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How European ideas motivated Christchurch killer
The self-described ‘fascist’ may have picked up ideas during a trip to France in 2017.
Europe can’t turn a blind eye to the Christchurch killings.
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- Politico
Even though the attack happened on the other side of the world, the man who carried it out declared that he started his planning after a trip to France — inspired by ideas that have filtered into right-wing discourse across the European Union.
The links were on display in a 73-page manifesto that the white supremacist, who called himself Brendon Tarrant on Twitter, posted to explain why he had killed 49 Muslim worshippers during Friday prayers in…