Christchurch made New Zealand a global capital of white terrorism

Evidence

The shock of the massacre comes at a time when Western democracies are being reshaped in line with the image of xenophobic and white supremacist populism. This process has pushed for the imposition of veil and Muslim travel bans, mounting surveillance, en masse bulldozing of Muslim homes, and restrictions on public calls to prayer—all policies that the Christchurch terrorist claimed as inspirations and that the War on Terror facilitated or laid a foundation for. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1039 (#responds-to, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: War on Terror policies inspired the Christchurch terrorist’s attacks — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1039

Related

• War on Terror policies inspired the Christchurch terrorist’s attacks (similarity 0.90)
• The Christchurch terrorist staged his violence to achieve immortal notoriety (similarity 0.88)
• The War on Terror laid foundations for policies white supremacists later claimed as inspiration (similarity 0.87)
• The Christchurch massacre was a reckoning produced by the War on Terror itself (similarity 0.84)
• The Christchurch gunman framed Muslims as invaders echoing political rhetoric (similarity 0.81)
• White supremacy in Australia and New Zealand drives political Islamophobia in both settler states (similarity 0.81)
• The Christchurch killings were rooted in the denial that Muslims can integrate and belong. (similarity 0.81)
• The Christchurch shooter targeted Muslims tactically as the most flammable group (similarity 0.80)
• Australian senator blamed victims’ faith for the Christchurch massacres (similarity 0.80)
• White perpetrators are categorically dissociated from the label of terrorism. (similarity 0.80)
• Christchurch shooter’s framing borrowed directly from political rhetoric branding Muslims invaders (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• War on Terror policies inspired the Christchurch terrorist’s attacks #responds-to (0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1039