Fear of Muslim takeover redirected Breivik’s violence onto the state.

Evidence

Despite Breivik’s fear of a Muslim takeover of Europe, he targeted non-Muslims, particularly people he identified as symbols of the political establishment. Since the government was to blame for the Muslim threat, an assault on the government was necessary to save European civilization. But without a doubt, Islamophobia fueled Breivik’s killing rampage. Bias against Muslims was translated into a hate crime deliberately carried out against non-Muslims. After the Norway shootings, no one seemed safe from the threat of anti-Muslim hate crimes. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 606

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies; Islamophobia is driven by state violence rather than mere ignorance; The state perpetuates Islam-violence associations to justify expanding its authority (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies #corroborates (0.70)
• The state perpetuates Islam-violence associations to justify expanding its authority #corroborates (0.65)
• Islamophobia is driven by state violence rather than mere ignorance #corroborates (0.60)
• Islamophobia is produced by state action, not only cultural bias #corroborates (0.60)
• Terrorism aims to provoke state repression that radicalizes the population. #complicates (0.40)