Quebec mosque shooter was a Ben Shapiro fan.
Yup, you heard that right. Alexandre Bissonnette’s favorite tweeter is none other than Mr. ‘’my wife is a doctor.’’ According to court documents, Alexandre Bissonnette’s favorite right-wing pundit (most viewed) is by a wide-margin, Ben Shapiro, and closely related entities. Ben Shapiro at ‘’93’’ and an editor from ‘’Daily Wire’’ at ‘’76.’’
Esquire reports.
There were other Right-wing trolls and agitators that were viewed by Alexandre. Names that standout here are Paul Joseph Watson, David Duke, Richard Spencer, Tucker Carlson and Stefan Molyneux. (surprise!)
Here’s a good video about it.
This just goes to show you both the danger and spectacular influence right-wing propaganda carries. The anti-muslim fear-mongering on the right is no longer trivial. These kind of ‘’the mooslems’’ are coming for your toothbrush talking points, I believe, carry an inherent risk. Especially with online folk like Alexandre who are insulated in this stuff.
EDIT: In the poll, by ‘’right-wing propaganda’’, I mean certain types of ‘’right-wing propaganda.’’ Generally more hateful, inflammatory or reactionary stuff. Obviously, pushing tax cuts for the rich is unlikely to trigger a terrorist attack. Just want to be clear here, even if this is implicit in my post.