

I chose firearms for the affect it would have on social discourse, the extra media coverage they would provide and the affect it could have on the politics of United states and thereby the political situation of the world. His manifesto states that one of his goals is to cause a civil war in the United States by escalating cultural and political tensions. He is a terrorist and his aim was to terrorize and there’s no rationalization in the world that can even attempt to justify the crimes he’s committed.Įdit 2 - I’m not going to link his manifesto so please stop asking. No matter your thoughts on immigration, religion or tolerance everybody should be able to agree that peaceful people attempting to attend their house of worship shouldn’t have to worry about a gunman showing up. His manifesto was a contradictory mess and should be taken as the ramblings of a man that wasn’t right in the head. He was an individual filled with hate and hate can’t be rationalized. And he had a few old 4chan copypastas in there which kinda makes me think he browsed either /b/ or /pol/.Įdit - victims supports have been set up, if you’d like to donate you can find a few ways hereĪnd to those trying to rationalize his thoughts or his actions please stop. He believes he will be released as a hero in 27 years similar to Nelson Mandela.

He identified as a racist, eco-fascist and terrorist but doesn’t believe that Nazis exist tho he could be considered a new-nazi. He hopes that this will push the left in the states to repeal the 2nd amendment causing extreme polarization and eventual fracturing on the states. He’s an Aussie and chose New Zealand because that’s a country nobody would think this could happen, he believes muslims are invaders and since “Europeans” can’t outbreed them he wants to start a war against them. I read through the manifesto and while it’s pretty rambling he definitely got his motivations across. Submit news article (no analysis/opinion) If your post is not a good fit for /r/news, consider submitting to one of these subreddits instead:

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