorist attacks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_January_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_February_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_March_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_April_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_May_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_June_2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_July_2019

Victorismyhero wrote:an inconvenient truth for the left....

but must not let truth stand in the way of left wing propaganda and demonisation of anything right of marx and co.

Ben Reilly wrote:“We are now no longer talking about one-off events, but a loosely coordinated chain of far-right attacks across the world, where members of these networks inspire – and challenge – each other to beat each others’ body counts,” said Peter Neumann, professor of security studies at King’s College London.

“The ultimate motivation … is to launch a race war. The aim is to carry out attacks, claim responsibility, explain your action, and inspire others to follow.”

How is he a member of the media?

Victorismyhero wrote:an inconvenient truth for the left....

but must not let truth stand in the way of left wing propaganda and demonisation of anything right of marx and co.

Ben Reilly wrote:

Victorismyhero wrote:an inconvenient truth for the left....

but must not let truth stand in the way of left wing propaganda and demonisation of anything right of marx and co.

I don't see anybody saying that all Tories are mass murderers.

phildidge wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:“We are now no longer talking about one-off events, but a loosely coordinated chain of far-right attacks across the world, where members of these networks inspire – and challenge – each other to beat each others’ body counts,” said Peter Neumann, professor of security studies at King’s College London.

“The ultimate motivation … is to launch a race war. The aim is to carry out attacks, claim responsibility, explain your action, and inspire others to follow.”

How is he a member of the media?

Fallacy argument

Argument from authority

Its the opinion of one person, who as seen clearly is either very stupid to global terrorism. Plus the fact there is nothing to show that any of them have been coordinated.

Ben Reilly wrote:Let's all blame the media for quoting a security studies professor. This one article must mean that the media as a coordinated, centrally planned, unified entity ( ) has decided to make all right wingers into terrorists ( ).

It's the only logical explanation ( ).

Ben Reilly wrote:

phildidge wrote:

Fallacy argument

Argument from authority

Its the opinion of one person, who as seen clearly is either very stupid to global terrorism. Plus the fact there is nothing to show that any of them have been coordinated.

But how is he part of some media that is trying to push a new bogeyman to demonize the right? He's a professor who said something.