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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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You dont know that. Dont make this statement. He might just like Pd, which is the occams razor
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Or he dragging he's name in to the dirt as a calculated tatic
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very good point. Thanks for your insight.
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Might be too early to call this.
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He also knew people would latch on to it and attack HIM and by proxy attack tech services, Twitter, Facebook, chans etc etc It's like a Rube Goldberg machine we can't stop..
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I was scratching my head trying to figure out why he said that. I figured it was just trolling. But I think you nailed it.
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I don't know how this could be more viral than it already is
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Thank you, finally someone articulated it well
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yikes - seriously dark thought. kind of makes the song Bang Bang by
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