"If one man can show so much hate, think how much love we can show together." In memory of the Utøya attack.

Today might just be another day for 99.93 percent of the world. But to a miniscule percent, in the small country of Norway, today marks the 7th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack ever put upon this country. Put together by one man aiming to change the entire political world of Norway through violence.

The July 22. attacks were two sequential terrorist attacks, commited by Anders Behring Breivik, a domestic terrorist and extremist right winger, who aimed to send a message to what he believed to be the two main enemies of Norway, the labor party and the religion of Islam.
The first attack occured in Oslo's governmental center, a city block of 9 political buildings, all important to the politcal activity of Norway. Breivik parked a car containing a fertilizer bomb weighting 950 kilograms, or in excess of 2 000 pounds near the prime minister's office. The bomb exploded few minutes after he left the car and killed 8 people, and injured an excess of 30 people, as well as damaging multiple political departments and the prime minister's office.

Two hours later, Breivik arrived at Utøya in Tyrifjorden, where the Labor party's youth array (AUF) were arranging their summer camp. Disguised as a policeman, Breivik opened fire on teachers and students with a machine gun, killing 66, of which 33 were below the age of 18, and injuring 66 more. The prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg had been planning a surprise visit to the island one day after the attack to hold a speech for the Labor party's camp. Breivik's attack continued for an hour, before he was arrested by the Hønefoss Police.
The attacks, including victims who died later due to injuries, killed 78 people, and injured an excess of 300 people.

During interrogation Breivik admitted to what he called "Gruesome, but necessary actions" But did not admit to Criminal activity. His motivations were to display his vision of Western Europe to the world, through his Manifesto: "2083 - A European Declaration of Independence" released online a few hours before his attacks, of which the Ideological content was both extremist-right and millitant, and showcased his view that Norway's two biggest enemies were the labor party and the religion of Islam, both of which he aimed to throttle the recruiting of with his attack.

Under trial, it was deemed that Breivik did not suffer from psychosis, and was fully aware and consciouss of his actions during his months of planning. He is currently serving a 21 year sentence (The highest Norwegian law will allow outside crimes of war.) in Skien prison, under heavy psychological surveillance

In the end however, Breivik lost. His attack did not change the political world of Norway, or laws to either Laborers or Islamists, the Norwegian people do not cover in fear over him, and the only hate he succeeded in spreading was that against himself and his message.
"We are still shaken by what his us, but we will NEVER give up our values. Our answer is even more democracy, more openness and more humanity. But never naivety." -Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's prime minister. (2011)

To any fellow Norwegians, those who might've known the poor faces above, or those unfortunate enough to share a last name with them, my heart goes out to you. The biggest respect we can pay them is to honor their memory, and show them that the actions of one hatefull man will not ruin our country.

In loving memory of those who were taken from us too early, by the hands of hatred and bigroty:
Mona Abdinur Age:18
Ismail Haji Ahmed Age:19
Thomas Margido Antonsen Age:16
Porntip Ardam Age:21
Modupe Ellen Awoyemi Age:15
Lene Maria Bergum Age:19
Kevin Daae Berland Age:15
Trond Berntsen Age:51
Sverre Flåte Bjørkavåg Age:28
Torjus Jakobsen Blattmann Age:17
Carina Borgund Age:18
Johannes Buø Age:14
Monica Elisabeth Bøsei Age:45
Åsta Sofie Helland Age:16
Sondre Furseth Dale Age:17
Monica Iselin Didriksen Age:18
Gizem Dogan Age:17
Andreas Edvardsen Age:18
Tore Eikeland Age:21
Bendik Rosnæs Ellingsen Age:18
Hanne Marie Orvik Endresen Age:61
Aleksander Aas Eriksen Age:16
Andrine Bakkene Espeland Age:16
Hanne Anette Balch Fjalestad Age:43
Silje Merete Age:17
Hanne Kristine Age:19
Andreas Dalby Age:17
Snorre Haller Age:30
Kai Hauge Age:32
Rune Havdal Age:43
Ingrid Berg Heggelund Age:18
Ida Marie Hill Age:34
Karin Elena Holst Age:15
Anne Lise Holter Age:51
Eivind Hovden Age:15
Guro Vartdal Håvoll Age:18
Jamil Rafal Mohamad Jamil Age:20
Steinar Jessen Age:16
Maria Maagerø Johannesen Age:17
Ronja Søttar Johansen Age:17
Espen Jørgensen Age:17
Sondre Kjøren Age:17
Margrethe Bøyum Age:16
Syvert Knudsen Age:17
Tove Åshill Knutsen Age:56
Anders Kristiansen Age:18
Jon Vegard Lervåg Age:32
Elisabeth Trønnes Lie Age:16
Gunnar Linaker Age:23
Tamta Lipartelliani Age:23
Eva Kathinka Lütken Age:17
Hanne Ekroll Løvlie Age:30
Even Flugstad Malmedal Age:18
Tarald Kuven Mjelde Age:18
Ruth Benedichte Vatndal Age:15
Emil Okkenhaug Age:15
Diderik Aamodt Olsen Age:19
Henrik André Pedersen Age:27
Rolf Christopher Johansen Age:25
Karar Mustafa Qasim Age:19
Bano Abobakar Rashid Age:18
Henrik Rasmussen Age:18
Ida Beathe Rogne Age:17
Synne Røyneland Age:18
Kjersti Berg Age:26
Marianne Sandvik Age:16
Fredrik Lund Schjetne Age:18
Lejla Selaci Age:17
Birgitte Smetbak Age:15
Isabel Victoria Green Age:17
Silje Stamneshagen Age:18
Victoria Stenberg Age:17
Tina Sukuvara Age:18
Sharidyn Svebakk-Bøhn Age:14
Simon Sæbø Age:18
Håvard Vederhus Age:21
Håkon Ødegaard Age:17

If you have read this far, thank you so, so much. It means more than you think. This was to Norway what 9.11 were to you Americans, even as I write this I can hear the local churchbell ring as people gather to mourn the losses of almost a hundred people. Thank you for your time, I hope I didn't ruin your mood for the day with this story.

FP:EDIT Oh my god guys Front page!? This means a lot to me, when I first began to socialize online I realized a lot of my american friends had never heard of this attack, of course I don't blame anyone, Norway is a tiny tiny country, half the size of Texas with a fifth of the population of just that one state, so helping to spread the word of this awful incident means a lot to me. I understand that a post like this will inherently spark a lot of political comments and opinions, but I ask of you to please keep it classy, In the end this is not a post meant to discuss the details of terror laws or prison terms, but a way to remember the most significant incident in modern Norwegian history.

Apart from that, uuhh... Send boobs! I like the huge ones. Every comment gets upvoted! Even if you slam your head into the keyboard, points for all!