Tarrant’s attacks seem to be designed to leverage social media, to attract maximum attention to the massacre and his beliefs. The most recent example is white supremacist Robert Bowers’ posts on Gab before he killed a number of Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018.įor modern violent extremists and terrorists, preparing social media seems to be as critical as preparing their guns. In the past couple of years, we have seen extremists announce their intentions on social media shortly before they began their attacks. He also appears to have posted a manifesto online just prior to the shooting.
Tarrant apparently used social media to amplify his attack, streaming a live video of the shooting on Facebook, which was then posted on other platforms such as YouTube. This latest white supremacist violence underscores the fact that white supremacy is a global threat whose ideology manifests around the world and results in acts of violence in many instances. In the latest indication that violent white supremacists pose an international terrorist threat, an apparent white supremacist went on a shooting rampage at two mosques in central Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday, reportedly killing 50 people and wounding many others.Īustralian police have identified the alleged shooter as Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian-born man.
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