Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik (or Fjotolf Hansen after undergoing a name change in 2017) is a Norwegian white supremacist, domestic terrorist, and mass murderer convicted of killing 77 people in and around Oslo, Norway, on 22 July 2011. He acknowledged having carried out the attacks, but pleaded not guilty to domestic terrorism charges. He was sentenced to 21 years, but could be imprisoned indefinitely if he is deemed "a continued threat to society".Norway marks decade since Anders Breivik killed 77 people His actions include detonating a car bomb in Oslo, which killed eight, and perpetrating the massacre of 69 adolescents at a summer youth camp organised by the Norwegian Labour Party. His objective was to kill as many of the next generation of Norwegian social democrats as possible, because he holds the party responsible for allowing large scale Muslim immigration.Norway: Anders Behring Breivik claims 'two more cells', BBC News, 25 July 2011Norway killer admits to massacre in first public statement, Reuters, 14 November 2011 Breivik was formerly one of the youth leaders in Oslo of Fremskrittspartiet, a party noted for its anti-immigrant views.Norway election results: Anti-immigrant party with links to mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik set to enter government under Conservative leader Erna Solberg, The Independent, 10 September 2013 That party immediately condemned Breivik's actions.Norway’s Far Right May Come to Power Despite Memory of Anders Breivik’s Killing Spree, TIME.
Before the attacks, he had compiled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence, a 1518-pageFor reference, that's bigger than such doorstops as The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. manifesto outlining his beliefs. He claims that he wrote approximately half of the document, while the rest is "a compilation of works from several courageous individuals throughout the world." The text is mainly based on, and promotes, the Islamophobic conspiracy theory called "Eurabia." Breivik claims to be part of a pan-European nationalist organisation which he refers to as the "Knights Templar," using the name of an organisation which was instrumental in the Crusades. In this document, he describes his main goal as "a cultural conservative approach where monoculturalism, moral, the nuclear family, a free market, support for Israel and our Christian cousins of the east, law and order and Christendom itself must be central aspects (unlike now)."
This is the new edgy extreme for internet neo-fascists to aspire to:Gerald Traufetter, "Mass Murderer's American Pen Pal: 'I Dream of Meeting Breivik'", Spiegel Online. Neoreaction didn't last long. Now you gotta go full-on terrorism.
==Early life==
Anders Behring Brieivik's father Jens Breivik was a remote Norwegian diplomat who took little interest in his son, so Breivik lived with his mother Wenche, who suffers from borderline personality disorder. Breivik himself had a chequered but unremarkable past, with some indications of Aspergers. In his youth he was a sub-par graffitist, and in his young adulthood he made money as a degree forger, besides being an obsessive World of Warcraft gamer.Åsne Seierstad, One of us: The story of Anders Behring Breivik and the Massacre in Norway." New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2015."Profile: Anders Behring Breivik," BBC website, April 12, 2012. Accessed June 19, 2019.
==Motivation and beliefs==
Breivik is a militant nationalist and extreme ideological conservative. As is true of many with such convictions, he is convinced Muslim immigration to Europe poses an existential threat.Oslo Suspect Cultivated Parallel Life to Disguise ‘Martyrdom Operation’, The New York Times, 24 July 2011 His writings frequently quote American alarmists like Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch.Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in the U.S.
===Psychological state===
Breivik's attorney claimed that his client is "insane,""Norway attacks: Anders Behring Breivik appears insane, says his lawyer.", The Guardian, 26 July 2011 a conclusion eventually reached by court-appointed psychiatrists, who declared him criminally insane due to paranoid schizophrenia."Norway massacre: Breivik declared insane", BBC News, 29 November 2011. This assessment was disputed by mental health experts, victims and lawyers, and a second evaluation was held in 2012, which concluded instead that Breivik suffered from antisocial personality disorder combined with narcissistic personality disorder but was not psychotic and could be tried as criminal. Breivik was pleased with this finding, as he considers himself a "political activist" and preferred facing jail to a psychiatric ward."Norway's mass killer Breivik declared sane", 10 April 2012. On 24 August 2012, Breivik was convicted on all charges including terrorism, multiple homicides, and causing an explosion. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison, but that can be extended indefinitely by five years at a time if deemed necessary to protect society."Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court finds him sane", 24 August 2012.
===Opposition to "cultural Marxism"===
Breivik denounces "cultural Marxism," which he equates with cultural relativism and multiculturalism.Pages 4-5 of 2083 mention "Western Europe’s cultural relativist elites (cultural relativism=cultural Marxism)"; page 5 also mentions "the political doctrines known as multiculturalism/cultural Marxism/cultural relativism." "You cannot defeat Islamisation or halt/reverse the Islamic colonization of Western Europe without first removing the political doctrines manifested through multiculturalism/cultural Marxism", states his manifesto.
His manifesto paints the fifties as a golden age for EuropePage 12: "Most Europeans look back on the 1950s as a good time. Our homes were safe, to the point where many people did not bother to lock their doors. Public schools were generally excellent, and their problems were things like talking in class and running in the halls. Most men treated women like ladies, and most ladies devoted their time and effort to making good homes, rearing their children well and helping their communities through volunteer work. Children grew up in two–parent households, and the mother was there to meet the child when he came home from school. Entertainment was something the whole family could enjoy. What happened? If a man of the 1950s were suddenly introduced into Western Europe in the 2000s, he would hardly recognise it as the same country." and goes on to state that "Over the last fifty years, Western Europe has been conquered by the same force that earlier took over Russia, China, Germany and Italy. That force is ideology... The ideology that has taken over Western Europe goes most commonly by the name of 'Political Correctness.'" His outline of political correctness is as follows:
2083 identifies four categories of "traitor":
*"Category A traitors," described as "the most influential and highest profile traitors," include political, media and industrial leaders; the book advocates the death penalty for them.
*"Category B traitors" are said to include "cultural Marxist/multiculturalist politicians" along with "journalists, editors, teachers, lecturers, university professors, various school/university board members, publicists, radio commentators, writers of fiction, cartoonists, and artists/celebrities etc." The death penalty is suggested for this group as well, but "punishment can be reduced under certain circumstances."
*"Category C traitors" are less powerful individuals who facilitate groups A and B. 2083 does not advocate execution for these people but states that they are "considered as acceptable indirect casualties in larger operations where WMDs are involved" - an obvious justification for Breivik's atrocities.
*Finally, "Category D traitors" are people who are deemed to be innocent of Breivik's charges (see below) but to have aided guilty parties, and so are considered unworthy of any punishment but still "acceptable indirect casualties."
====Charges====
A lengthy section of 2083 outlines the crimes which Breivik has levelled against the "cultural Marxists":
Charge 1 includes "Aiding and abetting to cultural genocide against the indigenous peoples of Europe... According to the 'United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples' the cultural Marxist/multiculturalist elites of Europe (all category A, B and C traitors) are committing cultural genocide against the Indigenous Peoples of Europe" and "Aiding and abetting a foreign invasion/colonisation of Europe by allowing systematical Islamic demographic warfare."
Charge 2 includes "Contributing to deliberately disallow Europe's indigenous peoples from exercising the right to resist the Islamic invasion/colonisation through demographic warfare" and "creating and/or maintaining the Marxist social structures which has led to an average fertility rate of less than 1.5 among the indigenous Europeans."
Charge 3 includes the accusation of "systematically importing Muslim voters... for the purpose of increasing and/or growing voter base," while Charge 4 covers "Contributing to deliberately exposing and thus endangering Europe’s indigenous peoples to individuals and groups who exercise a fascist, violent, discriminating and genocidal political ideology known as Islam."
Charge 5 works on the basis that any crimes committed by a Muslim in Western Europe can ultimately be blamed on the Government for allowing the Muslim to live in the country in the first place; its accusations include "Contributing to allowing the rape of aprox 1,1 million European women... Ratio is an average 200 rapes per 100 000 Muslims annually."
Charge 6 is a long denunciation of "war crimes against Croats but especially Serbs before, during and after the 1999 NATO bombings," while Charge 7 condemns the promotion of multiculturalism and media coverage of subjects which Breivik apparently deems to be related, such as "obsession with global warming instead of focusing on overpopulation."
Lastly, Charge 8 makes the accusation of "Aiding and abetting the enemy, the Global Islamic Ummah" in conflicts against Serbs, Israel, Christian Lebanon and Middle Eastern Christians.
After this comes a statement offering "a full pardon to the Western European multiculturalist regimes, the MA 100 alliance (political parties) and all category A and B individual traitors if they capitulate to our military forces by January 1st, 2020."
===Views on Islam===
Unbelievably, despite often being described as "anti-Islam," Breivik is more accurately described as being against Islam in Europe, and has even spoken in terms which could be described as ambivalent about cooperating with Islamic extremists:
Sound familiar?
===Christianity===
Although Breivik was initially described by the police as a "Christian fundamentalist,"Norway attacks: profile of suspect Anders Behring Breivik, The Telegraph, 23 July 2011 this was far from clear cut. Breivik follows the common white supremacist belief that the chief merit of Christianity is its ability to unite the indigenous peoples of Europe against foreigners, and stated in his manifesto that he sees himself as a "cultural Christian" rather than a "religious Christian":
Elsewhere in his manifesto he states that "I guess I will find out… If there is a God I will be allowed to enter heaven as all other martyrs for the Church in the past." This passage has been pointed to as evidence that he is an agnostic, not a Christian fundamentalist.Anders Breivik is not a Christian fundamentalist, "Joseph W", Harry's Place, 27 July 2011
However in 2015, in letters to the Norwegian newspaper Dagen, he revealed that he was never a Christian, and in fact an Odinist, like many Neo-Nazis, and thinks that the Jesus Figure and his message are "pathetic".http://www.dagen.no/Nyheter/hedning/Breivik-mener-Jesus-er-%C2%ABpatetisk%C2%BB-272638
===Masonry===
Breivik was a Freemason at the time of his attacks. He was subsequently removed from the order, as a statement on the Norwegian Order of Freemasons' website announced:
===Nazism===
Breivik's manifesto states that the "Knights Templar are not in any way Nazi sympathizers. Preserving your tribe, cultural and demographical, is a basic human right and has nothing to do with 'white supremacy'." It claims that the Nazi party "was a left wing organisation, they hated Christendom, capitalism and propagated a strict definition of socialism. So do not make the mistake of allowing the Marxists/multiculturalists to label you as a Nazi." The identification of the Nazis as left-wing contradicts a later passage referring to them as "right wing extremists," possibly a result of the book's joint authorship.
2083 also claims that "I remain a staunch anti-Nazi and I blame NSDAP for the situation we are in... If the NSDAP had been isolationistic instead of imperialistic (expansionist) and just deported the Jews (to a liberated and Muslim free Zion) instead of massacring them, the anti-European hate ideology known as multiculturalism would have never been institutionalized in Western Europe, because the Marxists would never have been so radicalized to begin with."Anders Breivik and the Jews, "Joseph W", Harry's Place, 25 July 2011
The document lists National Socialism as one of the "4 hate-ideologies," the other three being Islam, Communism and multiculturalism.
In spite of Breivik's earlier claims of being "a staunch anti-Nazi", during a March, 2016 court hearing over supposed "inhuman and degrading treatment" during his detentionBreivik occupies a 3 room apartment style cell where he has a Playstation 3. Part of his complaint is not having access to the most up-to-date video games. He has also been allowed to complete university courses online. Inhuman indeed., Breivik repeatedly gave a traditional Nazi salute (right arm extended with his palm out-stretched, facing down). Breivik's lawyer stated "He (Breivik) says he is a national socialist..." and that Breivik insisted on delivering the salute despite numerous requests by his counsel not to do so.Norwegian Mass Killer Anders Behring Breivik Gives Nazi Salute In Court
===Judaism===
2083 is weirdly ambivalent on the subject of Jews, as statements such as these indicate:
===Feminism===
Breivik viewed feminism as the height of political correctness and stated that "the feminisation of European culture is nearly completed."On Breivik and Feminism, Chronicle of Higher Education We would be pleased to know what he thinks of women living in the Middle East.
===Environmentalism===
Breivik endorsed anti-environmentalism in his tract, especially the global warming conspiracy theory that global warming is a cover for "eco-Marxism." 2083 also provides a link to a Christopher Monckton video.The Breivik Manifesto and the Monckton Connection, Crikey
===Existence of the Knights Templar===
According to Breivik, his Knights Templar organisation was founded in London in 2002. He mentions "one of the initial facilitators, a Serbian Crusader Commander and war hero" and claims to have been mentored by a member codenamed "Richard" (he identifies his own codename as "Sigurd"). Breivik stated that he believes himself to be the youngest member. During his trial he insisted that he was "a military commander in the Norwegian resistance movement and Knights Templar Norway."
There has been some speculation as to whether this group actually exists or is merely a figment of Breivik's imagination. Psychiatrist Dr. Lars Davidsson of the Angloeuropean Clinic in London, commented that "this organisation could exist - even if it is unlikely. My diagnosis is that he is a narcissistic psychopath. On his trip to England, more likely he was sitting in a pub, on his own, complaining to anyone who'd listen about foreigners. And he could have built this up, in his mind, into something more important.""Knights Templar hijacked", Fortean Times, issue 281, pp. 22-25
==Relation with other nationalist groups==
2083 is critical of the English Defence League but sees potential in it. The book argues that "Instead of condemning and rejecting organisations like EDL it is essential that conservative intellectuals contribute to help them on the right ideological path. And to ensure that they continue to reject criminal, racist and totalitarian doctrines."That means they would have to pull an Above Top Secret: reject themselves.
"I have on some occasions had discussions with SIOE [Stop the Islamisation of Europe] and EDL and recommended them to use certain strategies," wrote Breivik two years before his attacks. "The tactics of the EDL are now to 'lure' an overreaction from the Jihad Youth/Extreme-Marxists, something they have succeeded in doing several times already."Norway attacks: Utøya gunman boasted of links to UK far right, The Guardian, 23 July 2011
A section towards the end of the Breivik's manifesto lists various nationalist groups from across Western Europe; not all of which are extremist (for example, the Royal British Legion and Campaign for an English Parliament are listed).
==The blame game==
Breivik has become the epitome and logical end-point of right-wing extremism in the eyes of some commentators and an inconvenient fact for some critics of Islam. For example, during Breivik's trial the British anti-fascist organisation Hope not Hate issued a "Counter-Jihad report" listing hundreds of organisations and individuals who are anti-Islam, pro-nationalism (and/or pro-Christianity); the spectre of Breivik is repeatedly invoked.Nick Lowles, "Counter-Jihad". Commentators have criticised elements of the left for using Breivik's murders as a stick with which to beat the right.http://frontpagemag.com/2012/04/20/the-scandalous-lies-of-hope-not-hate/ The right-wing wacko Melanie Phillips wrote, "As soon as the atrocity happened, people on the Left saw a heaven-sent opportunity to smear mainstream conservative thinkers... I have become a principal target of this incendiary witch-hunt."Melanie Phillips, "Hatred, smears and the liberals hell-bent on bullying millions of us into silence", The Daily Mail.
Nevertheless it is true that in his freakin endless lengthy Manifesto, Breivik approvingly and extensively cites far right, Islamophobic sites, such as: Robert Spencer's Jihad Watch, Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs, Daniel Pipes, MEMRI, David Horowitz's FrontPage Magazine, and Pamela Geller. So the maniac clearly was on a steady diet of these types.Briareus,"Why is this so difficult for Charles Johnson to admit?".
However, lefties displaying schadenfreude and playing the blame game, are not the only ones doing the latter. The nationalist website We Are The English responded to Breivik's atrocities by posting a short article on its Facebook page pinning the blame ultimately on politicians who push mass immigration and multiculturalism;http://archive.is/wN0nZ a similar tack was taken by Lee Ingram."Madman? You mean FREE-THINKER, don't you?" Leave it to Ingram to blame the government for an atrocity committed by a white guy. Some conspiracy theorists have cut out the middleman and surmised that Breivik himself is a left-winger, committing a government-backed false flag operation to discredit the right.
==See also==
*Christchurch terrorist attacks, two white nationalist shootings at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand by Australia-born Brenton Harrison Tarrant who was influenced personally by Breivik himself as made clear in the manifesto The Great Replacement named after the French right-wing theory of the same name.
*Conspiracy theories surrounding the Oslo attacks
*Max Hermansen
*SIAN
*Toxoplasma gondii
*Unabomber, whose manifesto Breivik liberally plagiarized several passages from into his own
*Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician whose ideas influenced Breivik
*David Yeagley
*Asian values - He is a Western chauvinist, but ironically he praised it.
==External links==
*2083: A European Declaration of Independence (archived at the Wayback machine)
*Norway shooting: Anders Behring Breivik's planning appears meticulous, Ian Stephen, The Telegraph, 24 July 2011
*CNN Wanted a Different Story, John Hickman, Like the Dew, 24 July 2011
*The omnipotence of Al Qaeda and meaninglessness of "Terrorism", Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, 23 July 2011
*The Norway Murders, Christianity, Darwin, and tolerance, The Panda's Thumb
*Review of 2083 at I Read Odd Books: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
*Anders Behring Breivik info at Rick Ross's Cult Education Institute.
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