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The 'sonnenrad' used in shooters' manifestos: a spiritual symbol of hate

  • Written by Helen A. Berger, Affliate Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
imageA person visits a makeshift memorial near the scene of the fatal shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on May 19, 2022.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Just before the supermarket shooting that killed 10 people on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York, the suspected terrorist posted a manifesto online. The top is adorned with a “sonnenrad,”...

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