I absolutely do not recommend that you read the blood-thirsty manifesto by the El Paso mass murderer, but, if you do, you will notice two main themes. First, he hates non-whites and wants them exterminated. Second, he despises commercial capitalism. That second point has not received much attention.
Now I must quote it:
Consumer culture is creating thousands of tons of unnecessary plastic waste and electronic waste, and recycling to help slow this down is almost non-existent. Urban sprawl creates inefficient cities which unnecessarily destroys millions of acres of land. We even use god knows how many trees worth of paper towels just [to] wipe water off our hands. Everything I have seen and heard in my short life has led me to believe that the average American isn't willing to change their lifestyle, even if the changes only cause a slight inconvenience. The government is unwilling to tackle these issues beyond empty promises since they are owned by corporations. Corporations that also like immigration because more people means a bigger market for their products. I just want to say that I love the people of this country, but god damn most of y'all are just too stubborn to change your lifestyle. So the next logical step is to decrease the number of people in America using resources. If we can get rid of enough people, then our way of life can become more sustainable … I am against race mixing because it destroys genetic diversity and creates identity problems.
In
American politics, there is this tendency to put people in either a
right-wing or left-wing bucket. What can we say about a
capitalist-hating white supremacist who thinks the solution to the
environmental crisis is to slaughter people? There is a long tradition
of eco-fascism
(one of many species of radical Hegelianism) that doesn’t fit cleanly
into either right or left; it is anti-liberal destructionism or
straight-up exterminationism. It’s not the racism alone nor the
environmentalism alone; it’s the combination. It is a toxic combination
for any society that aspires to be free because it opposes freedom with
blood-thirsty violence and the longing for totalitarian control.
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To Fight Hate, Celebrate Capitalism | AIER
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