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Bowers' political and religious beliefs played a large role in the massacre. He was staunchly and fanatically conservative and was a fierce white nationalist, and was also involved in the [[Christian Identity]] movement. He was a believer in [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] conspiracy theories and had a profile on Gab, a social media network favored by the far-right.

His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of Satan." He re-shared many Neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]] posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts made reference to the [[Fourteen Words]], the [[Great Replacement]] theory, and [[Holocaust denial]]. He was also known to attack African-Americans with racial slurs and images related to [[lynching]], and also attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros.

His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of Satan." He re-shared many Neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]] posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts made reference to the [[Fourteen Words]], the [[Great Replacement / White Genocide|Great Replacement]] theory, and [[Holocaust denial]]. He was also known to attack African-Americans with racial slurs and images related to [[lynching]], and also attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros.

Somewhat ironically, Bowers was known to ridicule supporters of [[Donald Trump]] as well as followers of [[QAnon]]. He accused Trump of being a "globalist puppet of the Jews", and believed that QAnon adherents were "deluded" and "being tricked."

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 Bowers' political and religious beliefs played a large role in the massacre. He was staunchly and fanatically conservative and was a fierce white nationalist, and was also involved in the [[Christian Identity]] movement. He was a believer in [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] conspiracy theories and had a profile on Gab, a social media network favored by the far-right.
-His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of Satan." He re-shared many Neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]] posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts made reference to the [[Fourteen Words]], the [[Great Replacement]] theory, and [[Holocaust denial]]. He was also known to attack African-Americans with racial slurs and images related to [[lynching]], and also attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros.
+His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of Satan." He re-shared many Neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]] posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts made reference to the [[Fourteen Words]], the [[Great Replacement / White Genocide|Great Replacement]] theory, and [[Holocaust denial]]. He was also known to attack African-Americans with racial slurs and images related to [[lynching]], and also attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros.
 Somewhat ironically, Bowers was known to ridicule supporters of [[Donald Trump]] as well as followers of [[QAnon]]. He accused Trump of being a "globalist puppet of the Jews", and believed that QAnon adherents were "deluded" and "being tricked."