Saturday, May 28, 2022
The 'sonnenrad' used in shooters' manifestos: a spiritual symbol of hate
In his manifesto, the suspected shooter in Buffalo contends that he is not religious, although he ends with the words "I will see you in Valhalla," the Norse afterlife for warriors. This was the same ending that the terrorist who had killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 used in his manifesto. The 2022 manifesto relied on this earlier one as a model, and both illustrate the racist conspiracy theory known as the "great replacement."…
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