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I really struggle with how people in their twenties.can be "far right". But then I remember how easily stray minds get pulled into online echo chambers without realising it.
You can tell because they wore military fatigues.
Do you know how indoctrinated you have to be to wear a uniform of something you're not even a part of in your own spare time?
Do you think that's particularly old, or particularly young?
There was a documentary on arte called "24h Europe". It runs indeed for 24 hours, because it's mostly in real time. See if you can find a stream or a copy, it's absolutely riveting. They interviewed dozens of people under 30 all over Europe. Plenty of them held far-right views.
I specifically remember an interview with a 15-year-old Polish girl who had joined a paramilitary training camp. She rambled on and on about the "Muslim wave", and how she feels obliged to defend the Polish borders etc. :-/
Why? Young people want to belong and right-wing groups have great organization. It's really easy to find a group that will accept you, all you have to do is to hate people that are different. To fit in a left-wing group you actually have to know something and have values. And left is way more judgemental. You can agree with them on 95% of topics but you disagree about one thing and you're a nazi/transphobe/homophobe/chauvinist/something else.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
~ Albert Einstein
When I was 20, I was listening to Alex Jones and researching conspracy theories.
Sure, I was in it more for the NWO/Bilderberg/Bohemian Grove type content and less for the Christian right-wing, antisemitic, 2nd amendment stuff (I'm not US American).
But at that age, when you ask yourself what's wrong with the world, I can at least understand how some people are drawn in by simple answers and develop kind of a psychosis that supports their worldview at all times.
| military-style clothing
I never buy that bullshit from the media. I'm wearing combat boots right now. Know why? Been working outdoors all day and they're the most comfortable, multi-purpose footwear I've ever owned.
Catch me hiking at my camp in the boonies. I might have my Colt .45 in a WWII tanker holster, because it's comfortable, out of the way, safe and works. May have a Camelbak backpack, because it was $4 (new!) at the thrift and it's the best pack I've ever had. I may even have on milsurp pants because they were $7 at the thrift and again, multipurpose and comfy. Top it off with a shmaugh when it's cold.
Here I was purposefully going for the "right-wing gun nut" look for giggles. Nailed it! I've since sewn the flag on my hat on upside down, because fuck this country. The "military" sweater was $1 at the surplus store.
And look! "Military style" weapons! AH! The one I'm holding is a .22.
US Americans are weird. Yes that is all military stuff.
US Americans are often very, very weird to other US Americans.
You could've just looked at a picture of the guy's outfit instead of typing this up.
There are videos of the guy. He was in full csmouflage (although some wood pattern, not terribly useful in a city) and wore helmet and bullet proof vest. I happened to see the video before hearing anything about it and my first thought was that it must have been an actual member of the military happening to be around, NOT the shooter. He did look much more like military than you in that picture you provided.
Nobody in Poland would call your fit "military", even if it's technically military issue.