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Re:Christchurch shooter was radicalized on YouTube, New Zeal... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @09:39AM (#25345679)
Kind of. Everyone involved with the attacks seemed to be directly connected to the local black metal scene at the time, but it's not like the music itself inspired people worldwide to burn churches.
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Re:Christchurch shooter was radicalized on YouTube, New Zeal... by throw_m239339 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @09:56AM (#25345949)
> it's not like the music itself inspired people worldwide to burn churches.

unfortunately...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/louisiana-black-church...

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Re:Christchurch shooter was radicalized on YouTube, New Zeal... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:25PM (#25348395)
>Mr. Matthews has also said that he was copying similar crimes committed in Norway in the 1990s in an effort to elevate his status among the black metal community,

His entire reason was to ingratiate himself with the scene, the music still had little relevance.

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