RT Article
T1 Ecofascism: An Examination of the Far-Right/Ecology Nexus in the Online Space
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 34
IS 5
SP 997
OP 1023
A1 Hughes, Brian
A2 Jones, Dave
A2 Amarasingam, Amarnath 1982-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1810689457
AB With Patrick Crusuis’ 2019 attack that killed twenty-two people in El Paso, Texas, discussions of ecofascism were thrust into mainstream news outlets and magazines. In his manifesto, Crusius described himself as an “ecofascist” seeking to challenge the “environmental warfare” of immigration. His choice of target, a Walmart frequented by Mexican immigrants, reflects this ideological connection between ecological priorities and violent white supremacist ideology. In this paper, the authors provide a review of existing theoretical literature on ecofascism to identify its key characteristics, namely, its Romantic sensibilities, anti-humanism, and mysticism. The authors argue that these features distinguish ecofascism from what other scholars have deemed “far-right ecologisms.” Following this, the authors draw on a larger corpus of data gathered from Twitter and Telegram between November 2019 and November 2020 to identify common themes in ecofascist circles, including the thinkers they frequently cite. The dataset examined shows notable differences in the types of content shared in ecofascist groups compared to the far-right more broadly.
K1 Traditionalism
K1 survivalism
K1 anti-government
K1 Far-right
K1 Ecology
DO 10.1080/09546553.2022.2069932