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21 September 2018updated 04 Apr 2022 7:15pm

Eco-fascism: The ideology marrying environmentalism and white supremacy thriving online

The online movement has roots in neo-Nazism – and a violent edge worth taking seriously. 

By Sarah Manavis

“I believe that both the state and the state’s citizens have the right to use all means necessary to save the environment, including murder and sabotage,” one user wrote. “Murder is okay in this case, as combating climate change is sure to save more lives than it could ever hypothetically destroy.”

“To be fair, the Third Reich was one of the earliest governments to make conservationism a major focus,” wrote another.

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