Utøya – Christchurch – Halle. Right-wing Extremists’ Terrorism

Abstract

<jats:p>The article deals with three terrorist attacks of right-wing extremists: in Norway (2011), New Zealand (2019) and Germany (2019). First, the modus operandi of perpetrators was shown and the course of each attack was analyzed. It was indicated what tactics the attackers used and why it was or was not effective. Secondly, the ideological background and motivations of the perpetrators were shown. It was possible to analyze the manifestos that the perpetrators left, and thus their way of thinking, their ideologies, and the purposes of organizing the attacks. Thirdly, issues related to the publicizing of the attacks by the perpetrators were shown. The goal of the article is to show that radical ideology of right-wing extremists (expressed in manifestos) leads to tragedies. In analyzed cases radical appointment of the perpetrators caused three deadly attacks. The article shows that the radical actions are preceded by radical speech, expressions, manifestos. The second goal is to pay attention to hate speech (also expressed in manifestos), which is just as dangerous as bullets or improvised explosive devices. The third goal is to show how the attackers used acts of terror to spread the ideologies to which they were devoted. </jats:p>

The application of the path to intended violence model and the TRAP-18 in the case of the Christchurch Mosque Shooter.

“…BT was arrested 21 min after the first emergency call, preventing further tragedy. Police stopped him while he was on his way to a third location (possibly the mosque in Ashburton or the An-Nur Child Care Centre in Hornby, Christchurch; Wojtasik, 2020). His attack resulted in the deaths of 51 people and the injury of 40 (including a 4-year-old girl; Royal Commission of Inquiry, 2020).…”

The Sense in Senseless Violence: Male Reproductive Strategy and the Modern Sexual Marketplace as Contributors to Violent Extremism

“…Prior to the 2011 Norway attacks, far-right domestic terrorist Breivik prepared a document in which he weaved misogynist narratives into a broader fascist conception of history (Wilhelmsen, 2021). Inspired by Breivik, the Christchurch (New Zealand) shooter published a manifesto highlighting an obsession with reproduction and fertility rates in Western countries (Wojtasik, 2020). In recent years, several U.S. mass shooters have explicitly selfidentified as incel, a portmanteau for involuntary celibates, and other anti-feminist communities on the Web (i.e., Men's Rights Activists, Men Going Their Own Way, Pickup Artists).…”