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This is complete conspiracy theory nonsense. It's a hoax generated by 4chan trolls. They crowdsourced conspiracy thinking and collected it into a list. Just lik
by steelstraw 5y ago
This is complete conspiracy theory nonsense. It's a hoax generated by 4chan trolls. They crowdsourced conspiracy thinking and collected it into a list. Just like they do with QAnon. No actual proof, just spurious connections. I'm surprised people are taking it seriously (numerology? really??). That's literally what these trolls intended. It's also what they did with the OK hand symbol. They took something benign and sowed chaos with it.
See https://www.adl.org/blog/how-the-ok-symbol-became-a-popular-trolling-gesture https://www.adl.org/blog/how-the-ok-symbol-became-a-popular-...
The “OK” hand gesture originated as one of these hoaxes in February 2017 when an anonymous 4channer announced “Operation O-KKK,” telling other members that “we must flood Twitter and other social media websites…claiming that the OK hand sign is a symbol of white supremacy.” The user even provided a helpful graphic showing how the letters WP (for “white power”) could be traced within an “OK” gesture. The originator and others also suggested useful hashtags to help spread the hoax, such as #PowerHandPrivilege and #NotOkay.
- weare138 5y agoRegardless of how it started a bunch of actual racists took it and ran with it. Now actual racists use that symbol unironically. The KKK was started by a group of hoaxers and pranksters to troll people but I don't think anyone would argue the modern KKK is just a bunch of trolls screwing around and messing with people.
- anthonygd 5y agoAre you sure it's actually been used unironically? I've wondered about that, but don't personally know anyone who's used it in any way. Are you on good enough terms with an actual white supremist who has used it unironically to confirm the intent is racist?
- glial 5y agoThis is an image taken on Jan 6: https://i.insider.com/5ff6467a6d61c10019cce0e6?width=1000&format=jpeg&auto=webp https://i.insider.com/5ff6467a6d61c10019cce0e6?width=1000&fo...
- anthonygd 5y agoWell, I'm guessing irony is lost on that group so I'll concede the point. Reminds me of the Rick & Morty sign for "peace among worlds".
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- steelstraw 5y agoIt's not all numerology, I'm just saying that's included (in the very first piece of "evidence" mind you) and should have set off alarm bells to anyone reading it.
- malermeister 5y agoNazis are and were very into numerology (seehttps://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/18 https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/18 for a modern example). Can't fault the person who points it out.
- tanseydavid 5y ago>> One of the cofounders being named after an antisemitic caricature is "numerology"? Serious question: was there public backlash or protest of this character when the cartoon was on television for eight or nine years?
- TMWNN 5y ago>This is complete conspiracy theory nonsense. It's a hoax generated by 4chan trolls. Correct. https://np.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/rwpli5/anon_has_an_idea/ https://np.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/rwpli5/anon_has_an_id...
- Barrin92 5y agoGiven that 4chan would jump on the opportunity even if it wasn't a hoax I'm not sure what this proves.