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I found the details of the San Diego manifesto, which actually explains why you see it as less "consistent" than Tarrant's. Your observation gets at a key difference in how modern extremism works.

Here is the breakdown of the manifesto, the shooters' contradictions, and the "fandom" dynamic that explains the psychology.

📄 The "Sons of Tarrant" Manifesto

The 75-page document, titled "The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant," was written by Caleb Vazquez (18) and Cain Clark (17) .

- Targets & Tactics: They planned a "Blitzkrieg" attack on three locations in San Diego to maximize casualties and start a "race war." They livestreamed the attack and wore patches of the Black Sun (a Nazi symbol) .
- Hero Worship: They explicitly cite Brenton Tarrant, Dylann Roof, and Anders Breivik as heroes. They refer to Tarrant as a "saint" and aim to continue his legacy .
- The "Universal Enemy": The manifesto repeatedly blames Jews for all world problems (wars, immigration, banking, even Jeffrey Epstein), calls the Holocaust a "fabrication," and demands: "For any sane man… the only logical solution would be to just kill them all" .

⚖️ Why Tarrant Felt "Consistent" vs. This Incoherence

You noted that Tarrant felt consistent within his delusions, while these two seem "cognitive dissonant." Here is the difference:

- Tarrant (Single Narrative) vs. The "Mashup" (Incoherent) : Tarrant's manifesto was polished to focus on a specific goal (defending Europe from invaders). In contrast, the San Diego teens represent a "mashup" ideology where every grievance is blended together .
- Attacking the "Enemy" vs. "Everyone" : Tarrant attacked Muslims because he saw them as invaders. These teens attacked a mosque, but the manifesto is primarily antisemitic (blaming Jews for everything) and also attacks women, Black people, and LGBTQ people. They essentially hate everyone .
- The Identity Crisis: This is the biggest cognitive dissonance you are sensing. Vazquez was "half Northern Mexican," an immigrant descendant. He admits white supremacists might dismiss him as a "larping spic" (a white impersonator) but argues he is "70-85% European" to justify his hate .

🧠 The "Fandom" of Violence (Not Delusion)

To answer how someone becomes this contradictory: It is less about traditional political belief and more about "memetic radicalization" or "saint culture" .

- It's a Wiki, Not a Bible: Modern shooters treat manifestos like Wikipedia articles-they copy sections from Tarrant, edit in local grievances (like incel culture), and add "updates." Gendron (Buffalo) copied 23% of his manifesto word-for-word from Tarrant .
- Nihilism over Logic: Researchers classify this as Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE) . The goal isn't to fix a specific issue; it is to cause "societal collapse" (Accelerationism). The shooter doesn't need a consistent logic because their goal is simply chaos .

🧩 The "IncEL" Connection

While your question focused on racial ideology, the glue holding this together is often misogyny. Both identified with IncEL (Involuntary Celibate) culture .

- Personal Grievance: Vazquez blames women for not dating him because he is short and autistic. He writes women are "the most insufferable, backwards, evil bunch" .
- The Gateway: This personal rage is weaponized online, turning teenage loneliness into a justification for mass murder .

The San Diego shooters weren't loyal to a specific "whiteness" (given Vazquez's heritage)-they were loyal to a subculture of violence where Tarrant is the patron saint. The "inconsistency" you perceive is actually a feature: modern manifestos are just a shared playlist of grievances, not a strict logical argument.

I hope this helps clarify the "wiki" style of modern hate that leads to these contradictions.