![]() Politicians have also adopted anti-immigrant sentiment one Australian senator from Queensland was criticized Friday after he blamed New Zealand’s immigration policies for the shooting. Those groups are connected internationally through an online diet of anti-Muslim propaganda and anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. Like in many European countries and the United States, Australia has seen a surge in far-right nationalist groups organizing around and against Muslims. He also rails against immigration, specifically from Muslim-majority countries. ![]() He talks about how “the mob” is controlled by “the global and corporate-run press,” which is rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Fox News. ![]() He talks about how the education system is overrun by Marxists, which is an idea that has galvanized young conservatives in the United States and inspired the creation of Turning Point USA in 2012. For example, he mentions “marxists” at least five times, and “antifa” - the boogeyman of the GOP - twice. Tarrant also regurgitates slogans and ideas shared in more-mainstream channels of the right. ![]() Vanguard America, an American neo-Nazi group, also emblazoned their shields with the “black sun” symbol at the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, two years ago. Tarrant also used the symbol of the “black sun” on his ammunition bag and on the front page of his manifesto, which is associated with Nazi Germany and neo-Nazism. Other painted references included Sebastiano Venier, an Italian admiral who went to war with the Turks in the 16th century, and Luca Traini, an Italian right-wing terrorist who opened fire on a group of African migrants last year, wounding six. Another rifle had “14” painted prominently on it - in reference to “the fourteen words,” which is a white supremacist slogan coined by the leader of “The Order,” an American neo-Nazi terrorist group active in the 1980s. He’d also written “kebab remover” in white paint on one of his semi-automatic rifles, and he'd posted a photo of the gun on Twitter earlier this week. The suspect’s clothing and guns were covered in other code. In his manifesto, Tarrant says that he was recently working “part time as a kebab removalist.” “Kebab removal” is a 4chan or 8chan meme that references the genocide of Bosnian muslims, called Turks, in the 1990s. VICE News read the manifesto and identified sections to help explain and contextualize the shooter’s ideology as part of a violent, global movement that often begins in online forums and can turn into real-world actions, as it did on Friday in Christchurch. “Somewhere along the line, experiences or a group have got ahold of him.” “I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent traveling overseas,” she said. Gym manager Tracey Gray told ABC that he was “very dedicated” but left his job to travel abroad in Europe and Asia. His most recent known employment was from 2009 to 2011 as a personal trainer at a gym in New South Wales, Australia, according to ABC Australia. In his manifesto, he describes himself as “just a regular white man, from a regular family.” He said he relocated to New Zealand with the specific goal of plotting and carrying out a vicious attack on the nation’s Muslim community. He broadcast the attack on Facebook Live via a GoPro camera. The gunman, who was born and raised in Australia, was arrested and charged with murder after he allegedly killed at least 49 Muslims at two different mosques where they'd gathered for their Friday prayers. The New Zealand suspect’s 74-page manifesto offers a roadmap to understanding that language - and to understanding how the far-right online echo chamber can turn into real-world hatred and violence. ![]()
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