Ollstein writes: "An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center's
Hatewatch found that the man who killed two people and himself in a Louisiana
movie theater Thursday night was an active member of online forums that praised
white supremacist and anti-gay organizations and espoused right-wing,
anti-government conspiracy theories."
John Russell Houser, 59, was identified as the gunman in the Louisiana theater
shooting. (photo: KLFY)
ALSO SEE: Obama: Gun Safety Laws Biggest Unfinished Business of My Presidency
Report: Louisiana Theater Shooter's Online Presence Suggested Admiration for
White Supremacy
By Alice Ollstein, ThinkProgress
24 July 15
An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch found that the
man who killed two people and himself in a Louisiana movie theater Thursday
night was an active member of online forums that praised white supremacist and
anti-gay organizations and espoused right-wing, anti-government conspiracy
theories.
The online trail of 59-year-old John Russell Houser, who police publicly
identified in a press conference on Friday morning, included comments such as,
“Decent people can retake the entire world, as Hitler proved,” and diatribes
against “the Black” and “the Jew.” He also expressed admiration for Greece’s
neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn as well as the Westboro Baptist Church, which the
Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as an anti-gay hate group.
Most tellingly, before committing a so-called “lone wolf” act of violence,
Houser wrote extensively about being a “lone wolf”: “I do not want to
discourage the last hope for the best, but you must realize the power of the
lone wolf, is the power that come forth in ALL situations,” Houser wrote on a
forum dedicated to the New York chapter of Golden Dawn. “Look within
yourselves.”
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Thursday night was an active member of online forums that praised white
supremacist and anti-gay organizations and espoused right-wing, anti-government
conspiracy theories. </P><P class="indent">The online trail of 59-year-old <A
href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/07/24/3684134/alabama-movie-theater-shooter-identified-john-russell-houser/";
target="_blank">John Russell Houser</A>, who police publicly identified in a
press conference on Friday morning, included comments such as, “Decent people
can retake the entire world, as Hitler proved,†and diatribes against “the
Black†and “the Jew.†He also expressed admiration for Greece’s
neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn as well as the Westboro Baptist Church, which the
Southern Poverty Law Center <A
href="http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/westboro-baptist-church";
target="_blank">identifies</A> as an anti-gay hate group.</P><P
class="indent">Most tellingly, before committing a so-called “lone wolfâ€
act of violence, Houser wrote extensively about being a “lone wolfâ€: “I
do not want to discourage the last hope for the best, but you must realize the
power of the lone wolf, is the power that come forth in ALL situations,â€
Houser wrote on a forum dedicated to the New York chapter of Golden Dawn.
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