A deadly attack on a California mosque involved a typewritten document and a livestreamed video showing far-right, neo-Nazi thinking. One part of the ideology centers on explicit hatred of women and claims that women are destructive. Experts say this misogyny is not new in extremist circles and is comparable to antisemitism, which is rooted in conspiracy theories. Antisemitism has been a recurring ideological component behind attacks on mosques, places frequented by African Americans and Latinos, gay bars, and schools. Experts also describe conspiratorial beliefs about women “pulling the strings behind the scenes.” They argue coverage and scholarship have not kept pace with the spread of anti-women conspiracy theories, which are interrelated with Islamophobia and deep misogyny.
"“He just flat out says he hates women and that they're the devil and they're destroying everything. And this is an important thing, because that kind of misogyny did not exist in white supremacist circles, say, 10, 15 years ago,” said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. Bierich was referring to the first part of the written document, authored by one of the two suspects."
"“We've seen similar kinds of conspiratorial thinking about women 'pulling the strings behind the scenes' as well,” DiBranco said. “And so the targeting of a mosque in San Diego is something that is interrelated not only with Islamophobia, but also with antisemitism and deep misogyny.”"
"“Antisemitism has been an essential ideological component behind white supremacist attacks at mosques, retail establishments frequented by African Americans and Latinos, gay bars and schools.”"
"“Anti-feminist conspiracies” DiBranco says that scholarship and news coverage of violence that is partly rooted in anti-women conspiracy theories has failed to keep pace with the spread of those dangerous beliefs."
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