Thursday, July 28, 2011

Norwegian Shooting Suspect’s Views Echo Xenophobia of Right-Wing Extremists in U.S., Europe | Common Dreams


Pat Buchanan and other Islamophobes and Xenophobes characterize Anders Breivik actions as understandable if not justifiable.
Buchanan and others on the right believe that Western Civilization is facing a crisis as the numbers of none whites and none Christians is outnumbering the traditional White Christian population of Europe and America.
Further they blame liberals and their ideology of tolerance, pluralism and multiculturalism for hastening in their view the destruction of traditional Christian Western Civilization .
They believe that outsiders such as Muslims are taking advantage of liberal secular ideology to stealthily take over Europe and America to transform the West into an Islamic dominated society.

Norwegian Shooting Suspect’s Views Echo Xenophobia of Right-Wing Extremists in U.S., Europe | Common Dreams

Before the deadly attack in Norway that killed 76 people, suspect Anders Behring Breivik left a long trail of material meticulously outlining his political beliefs. His 1,500-page political manifesto titled, “A European Declaration of Independence,” seeks common cause with xenophobic right-wing groups around the world, particularly in the United States. It draws heavily on the writing of prominent anti-Islam American bloggers, as well as Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. His writing reveals he is a right-wing nationalist fueled by a combined hatred of Muslims, Marxists, multiculturalists and feminist women. Even after the massacre in Norway, some right-wing pundits in the United States have come out in defense of Breivik’s analysis. We speak with Jeff Sharlet, an author who has written extensively about right-wing movements in the United States, who has read much of Breivik’s 1500-page manifesto. "What struck me most about this document is just how American it is in every way, a huge amount of it is from American sources," Sharlet says. "He is a great admirer of America because the United States, unlike Europe, has maintained its 'Christian identity.'"




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