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"Two years have passed since a 24-year-old former student walked into a gender
studies classroom at the University of Waterloo and stabbed the professor and
two students.
The attack left the campus shaken and sparked national outrage. Many saw the
attack as a shocking but isolated act of violence. But a close analysis of his
223-word manifesto reveals much more.
What emerges is a chilling picture of how deep-seated misogyny, disguised as
grievance and moral outrage, can escalate ideological violence. Though short,
the manifesto is saturated with anti-feminist, conspiratorial rhetoric.
As a researcher looking at digital extremism and gender-based violence, I’ve
analyzed more than 100 manifestos written by people who carried out mass
shootings, stabbings, vehicular attacks and other acts of ideologically,
politically and religiously motivated violent extremism in Canada, the United
States and beyond.
These attackers may not belong to formal terrorist organizations, but their
writings reveal consistent ideological patterns. Among them, one stands out:
misogyny."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
