The suspected gunman who k**led dozens of people in New Zealand is an Australian ‘r****t eco-f*****t’ who posted a 74-page manifesto online before the shootings and described Donald Trump as a “symbol of w***e s*******y”.

The man, who identified himself in a livestream of the massacre as Brenton Tarrant, said he was motivated by far-right extremism he saw in the United States to carry out the attack at Al Noor Mosque.

At least 49 people were gunned down dead in two mosques in New Zealand. At least 41 people were k**led at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch while at least seven people died inside the suburban Linwood Masjid Mosque.

The suspect has been charged with murder while three other people have been held in custody.

In it, he says he was inspired by mass k**ler Anders Breivik, who k**led 77 people in Norway in 2011. He also mentions Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne as well as London mayor Sadiq Khan.

He also goes on to rail against mass immigration and said he views Donald Trump as a “symbol of renewed white identity”.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the shooter was Australian and described him as an “extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist”.

Police have said a man in his late 20s has been charged with murder and will appear at the Christchurch court on Saturday morning.

Footage of the attack at the Al Noor mosque was posted under the username ‘Brenton Tarrant 9’ and shows the gunman firing 205 times on men, woman and children and stopping only to reload his weapons.

Tarrant also appears to have posted a link to a manifesto on a now-deleted Twitter account and the online forum 8chan where he spoke of his hatred for Muslim immigrants in Europe.

Your input here is highly relevant only because it demonstrates why the children of so-called "progressives" grow up the way they do, so ready to blame others for their screw-ups rather than take responsibility for themselves and their actions.

Children raised by conservatives, punishments and all, grow up much more likely to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, as well as much more likely to weigh the possible consequences of their actions before committing themselves.

I've seen "progressive" parents walking with severely misbehaving preadolescent children and, instead of laying down the law, were quite literally pleading with the children to behave.

These children will grow up having absolutely no respect for authority, whereas the children of conservative parents will have that respect.

Given the differences between what you purport to recommend and the likely product of a conservative upbringing, I'll take the latter, thank you, and best of luck to anyone raised according to your beliefs.