2/ So let's give your feelings a form and make two important distinctions.
First, let's talk about the distinction between envy and resentment.
3/ There's a difference between wanting what someone else has, (envy) and the feelng that you deserve/are entitled to what they have, that it should rightfully be yours (resentment).
1/ When you spread disinformation as fact and list journalists who you believe to be associated with antifa, you don’t have to explicitly call for violence.
There is a high likelihood that someone in your audience does something with that information, as AWD did.
2/ It is not hyperbole or slander to say that the article you were a listed contributor on led to the creation of this list and video threat. It is something law enforcement recognizes as a threat.
3/ Lets talk about doxxing as you understand it. It is a tactic where sensitive information is shared and condemnation, firing, and other punitive measures are encouraged against the individual engaging in behavior perceived to harm communities.
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.
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.
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.
@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.
