Thread by @MsEntropy

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

And the RESIST Twitter types’ taunts, gloating, and total lack of self-awareness is only going to make things worse.

https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1351989803642974209

And it’s not just a few niche white supremacist accounts, btw.

It’s everywhere.

https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1351986868062064641

Some of you seem like you’re jealous no one uses the phrase “sectarian” for American politics — yet.

Don’t worry, though.

Your efforts to get us there have been noted.

Throwing this FYI into the thread:

https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1352054462005694470

This isn’t about “kumbaya” and “unity” or “give the far right a hug.”

Look past your emotionalism and feelings right now.

Do you want this to get worse? Or do you want effective strategy?

I mean... “stakes is high,” y’all.

This is the same damn phenomenon of ‘symbiotic extremism’ I’m always harping on about.

It’s Zarqawi’s AQI strategy.
It’s Steve Bannon’s strategy.

You don’t see it, but you’ve been manipulated into reacting exactly the way your enemies planned.

Knock. It. Off.

https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1348113625655824385

Hey, blue check (especially) dudes who follow, especially the ones people have called out for this preciously:

I coined the phrase ‘symbiotic extremism’ in media around 2014 with my work on ISIS.

I’m not credit hungry, but I AM on the job market - so please don’t plagiarize.

This morning’s more of the same.

There’s a reason the Turner Diaries (you might remember the name from Timothy McVeigh and OKC) keeps coming up.

And that reason is: people who feel under attack are easy targets for recruitment; it’s a chance to galvanize the fence-sitting masses.

AKA ‘symbiotic extremism.’ ⬇️

https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1352057921496965122

I wrote an article about the symbiotic extremism phenomenon and how this recruitment pattern operates with ISIS here.

Anti-Trump Blue MAGA types need to know how their responses don’t just play into Nazi strategy, but also how:

They don’t realize it, but they fell into a trap.

https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1143606984811405320

(By the way, and you guys know exactly who you are - I know you read this timeline, and I see you interacting with these tweets. Just don’t think you’re being subtle about it. And there’s still time for you to leave. Get out while you can.)

https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1352076120288477184

Dear “you don’t know the danger of ‘accepting’ Nazis back into the fold’” and “you know nothing about strategy, Twitter idiot” (etc):

1) Lol. I almost got killed last year.

2) I’ve advised the United Nations on ISIS strategy etc.

Now, shooh.

Muting this now, because a lot of you appear to be here to play, and sorry — but I’m not.

https://twitter.com/msentropy/status/1352341978147512320

Performative adherence to partisan ideological purity tests might feel good, but online popularity contests are pretty useless for threats of this magnitude.

Incentivizing disengagement doesn’t mean: “let them off easily.”

Please be smarter.

If you want to defeat an enemy, you’ve got to understand that enemy.

Some of you act like empathy is merely a toothless “no-consequences kumbaya” sentimental gesture.

But pause for a second. It can be weaponized, even when it’s insincere.

But like any weapon, effectiveness requires training.

Incentivizing disengagement isn’t synonymous with “get out of jail free; yay we’re friends.” That’s a dangerous misperception.

Plus, have you not heard of Psyops?

Your opponents damn sure have.

I don’t write this stuff to lecture - it’s a reminder to myself.

I need to every single day because of the temptation to overreact out of emotion - and I’ve been at this for years.

Consider giving uncomfortable realities a try.