USA-NZ Attack/White Supremacists Fear

Fear from white supremacists is behind New Zealand massacre: U.S. terrorism expert

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Christchurch, New Zealand - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of makeshift memorials for victims of Christchurch terrorist attack, mourners
2. Police officer running down street
3. Flowers, teddy bear at makeshift memorial
4. Sign reading (English) "Peebles Group, Commercial Property Investment", workers
5. Pedestrians

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California (starting with shot 5/ending with shot 10):
"I think one of the most important things to recognize about this massacre in New Zealand is that it's part of a larger historical and organizational culture and strategy that's been promoted for decades, if not more, among white supremacists. It's pretty clear that this fits in to this larger pattern of white supremacists violence that unfortunately we are seeing too much of, just in recent years."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Pedestrian, trolley
8. Various of police officers with guns standing guard
9. Flowers at makeshift memorial
10. Senior mourner taking photos
11. Mourner writing on ground

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of people laying down flowers to pay tribute to victims of attacks

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California (starting with shot 12/ending with shot 15):
"Well in one word, fear. White supremacists groups, the movement across the globe, they may have differences among some issues, they may have differences organizationally. In some cases individuals may not belong to a specific organization, they are just a part of a larger movement, but one of the things that cuts across and provides a glue of sorts is a fear about demographic change. So it's a scapegoating, it's a pointing towards immigration, what they called non-white immigration, it's a type of xenophobia, it's an anti-Muslim sentiments that's very prominent among these groups. And you see this is a rallying cry, as a way to try and unite both groups and desperate individuals around this notion that whites are being replaced. This is a notion of essentially white genocide, that whites are on the verge of extinction and are being replaced by so-called non-whites. That cut across globe. Whether we are talking about here in North America, in Europe, or in Australia and New Zealand. These are very similar views about this notion of white being on the verge of extinction."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of written messages, candles, flowers, stuffed animals
15. People sobbing

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California:
"In terms of elected officials, politicians, you know we've seen again globally across the globe, leaders use fear as a way to scapegoat, as a way to point the finger at outsiders who are somehow contaminating society. And of course here in United States, we are seeing our very own president use this issue of immigration as a way to, you know, he is using this issue describing it in terms of invasion. Referring to immigrants as infestation, classic term of dehumanization. So yes, we see elected officials playing in the manifesto, even refers to president Trump, in part as a force in terms of opening up this dialog about white identity in a way that had been more difficult in years past."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
17. Various of memorial site inside cordon lines
18. Police officers
19. Security on street
20. Cordon line
21. Attacked Al Noor mosque, police tape, vehicles

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Fear from the white supremacists of "white being on the verge of extinction" is the cause behind the tragic New Zealand massacre, said a U.S. terrorism expert on Monday.

In a TV program of China Global Television Network (CGTN), Peter Simi, who has studied extremist groups and violence for the past 20 years, shared his ideas on the mosque attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15.

Simi believed the attack is part of a larger, historical, organizational culture and strategy being promoted for decades among white supremacists.

"It's pretty clear that it fits into this larger pattern of white supremacists violence unfortunately we are seeing too much just in recent years," said Simi.

The reason behind the increasing, global trend is simple with one word, fear.

"White supremacists groups, the movement across the globe, they may have differences among some issues, they may have differences organizationally. In some cases individuals may not belong to a specific organization, they are just a part of a larger movement, but one of the things that cuts across and provides a glue of sorts is a fear about demographic change," said Simi.

Then immigration becomes the scapegoat, when those extreme acts in fact are a type of xenophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments. Groups and individuals around the world were utilized by the white supremacists for their fear.

Worst still, some officials are using this fear as a tool to serve their own interests, Simi warned.

"Here in United States, we are seeing our very own president use this issue of immigration as a way to, you know, he is using this issue describing it in terms of invasion. Referring to immigrants as infestation, classic term of dehumanization," said Simi.



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  • ID : 8106161
  • Dateline : March 18, 2019
  • Location : United States
  • Category : politics
  • Duration : 3'16
  • Audio Language : English/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-03-19 20:10
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-19 20:13:00
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USA-NZ Attack/White Supremacists Fear

Fear from white supremacists is behind New Zealand massacre: U.S. terrorism expert

Dateline : March 18, 2019

Location : United States

Duration : 3'16

  • English


Christchurch, New Zealand - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of makeshift memorials for victims of Christchurch terrorist attack, mourners
2. Police officer running down street
3. Flowers, teddy bear at makeshift memorial
4. Sign reading (English) "Peebles Group, Commercial Property Investment", workers
5. Pedestrians

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California (starting with shot 5/ending with shot 10):
"I think one of the most important things to recognize about this massacre in New Zealand is that it's part of a larger historical and organizational culture and strategy that's been promoted for decades, if not more, among white supremacists. It's pretty clear that this fits in to this larger pattern of white supremacists violence that unfortunately we are seeing too much of, just in recent years."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Pedestrian, trolley
8. Various of police officers with guns standing guard
9. Flowers at makeshift memorial
10. Senior mourner taking photos
11. Mourner writing on ground

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of people laying down flowers to pay tribute to victims of attacks

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California (starting with shot 12/ending with shot 15):
"Well in one word, fear. White supremacists groups, the movement across the globe, they may have differences among some issues, they may have differences organizationally. In some cases individuals may not belong to a specific organization, they are just a part of a larger movement, but one of the things that cuts across and provides a glue of sorts is a fear about demographic change. So it's a scapegoating, it's a pointing towards immigration, what they called non-white immigration, it's a type of xenophobia, it's an anti-Muslim sentiments that's very prominent among these groups. And you see this is a rallying cry, as a way to try and unite both groups and desperate individuals around this notion that whites are being replaced. This is a notion of essentially white genocide, that whites are on the verge of extinction and are being replaced by so-called non-whites. That cut across globe. Whether we are talking about here in North America, in Europe, or in Australia and New Zealand. These are very similar views about this notion of white being on the verge of extinction."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of written messages, candles, flowers, stuffed animals
15. People sobbing

Irvine, California, USA - March 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Simi, Director, Earl Babbie Research center in California:
"In terms of elected officials, politicians, you know we've seen again globally across the globe, leaders use fear as a way to scapegoat, as a way to point the finger at outsiders who are somehow contaminating society. And of course here in United States, we are seeing our very own president use this issue of immigration as a way to, you know, he is using this issue describing it in terms of invasion. Referring to immigrants as infestation, classic term of dehumanization. So yes, we see elected officials playing in the manifesto, even refers to president Trump, in part as a force in terms of opening up this dialog about white identity in a way that had been more difficult in years past."

Christchurch, New Zealand - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
17. Various of memorial site inside cordon lines
18. Police officers
19. Security on street
20. Cordon line
21. Attacked Al Noor mosque, police tape, vehicles


Fear from the white supremacists of "white being on the verge of extinction" is the cause behind the tragic New Zealand massacre, said a U.S. terrorism expert on Monday.

In a TV program of China Global Television Network (CGTN), Peter Simi, who has studied extremist groups and violence for the past 20 years, shared his ideas on the mosque attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15.

Simi believed the attack is part of a larger, historical, organizational culture and strategy being promoted for decades among white supremacists.

"It's pretty clear that it fits into this larger pattern of white supremacists violence unfortunately we are seeing too much just in recent years," said Simi.

The reason behind the increasing, global trend is simple with one word, fear.

"White supremacists groups, the movement across the globe, they may have differences among some issues, they may have differences organizationally. In some cases individuals may not belong to a specific organization, they are just a part of a larger movement, but one of the things that cuts across and provides a glue of sorts is a fear about demographic change," said Simi.

Then immigration becomes the scapegoat, when those extreme acts in fact are a type of xenophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments. Groups and individuals around the world were utilized by the white supremacists for their fear.

Worst still, some officials are using this fear as a tool to serve their own interests, Simi warned.

"Here in United States, we are seeing our very own president use this issue of immigration as a way to, you know, he is using this issue describing it in terms of invasion. Referring to immigrants as infestation, classic term of dehumanization," said Simi.



ID : 8106161

Published : 2019-03-19 20:10

Last Modified : 2019-03-19 20:13:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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