@ashkenaz89's Threads
1/ THREAD
The trial of two #ProudBoys involved in the #NY9 incident began yesterday.
Defense contended #GavinMcInnes was a satirist whose work was taken out of context.
@ADL dir. @orensegal stated violence is a core tenant of Proud Boys charter.
@RVAwonk @lighttuponlight
The trial of two #ProudBoys involved in the #NY9 incident began yesterday.
Defense contended #GavinMcInnes was a satirist whose work was taken out of context.
@ADL dir. @orensegal stated violence is a core tenant of Proud Boys charter.
@RVAwonk @lighttuponlight
2/ In 2017, (during an #IRB approved research project), I sought to probe Gavin’s #altright connections & explore the possibility that the #ProudBoys were a #radicalization vector.
Prior to this I had studied foreign #terrorism.
journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/j… @JD_JournalDerad
Prior to this I had studied foreign #terrorism.
journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/j… @JD_JournalDerad
3/ Here is my exchange with #GavinMcInnes, the founder of the violent #extremist organization, the #ProudBoys.
@MichaelEHayden @MoonshotCVE @lighttuponlight @RVAwonk @ejdickson @_JesseMorton @DLamontJenkins
@MichaelEHayden @MoonshotCVE @lighttuponlight @RVAwonk @ejdickson @_JesseMorton @DLamontJenkins
Hey Mark,
I respect your work, but when it comes to #ProudBoys you are wrong.
I’ve studied the #ProudBoys and #antifa since 2017.
The concept of a multi-racial white supremacist organization may be hard to understand, but PLEASE ask me before you mainstream them further.
Sam
I respect your work, but when it comes to #ProudBoys you are wrong.
I’ve studied the #ProudBoys and #antifa since 2017.
The concept of a multi-racial white supremacist organization may be hard to understand, but PLEASE ask me before you mainstream them further.
Sam
1/ I apologize if that came off stronger than I intended. I mean to say I was where you were in 2017. That is why I began my ethnographic research with them and antfascists. I wanted to see what the reality of being a member was like, apart from media narratives.
2/ And after what I learned, I feel obligated to warn others about.
They are a violent crypto fascist extremist organization.
They are a radicalization vector.
They reframe their extremism as an assertion of masculinity, which allows them to reach a broader contingent of ppl.
They are a violent crypto fascist extremist organization.
They are a radicalization vector.
They reframe their extremism as an assertion of masculinity, which allows them to reach a broader contingent of ppl.
1/ Rampant cronyism and corruption is one of the 14 characteristics of #fascism.
@lighttuponlight #ProudBoys #PatriotPrayer #WomensRights #CntrlAltDelHate
@lighttuponlight #ProudBoys #PatriotPrayer #WomensRights #CntrlAltDelHate
2/ Exposing #ProudBoys corruption IS resisting fascism.
Exposure is disruptive to fascists like @MrAndyNgo who portray all those resisting fascism as violent so they can peddle their hatred under #1A.
They make no mention of violence endorsed by #PB/#PP members.
Exposure is disruptive to fascists like @MrAndyNgo who portray all those resisting fascism as violent so they can peddle their hatred under #1A.
They make no mention of violence endorsed by #PB/#PP members.
3/ What you can do:
1. Support data collection, analysis and educating the public on far right extremism.
patreon.com/ashkenaz89
2. #Resist fascist propaganda.
3. Care for your community.
4. Support countering violent extremism #CVE nonprofits like @lighttuponlight.
1. Support data collection, analysis and educating the public on far right extremism.
patreon.com/ashkenaz89
2. #Resist fascist propaganda.
3. Care for your community.
4. Support countering violent extremism #CVE nonprofits like @lighttuponlight.
1/ Who am I?
I'm a #CVE researcher who studies the process of radicalization, social groups, and movements. In short, I look for ways to prevent people like the #CovingtonBoys from swiping even further right & endorsing white nationalism, ethnic separatism, or dom. terrorism.
I'm a #CVE researcher who studies the process of radicalization, social groups, and movements. In short, I look for ways to prevent people like the #CovingtonBoys from swiping even further right & endorsing white nationalism, ethnic separatism, or dom. terrorism.
2/ On Twitter, I identify as a “#ProudBoys Whisperer,” a tongue in cheek reference to the ethnographic fieldwork I do. This work involves many conversations like the one below.
3/ I also look for ways to help men and women innoculate themselves from falling down the #antifeminist/anti-#SJW /conspiratorial rabbit hole.
1/ Earlier today, @RVAwonk referenced a study that showed the correlation between Trump's rallies and violence, further supporting the concept of #StochasticTerrorism and shedding light on the events on what has occurred since Trump's public embrace of nationalism.
@RVAwonk 2/ In contrast to this well designed study, @Ali_H_Soufan describes a distinct yet equally problematic issue. A biased report that was shown to decision makers.
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-cor…
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-cor…
@RVAwonk @Ali_H_Soufan 3/ #Statistics tip: If you choose a sample that contains members outside of the target population, you will collect meaningless statistics.
