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The depraved maniac in New Zealand has already accomplished his stated goal of spreading his sick views, which are now being amplified across the world. Breivik (cited by the maniac as inspiration) had the same goal and also succeeded. The incentives operative here are so warped.
Saying "subscribe to PewDiePie" indicates an intent to game the online media ecosystem. He knew PewDiePie, the world's biggest YouTuber, would be forced to issue a condemnation -- thus making the attack even more "viral" and amplifying his views further. Calculated and sick.
Similar rationale, most likely, behind his trollish citation of Candace Owens. He knew referencing her (however sarcastically) would make this a bigger controversy in the US, hastening his stated goal of exacerbating political division in the US.
His comments appear to be a fusion of trolling and ardent self-described fascistic ideology. So it's important to parse with care. He's not citing Candace as a real inspiration (Breivik is his inspiration). He's citing her to discredit conservatives, for whom he professes hatred.
He obviously hates leftists as well. However, he devotes more space to maligning conservatives. He perceives the delegitimization of conservatives as integral to achieving his ultimate objective.
His reason for bringing up a figure like Candace is to embolden American liberals/leftists to more aggressively restrict the Second Amendment, thereby fomenting political strife and a violent backlash. I am choosing not to post excerpts on Twitter. But that's my initial read.
What he fundamentally advocates is "fascistic accelerationism." (He self-identifies as a fascist). He perceives the principal enemies of that objective to be conservatives, especially US conservatives. Although the attack took place in NZ, his main political focus is the US.
So rather than help him achieve his stated objective (fomenting political strife in the US) you'd hope that US media would exercise caution and not start leveling wild, ill-considered charges. However, I am not optimistic.
Dude told us exactly why he did it and what he wanted and it’s going to play out JUST like he said.
#CNN is already all in on this by blaming Trump for the massacre.
CNN would blame Trump for an asteroid hitting the Earth.
There need to be international cooperation to see if the extreme right is coordinating these heinous attacks. For now it has been assumed these are line wolf attacks but I wouldn't rule a coordinated strategy here.
Come on; The “far-right” is a boogeyman of discordant autistic spergs. There’s probably no organisation, just a common current of memetic psychosis, pagan larp, and alienation.
No way of knowing without serious investigations. The sofar have been executed with maximum media effect and have increased in sophistication.
I bet you think you're smart.
I remembered that the judge insisted that Breivik was insane on that case.
Breivik disagreed, and noted the history of the politicization of psychiatry.
It was really weird. Usually it's the person who commits crime that claims they're insane and not vice versa.
Claiming you're insane makes sense if your goal is to minimize your punishment. Breivik's goal was to promulgate his manifesto, not minimize his punishment.
I know, and it's not common to see people like that.
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