GODS VERSUS TITANS: IDEOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF IDENTITARIAN VIOLENCE
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Authors
Adamczyk, Christopher J.
Subjects
white supremacy
identitarianism
ethno-nationalism
white nationalism
replacement
groyperism
racism
far right
terrorism
mass shooting
identitarianism
ethno-nationalism
white nationalism
replacement
groyperism
racism
far right
terrorism
mass shooting
Advisors
Strindberg, Anders
Halladay, Carolyn C.
Date of Issue
2020-09
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Sep-20
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The identitarian movement is a complex socio-political worldview based on the notion that the European identity must be defended against the onslaught of globalism, replacement, and liberalism. In order to arm current and future identitarians with the courage and resolve they must have to fight this war, identitarian leadership has built a culture of violence founded on ancient heroes, epic battles, and wars between gods and Titans. In some cases, the culture of violence moves from the realm of allusion to the real world, where scores of innocents are murdered in churches, stores, and summer camps. This thesis applies the theory of sensemaking to identitarianism in a series of lenses through which adherents perceive, construct, and then react to the world. The identitarian culture of violence is found in the positioning of each lens, with violence ultimately becoming a lens unto itself. By studying and understanding the various lenses used by identitarians, U.S. law enforcement will be equipped to seek out and identify markers of identitarian violence and intercede before more lives are lost.
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