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'''Fjordman''' is an [[pseudonym|anonymous]] [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[blog]]ger in the [[counterjihad]] movement, who argues that multiculturalism, particularly [[Islam|Muslim]] [[immigration]], poses a threat to [[Western culture|Western civilization]].
'''Fjordman''' is an [[pseudonym|anonymous]] [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[blog]]ger in the [[counterjihad]] movement, who argues that multiculturalism, particularly [[Islam|Muslim]] [[immigration]], poses a threat to [[Western culture|Western civilization]].


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His articles, which are often lengthy, are widely quoted in various blogs and right-wing sites critical of Islam, such as ''[[Global Politician]]'',<ref>[http://www.globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=2713&cid=3&sid=105 The Migration Flood ], Fjordman article on Global Politician</ref> ''[[FrontPageMag]]'',<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=3476 List of Fjordman articles], FrontPageMage</ref> ''[[Jihad Watch]]'',<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/2007/04/016112print.html Fjordman: Jihad and the Collapse of the Swedish Model], Fjordman article on Jihad Watch</ref> ''[[Brussels Journal]]'',<ref>[http://www.brusselsjournal.com/fjordman List of Fjordman articles], Brussels Journal</ref> ''[[Faith Freedom International]]'',<ref>[http://www.faithfreedom.org/Author/Fjordman.htm List of Fjordman articles], Faith Freedom International</ref> ''[[Little Green Footballs]]'',<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24820_Fjordman-_Native_Revolt&only Fjordman: Native Revolt], Fjordman article on Little Green Footballs</ref> ''[[Free Republic]]'' and ''[[Daily Pundit]]''<ref>[http://dailypundit.com/?p=25450 Fjordman: Globaloney Comes To America], Fjordman article on Daily Pundit</ref> among others, and quite often printed verbatim.
His articles, which are often lengthy, are widely quoted in various blogs and right-wing sites critical of Islam, such as ''[[Global Politician]]'',<ref>[http://www.globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=2713&cid=3&sid=105 The Migration Flood ], Fjordman article on Global Politician</ref> ''[[FrontPageMag]]'',<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=3476 List of Fjordman articles], FrontPageMage</ref> ''[[Jihad Watch]]'',<ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/2007/04/016112print.html Fjordman: Jihad and the Collapse of the Swedish Model], Fjordman article on Jihad Watch</ref> ''[[Brussels Journal]]'',<ref>[http://www.brusselsjournal.com/fjordman List of Fjordman articles], Brussels Journal</ref> ''[[Faith Freedom International]]'',<ref>[http://www.faithfreedom.org/Author/Fjordman.htm List of Fjordman articles], Faith Freedom International</ref> ''[[Little Green Footballs]]'',<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24820_Fjordman-_Native_Revolt&only Fjordman: Native Revolt], Fjordman article on Little Green Footballs</ref> ''[[Free Republic]]'' and ''[[Daily Pundit]]''<ref>[http://dailypundit.com/?p=25450 Fjordman: Globaloney Comes To America], Fjordman article on Daily Pundit</ref> among others, and quite often printed verbatim.

[[Anders Behring Breivik]], the man accused in the [[2011 Norway attacks]], frequently praised writings of Fjordman<ref>Abigail R. Esman, [http://blogs.forbes.com/abigailesman/2011/07/23/what-really-lies-behind-the-oslo-attacks-and-why-it-may-happen-again/ "What Really Lies Behind The Oslo Attacks – And Why It May Happen Again"], blogs, Forbes.com, 2011-07-23.</ref> and in his pseudonymous manifesto named Fjordman as his favourite author with similar views and quoted extensively from him.<ref name=MoeGimse/><ref name=MeldalenMeland/><ref>Andrew Berwick, ''[http://www.kevinislaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2083+-+A+European+Declaration+of+Independence.pdf 2083 - A European Declaration of Independence]'' 22 July 2011 (pdf)</ref> In response to learning of this following the 2011 attacks, Fjordman distanced himself strongly from Breivik, whom he referred to as a "violent psychopath", and said he "intensely dislike[d]" the fact that he was cited by Breivik.<ref name=VG/><ref name=Thorenfeldt/>


He has also been cited in books and articles as a representative of anti-Muslim viewpoints.<ref>Matt Carr, "You are now entering Eurabia," ''Race & Class'' 48.1, July 2006, pp. 1&ndash;22 ([http://rac.sagepub.com/content/48/1/1.abstract Sage abstract]): "These views can be found in dozens of websites, such as the far-right Norwegian website, 'The Fjordman.'"</ref><ref>John M. Klein, Jr., [http://revelation2-7.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Eyes-To-See_The-Foothold-of-Jihadi-Underpinnings.pdf "Eyes to See: The Foothold of Jihadi Underpinnings,"], Master's thesis, (U.S.) Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, June 15, 2007, pp. 22, 25. (pdf)</ref><ref>Robert Spencer, ''Religion of peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't'', Washington, DC: Regnery, 2007, ISBN 9781596985155, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=V4gUQZhRGKUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Fjordman+extremist&ots=P0CfIPMEZE&sig=Kjpx7jp9Spnlowrk3dJa_pXi98E#v=onepage&q=Fjordman&f=false p. 10].</ref><ref>Robert A. Kahn, "Are Muslims the New Catholics? Europe's Headscarf Laws in Comparative Historical Perspective," University of St. Thomas Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-26 (September 2, 2008) ([http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1262536 Social Sciences Research Network abstract]).</ref> He contributed an [[appendix]] to the 2010 book by [[Ole Jørgen Anfindsen]], ''Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet'' (lit. "The Suicide Paradigm – how [[political correctness]] destroys society").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.litteraturhuset.no/program/2010/05/selvmordsparadigmet.html|work=Litteraturhuset|title=Selvmordsparadigmet|accessdate=1 September 2010|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
He has also been cited in books and articles as a representative of anti-Muslim viewpoints.<ref>Matt Carr, "You are now entering Eurabia," ''Race & Class'' 48.1, July 2006, pp. 1&ndash;22 ([http://rac.sagepub.com/content/48/1/1.abstract Sage abstract]): "These views can be found in dozens of websites, such as the far-right Norwegian website, 'The Fjordman.'"</ref><ref>John M. Klein, Jr., [http://revelation2-7.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Eyes-To-See_The-Foothold-of-Jihadi-Underpinnings.pdf "Eyes to See: The Foothold of Jihadi Underpinnings,"], Master's thesis, (U.S.) Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, June 15, 2007, pp. 22, 25. (pdf)</ref><ref>Robert Spencer, ''Religion of peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't'', Washington, DC: Regnery, 2007, ISBN 9781596985155, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=V4gUQZhRGKUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Fjordman+extremist&ots=P0CfIPMEZE&sig=Kjpx7jp9Spnlowrk3dJa_pXi98E#v=onepage&q=Fjordman&f=false p. 10].</ref><ref>Robert A. Kahn, "Are Muslims the New Catholics? Europe's Headscarf Laws in Comparative Historical Perspective," University of St. Thomas Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-26 (September 2, 2008) ([http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1262536 Social Sciences Research Network abstract]).</ref> He contributed an [[appendix]] to the 2010 book by [[Ole Jørgen Anfindsen]], ''Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet'' (lit. "The Suicide Paradigm – how [[political correctness]] destroys society").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.litteraturhuset.no/program/2010/05/selvmordsparadigmet.html|work=Litteraturhuset|title=Selvmordsparadigmet|accessdate=1 September 2010|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

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Fjordman is an anonymous Norwegian blogger in the counterjihad movement, who argues that multiculturalism, particularly Muslim immigration, poses a threat to Western civilization.

The Fjordman blog

Fjordman blogged on his own web log in 2005, giving it up at the end of the year.[1] Since then, he has "guested" in other blogs such as Brussels Journal,[2] Gates of Vienna and islam-watch.org. Fjordman published a compilation of his articles in print via lulu.com in November 2008. Ole Jørgen Anfindsen, writer and editor at Honestthinking.org, has said of Fjordman that "for six to seven years [he] has been a phenomenon on the internet,"[3] and considers him "world famous in the sense that his articles have received millions of hits on the internet, and that thousands of people read him regularly."[4] Fjordman himself estimates that he has published "between one and two million words" under the pseudonym Fjordman on the Internet, and notes that in addition to sensitive and controversial topics, he also writes about subjects ranging "from astrophysics to the history of chocolate and beer." He denies the notion that he is an "extremist", and sees himself simply as having "a strong dedication to truth."[5]

Fjordman was widely regarded by other blogs critical of Islam as an expert in his field. Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch has called Fjordman the "great European essayist",[6] "the superb European writer",[7] and "a very educated writer with great knowledge of history and an interesting sense of current affairs".[8]

His articles, which are often lengthy, are widely quoted in various blogs and right-wing sites critical of Islam, such as Global Politician,[9] FrontPageMag,[10] Jihad Watch,[11] Brussels Journal,[12] Faith Freedom International,[13] Little Green Footballs,[14] Free Republic and Daily Pundit[15] among others, and quite often printed verbatim.

Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused in the 2011 Norway attacks, frequently praised writings of Fjordman[16] and in his pseudonymous manifesto named Fjordman as his favourite author with similar views and quoted extensively from him.[3][5][17] In response to learning of this following the 2011 attacks, Fjordman distanced himself strongly from Breivik, whom he referred to as a "violent psychopath", and said he "intensely dislike[d]" the fact that he was cited by Breivik.[4][8]

He has also been cited in books and articles as a representative of anti-Muslim viewpoints.[18][19][20][21] He contributed an appendix to the 2010 book by Ole Jørgen Anfindsen, Selvmordsparadigmet – hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet (lit. "The Suicide Paradigm – how political correctness destroys society").[22]

Fjordman's identity is a carefully kept secret, but according to an associate who has met him, he is in his late thirties and a former peacekeeping soldier for the United Nations.[23]

Views

Fjordman's topics include Islam and democracy, multiculturalism, the European Union and Western culture. He is an outspoken proponent of Bat Yeor's Eurabia theory and wrote an essay titled "The Eurabia Code" supporting it, in which he says that "[T]he 'Jewish threat' in the 1930s was entirely fictional, whereas the 'Islamic threat' now is very real."[24] his book compiling his articles is titled Defeating Eurabia.[25] The Norwegian News Agency has stated that Fjordman "[is] considered a very central far-right and anti-Islamic voice in Europe."[26]Andrew Brown characterises him as "[an] Islamophobe who has for years been predicting civil war between Muslims and their neighbours".[2] Several in the anti-jihadist community regard him as a dystopic extremist.[23]

Fjordman believes that the Western governments promoting the influx of non-white immigrants are demonstrating "white masochism", and that white people have the right to maintain:

a place of our own where we can prosper, live in our own major cities without having to fear violence because of our race, and without being stripped of our heritage in order to placate people who moved to our countries of their own free will. We have the right to preserve our heritage and are under no obligation to commit collective suicide or serve as a dumping ground for other countries. It has nothing to do with animosity towards others.[27]

He denies that this is a white supremacist view:

Guarding your identity is . . . a universal human trait, not a white trait. In fact, it is less pronounced among whites today than among anybody else. Only whites cling onto the idea of universalism, everybody else sticks with their own ethnic group. . . . It is not about white supremacy, . . . it is about equality. Whites are currently the only racial group specifically denied the opportunity to defend their countries and heritage. . . . The idea that every white person who desires self-determination and self-preservation is a racist, a white supremacist and a Nazi is nonsense and should flatly be rejected.[27]

He argues that current policy is in fact tantamount to "reversed Nazism, since it is based on the assumption that whites should have fewer rights than others and can be colonized and ethnically cleansed with impunity".[27]

Fjordman rejects accusations of racism:

I asked . . . whether it should be considered “racism” if native Swedes resist being turned into a minority in their own country, which they will become within a few decades if current levels of immigration continue.[28]

According to him, "non-whites attacking whites" constitutes "the vast majority of racist violence in Western nations".[27] He associates this with socialism. In his view, "[T]he West did not win the Cold War. We haven't defeated Socialism,"[29] and "in Europe today, Marxists and Leftists of all kinds virtually control Western media and academia".[30] The Western media treats Muslims who attack Western civilization with more lenience than whites who seek to defend themselves:

White critics of mass immigration are systematically demonized as racists, bigots, “right-wing extremists” or Fascists and Nazis. . . . Muslim groups who support terrorism and want to smash Western civilization are called moderates in Western media, yet we are labeled as extremists if we resist being turned into a minority in our own country.[31]

Fjordman argues for the preservation of a native majority, including indigenous Europeans. In his 2007 essay "A European Declaration of Independence", he demands, among other things, an extremely restrictive immigration policy, the dissolution of the European Union and rejection of multiculturalism and says that otherwise, Europeans will have to conclude that the governments have given up on their people, and that the laws and taxes which they impose on them are therefore illegitimate.[32]

Print publications

  • Defeating Eurabia. Bj Books, 2008. ISBN 9781409247159
  • Appendix in: Ole Jørgen Anfindsen. Selvmordsparadigmet: hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet. Oslo: Koloritt, 2010. ISBN 9788292395790

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fjordman's blog". Fjordman.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Brown, "Anders Breivik is not Christian but anti-Islam: Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik's ideology is fuelled by a loathing of Muslims and 'Marxists', his writing spurred by conspiracy theories", Comment is Free, The Guardian blogs, 24 July 2011, retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Ingeborg Moe and Lars Martin Gimse, "Inspirert av anonym blogger: En anonym norsk blogger ser ut til å ha vært en viktig ideologisk inspirasjon for den nå terrorsiktede Anders Behring Breivik", Aftenposten 24 July 2011, updated 25 July 2011 Template:No icon
  4. ^ a b "Viktig inspirator kaller Breivik 'voldelig psykopat': Nordmannen som er en av Anders Behring Breiviks store inspirasjonskilder, tar sterk avstand fra terroristen", VG Nett, 25 July 2011, retrieved 28 July 2011 Template:No icon
  5. ^ a b Sindre Granly Meldalen and Astrid Meland, "Dette er terroristens store politiske forbilde: Anders Behring Breivik (32) hyllet den mystiske bloggeren Fjordman i sitt terrormanifest", Dagbladet 25 July 2011 Template:No icon
  6. ^ Fjordman: The Eurabia Code, Part I, Jihad Watch, September 30, 2006
  7. ^ Beheading Nations - The Islamization of Europe's Cities, Jihad Watch, July 12, 2006
  8. ^ a b Gunnar Thorenfeldt, "Sier han har møtt Breiviks hemmelige norske idol: Amerikansk forfatter hevder han har hatt tett kontakt med den hemmelige bloggeren 'Fjordman'", Dagbladet 27 July 2011, retrieved 28 July 2011 Template:No icon
  9. ^ The Migration Flood , Fjordman article on Global Politician
  10. ^ List of Fjordman articles, FrontPageMage
  11. ^ Fjordman: Jihad and the Collapse of the Swedish Model, Fjordman article on Jihad Watch
  12. ^ List of Fjordman articles, Brussels Journal
  13. ^ List of Fjordman articles, Faith Freedom International
  14. ^ Fjordman: Native Revolt, Fjordman article on Little Green Footballs
  15. ^ Fjordman: Globaloney Comes To America, Fjordman article on Daily Pundit
  16. ^ Abigail R. Esman, "What Really Lies Behind The Oslo Attacks – And Why It May Happen Again", blogs, Forbes.com, 2011-07-23.
  17. ^ Andrew Berwick, 2083 - A European Declaration of Independence 22 July 2011 (pdf)
  18. ^ Matt Carr, "You are now entering Eurabia," Race & Class 48.1, July 2006, pp. 1–22 (Sage abstract): "These views can be found in dozens of websites, such as the far-right Norwegian website, 'The Fjordman.'"
  19. ^ John M. Klein, Jr., "Eyes to See: The Foothold of Jihadi Underpinnings,", Master's thesis, (U.S.) Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, June 15, 2007, pp. 22, 25. (pdf)
  20. ^ Robert Spencer, Religion of peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't, Washington, DC: Regnery, 2007, ISBN 9781596985155, p. 10.
  21. ^ Robert A. Kahn, "Are Muslims the New Catholics? Europe's Headscarf Laws in Comparative Historical Perspective," University of St. Thomas Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-26 (September 2, 2008) (Social Sciences Research Network abstract).
  22. ^ "Selvmordsparadigmet". Litteraturhuset (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  23. ^ a b Gunnar Thorenfeldt and Astrid Meland, "Frykter for Fjordmans sikkerhet: Meningsfeller og bekjente kjenner Fjordman, men ønsker ikke at identiteten til Anders Behring Breiviks idol skal komme ut", Dagbladet 03 August 2011 Template:No icon
  24. ^ "The Eurabia Code", September–October 2006; see also the whole article in one page, in Fjordman, "Swedish Welfare State Collapses as Immigrants Wage War", Brussels Journal, 28 March 2006, reprinted in Defeating Eurabia.
  25. ^ Tim Lister, "Suspect admired bloggers who believe Europe is drowning in Muslims", CNN.com 27 July 2011, retrieved 29 July 2011.
  26. ^ "'Blogget, men er ikke Fjordman': Blogg-grunnleggeren som publiserte Anders Behring Breiviks innlegg, opplever det som belastende at han roste nettstedet" (Norwegian News Agency), Stavanger Aftenblad 23 July 2011, retrieved 28 July 2011 Template:No icon
  27. ^ a b c d "Age of White Masochism", Gates of Vienna 9 October 2007, retrieved 31 July 2011 Cite error: The named reference "Age of White Masochism" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  28. ^ "My Farewell to Little Green Footballs", Gates of Vienna, 14 November 2007.
  29. ^ Fjordman, "How the West Lost the Cold War", Brussels Journal, 25 August 2007.
  30. ^ Fjordman, "The Cold War Never Ended", Brussels Journal 2 November 2009.
  31. ^ "The White Race: Going Gently Into That Good Night", Global Politician 20 August 2007, retrieved 31 July 2011.
  32. ^ Øyvind Strømmen, "Ingen einsam ulv: Utøyaterroristen er ikkje berre ein einsam fanatikar. 
Han er eit resultat av eit ideologisk bakteppe, noko hans eige manifest avslører", Bergens Tidende 26 July 2011, retrieved 29 July 2011 Template:No icon

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