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Part Two: An American Fascist Faith

Behind the Bastards

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The Social Media Profile of Robert Bowers

Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He carried a Colt AR-15 three-glock handguns chambered in 357 SIG body armor and a substantial amount of ammunition. In various posts he claimed that people of Anglo- European descent were the chosen people with Jews as their ancient enemy. A little more than two weeks before his rampage he reposted a link to the Wikipedia page for Christian identity. The origin of this philosophy traces back to Britain in 1791 when a crazy person and retired Navy man named Richard Brothers started having visions.

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