FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Racism going mainstream? Buffalo shooting inspired by far-right conspiracy theories • FRANCE 24” – below is their description.
He is not a lone wolf. The 18-year old who traveled to #Buffalo to livestream a shooting spree targeting black shoppers had the complicity of an ‘anything goes’ internet where hate can spread at the speed of light, and a ‘land of the free’ mantra where he could buy assault weapons over the counter.
In the wake of Joe Biden calling out the shooting #domesticterrorism in the name of white supremacy, François Picard’s panel argues over how the Great Replacement, a conspiracy theory imported from France, went from the fringe to Fox News to Capitol Hill. Will the far-right carry #whitesupremacist ideas all the way to victory in November’s midterm elections?
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FRANCE 24 English YouTube Channel
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