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Where the El Paso Mass Shooting Fits in the Evolution of White Supremacist Tactics
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Aug 6, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
![Handmade crosses memorialize the victims of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 5, 2019.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/el-paso-walmart-mass-shooting-DISPLAY_0.jpg?itok=jhx_hpk1)
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Highlights
- White supremacist terrorism isn't a new phenomenon, but it appears to be trending upward globally again.
- Three recent high-profile white supremacist mass shootings involved the use of the concept of leaderless resistance, which was developed in a bid to avoid law enforcement infiltration.
- The internet has played a major role in driving the recent spike in white supremacist violence.
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