It sure looks like the Toronto van attacker was part of one of the most toxic digital subcultures out there. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-facebook-post-connected-to-suspect-in-van-rampage-cites-incel/ …pic.twitter.com/zaL9cQjpfH
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It sure looks like the Toronto van attacker was part of one of the most toxic digital subcultures out there. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-facebook-post-connected-to-suspect-in-van-rampage-cites-incel/ …pic.twitter.com/zaL9cQjpfH
If you've ever stumbled across one of these subreddits, you can literally watch them take young men's insecurities and curdle them into intense misogyny and racism.
It's easy to see why they're seductive to the vulnerable: they offer a sense of belonging, a justification for grievances, and someone else to blame for their woes.
For the alt-right and white nationalists, that "someone else" is non-white folks. For incels, it's women in general ("Stacys") and attractive men ("Chads.")
I didn't have to go far into one of their discussion threads today to find a user with the tag "breast cancer is on our side," for example.pic.twitter.com/uCtzStJid3
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