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Posts tagged with ‘Mass Shootings’

  • Oct042022

    Nihilism and Mass Shooterism: Unclear Categories and Potential Dangers

    In 2022, public mass shootings continue to present a serious societal challenge in the US. This year has already experienced over…

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  • Aug032022

    Mass Shooterism and the Need for Online Interventions and Bystander Resources

    This Insight was originally posted on Moonshot’s blog. For more information on Moonshot’s digital interventions, please visit their website or get…

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  • Jul132022

    Ideological Nihilism and Aesthetic Violence: Mass Shooters and Online Antisocial Subcultures

    The Highland Park shooter’s online footprint has seen a lot of scrutiny in the week since his attack, and rightly…

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  • Jul012022

    The Buffalo Attack – Insights From the Suspected Terrorist’s Diary

    The ‘diary’ of Payton Gendron, who carried out the Buffalo attack on May 14 2022 killing ten and wounding three,…

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  • Jun102022

    The Gamification of Violent Extremism: An Empirical Exploration of the Christchurch Attack

    This Insight is based on research conducted by the author and Susann Wiedlitzka, the results of which are extensively discussed…

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  • May302022

    Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: The Great Replacement Theory

    On 14 May 2022, an 18-year-old white male allegedly perpetrated a carefully planned mass shooting targeting Black Americans. He opened…

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  • May172022

    Deflection and Denial Following the Buffalo Terror Attack

    On Saturday, 14 May 2022, 18-year-old Payton Gendron drove to a supermarket in Buffalo, NY, live-streaming himself on Twitch as…

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