Shooter thought Q Anon Followers Deluded
The alleged gunman who reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” before opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday appears to have regularly posted antisemitic conspiracy theories on an extremist social media site, including accusing Jewish people of trying to bring “evil” Muslims into the United States.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: 11 killed and suspect taken into custody
Officials named the suspect as Robert Bowers, of Pittsburgh. His age was unclear but he was reported to be 46. He was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, officials said.
On Gab, a social media network favored by white nationalists, neo-Nazis and other “alt-right” figures, including those kicked off other social networks for hate speech, there was until late on Saturday morning a profile for a “Robert Bowers” who had posted frequently about Jewish control of the American government. The account was taken down but archived versions of the page remained available.
The account suggested white Americans and “Western Civilization” were “headed towards certain extinction”, and that Jewish and Muslim people were to blame.
The final post read: “I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.”
That post, from Saturday morning, referenced “HIAS”, a global not-for-profit organization, founded in 1881 as the “Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society” to help Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe. It now protects refugees.
The account also shared a post criticizing of Trump for charges brought by federal prosecutors against a small number of violent white supremacists after protests in Charlottesville, Virginia last year during which a counterprotester died.
Shortly after the shooting, the Twitter account of Donald Trump Jr, the president’s son, liked a tweet that highlighted the posts containing the alleged shooter’s criticism of Trump.
Several of the posts also referenced internal divisions among white nationalist and conspiracy theorist groups, including one post that suggested supporters of the “QAnon” conspiracy theory were deluded.
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https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/27/pittsburgh-shooting-suspect-antisemitism