What Just Happened?
15 March 2019, 49 people were killed in two mosques
in Christchurch,New Zealand by a gunman, identified as an Australian extremist
whose name was Brenton Tarrant.
An Overview
- Fraser Anning a far-right Australian senator blamed the violent act on Muslim immigration.
- Before the attack the gunman did live streaming and in one of his line said to subscribe PewDiePie, a YouTube channel which has always been in controversies for its views towards growing Muslim immigration.
- Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand has been cancelled due to the mosques attack.
- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemn and said that people like Fraser Anning has no place in Australian Parliament.
What Did Fraser Anning Said?
In a statement shared by an Australian journalist on Twitter, the Queensland senator also wrote: “As always, left-wing politicians and the media will rush to claim that the causes of today’s shootings lie with gun laws or those who hold nationalist views, but this is all cliched nonsense.
“The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.”
The remarks were denounced by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid, who accused the senator of stoking extremism.
“At a time for grieving and reflection, this Australian senator … fans the flames of violence and extremism,” he tweeted.
“Australians will be utterly ashamed of this racist man. In no way does he represent our Australian friends.”
What Is The Alt-Right Ideology?
It is a Modern term for right-wing. It is an ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content. Basically these people are scared of becoming minorities in the society and also afraid of the increasing no. of Muslims . The Alt-Right has
been said to include elements of white nationalism,white supremacy, antisemitism, right-wing populism,nativism and the neoreactionary movement
Wouldn't say alt-right but given the facts on what radical islam extremists have done things in the last couple of decades..it was more of a "they had it coming" kind of thing...but again this was a sad tragedy
ReplyDeleteBut targeting innocent people can not be the only option. But yes it was a sad tragedy
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