Inside dark anti-natalist ‘cult’ – suicides, ‘brainwashing’ and IVF clinic bomb
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An anti-natalist accused of bombing a fertility clinic wrote a chilling manifesto where he promised to “sterilise this planet of the disease of life.” Guy Bartkus, 25, was named as a suspect by the FBI in the horrific car bomb detonation that blew up the American Reproductive Centres building in Palm Springs, Los Angeles. He died in the explosion.
Police called the attack on May 17 “terrorism” and claimed Barktus left behind nihilistic writings that showed his views against procreation, also known as anti-natalism. Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, called it possibly the “largest bombing scene that we’ve had in Southern California.”
“This was a targeted attack against the IVF facility,” Davis said. “Make no mistake: We are treating this as an intentional act of terrorism.”
The blast shattered the windows of nearby buildings along the streets, as eyewitnesses described a loud boom and people screaming in terror. Fortunately, none of the facility’s embryos were damaged. Bartkus tried to livestream the explosion, but the attempt failed, according to the FBI.
Authorities searched the suspect’s home and found explosive materials. They also discovered he was a long-time rocket builder and had experience with building explosive devices.
An investigation is underway to determine his motive, but it is believed he is connected to a website that laid out the case for “a war against pro-lifers.” It is claimed on the website that a fertilisation clinic would be targeted.
“Here you can download the recorded stream of my suicide & bombing of an IVF clinic,” the site said. The clip does ceased to exist after he botched the live-stream. The website also had a 30-minute audio file that began with the speaker explaining “why I’ve decided to bomb an IVF building or clinic.”
“Basically, it just comes down to I’m angry that I exist and that, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here,” the speaker said. Authorities also discovered a manifesto which declared an end goal of “sterilising this planet of the disease of life.”
Dad of the suspect Richard Barktus, 75, admitted he had not seen his son in 10 years but believes he had been “brainwashed” online and had bought into an anti-natalist ideology.
Bartkus was part of an online cult that believes humans should cease to exist to prevent future suffering. The ideology also claims having children is immoral because they did not consent to being born. He compared life to “slavery to a DNA molecule” and claimed he was disgusted by “so much wasted suffering” in the world.
“When you see innocent creatures getting completely f***ed by life, you know, I’m not just talking humans, but even animals, right? How the hell can you sit there and call that an intelligent design?” the 25 year old said.
“All the pro-mortalist is saying is like, hey, let’s make it, let’s make the death thing happen sooner rather than later in life, right? We’re just changing the date at which it happened.”
Content retrieved from: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/inside-dark-anti-natalist-cult-35297171.
