Toronto Terror Attack

[Andy_T]

Most of you have likely already heard about the attack that happened yesterday in Toronto and left 10 people dead and 20 hospitalized.

Toronto van attack: Facebook post may link suspect to misogynist 'incel' subculture

The perpetrator specifically targeted women, which is obvious both from the number of female victims and from his (since deleted) facebook posts he made prior to committing the attack.

Why am I talking about a "Terror Attack", if the attacker was just a "disgruntled man"?

Take a look at this Twitter feed by a journalist following the "incel" subculture...

A primer to incel culture, the possible motive for the Toronto attack

An important point: if Minassian was an incel & the author of that Facebook post, his attack should probably be described as terrorism, although the lone wolf variety. Incels have an ideology & the goal is to terrorize women & "normies."

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