The Radicalization of Anders Behring Breivik (from his manifesto)

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HappySqurriel said:

Kasz216 said:
You might want to summarize it. I imagine many like me didn't get through the early part in the beginning.

TLDR; or something like that?

Essentially, there were 3 steps to his radicalization ...

First, through observations he made as a teenager (mostly acts of violence committed by immigrants) he decided that there was a problem with immigration. Then he studied Islam and determined that there were significant problems with Islam that made it incompatible with western society. Finally, through politics and other venues he tried to speak out against what he saw as a threat and was marginalized by the media and this made him realize that there was no peaceful way to address his concerns; and he quotes JFK to make this point "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable" ...

In other words, he became violent because the media tries to silence criticism of Islam and marginalized people who hold those criticisms.

In the wake of the shootings, the media has focused on silencing criticism of Islam and used these events to marginalize those individuals who hold those criticisms.

 

Diagnosis was correct but the solution he found clearly shows he went insane at one point.