The Poisonous Fruits of Online Extremism: A Warning to Parents and a Call to Action The recent mosque shooting in San Diego, carried out by two teenagers who livestreamed their attack and left behind a 75 page manifesto replete with nihilistic hate speech, has sparked widespread outrage and concern.
The investigation into the incident has shed light on the disturbing trend of young people being radicalized online through exposure to extremist ideologies and communities that glorify violence.
The attackers' manifesto is a grotesque amalgamation of anti Semitic, misogynistic, anti Muslim, and anti Hispanic rhetoric, echoing the violent ideologies of mass shooters like Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people at the Christchurch mosque in New Zealand.