2011 Norway attacks

22. juli was the worst terror attack in our history. a far right extremist commited two acts, one was he blew up a government building and massacred a youth politics camp. i was 5 when it happened, so i do not remember anything about it, i can only observe the aftermath. i know this may not be a large terror attack or death toll compared to others, but killing 77 people made the rest of us 5 million norwegians realize that we weren't immune to terror and violence. nothing like this had happened since world war 2. a survey was conducted and 1/4 norwegian knew someone affected. a lecturer of mine said that after, he was tired of it all, wanted mourn by himself so he skipped the candlelit vigil/march through oslo and with tears in his eyes he admitted this was the biggest regret he has. and it is heartbreaking to see how common, although always "jokingly" or "edgily", the sentiment of the terrorist is being echoed in online spaces. every comment section there is racism, the n-word is being normalized, and right-wing parties are on the rise. i feel so hopeless and heartbroken for the children who were killed by a man engulfed in an ideology of hate