I visited the dark side of the internets the other day. No, I didn't stumble on some 8mm-type footage; I entered the online world of the white supremacists. I was reading an article which claimed that interest in these sites has spiked dramatically since Obama took office. A link was provided and I took the bait. Couldn't resist. I won't name the site--don't wanna give 'em any more hits--but man, there are some pissed off racists out there. I usually enjoy hopping on a huffington- or mediamatters-thread and watching as debates devolve into a series of ad-hominem attacks; but Dark Sider threads, despite offering up gorgeous bon mots like this one--Sorry for double post--my computer must have been created by an African--were a bit too much for my tastes. I wonder though: can one invoke Godwin's law on these sites? Probably not because equating someone to Hitler isn't an insult in their eyes, right? Maybe Mortimer Zuckerman or Alan Dershowitz serves as their Hitler.
I love how these guys always try and frame their cause as being about promoting their European ancestry and culture. If all they wanted was to run around in kilts and make caber tossing an Olympic sport, I'd have no problem with that; but these fuckers need to just come clean and admit it's more about hating black people and railing against the "Jew-run" media.
Aside from all of the white nationalist claptrap, I noticed lots of these d-bags are hardcore conspiracy theorists. There was a huge gallery of images like this one:
Happy Monday, peeps!ps: that's not my Vader graphic--wish it was. I'd give credit to the genius who created it, but I've forgotten which site I pulled it from... :(
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That site on the internets seems scary. I wouldn't want to visit it.
Were there any pop-up computer viruses when visiting those sites? ;)
it is scary--don't go there, DF!
Sup Waldinski--no pop-ups, strangely. I feel like there must be a file on me somewhere after visiting that site, tho. I hope I don't start getting racist junk snail or email now. It was funny--I somehow got on a gay porn mailing list once. They sent me samples of their young collegiate offerings--a magazine called "Freshmen." It was good stuff. Bet you woulda liked it Waldy.
Why don't I read your blog more often? I love your point about the kilts... And the connection to the conspiracy theories. I think, if I have to sympathize with these people, I realize they are afraid. They are not connected to their community and loved ones. They see other groups create and celebrate their identities. And instead of creating and celebrating their own, they try to make their lives better by tearing others down. Unfortunately, the solution to being lonely isn't to attack those who aren't, and who are, often actually more downtrodden than you. These people grew up outside of the mainstream you and I take for granted, I think. They really believe that those "New Yorkers" are out to get them and lying about everything. They don't believe in education, because they can't "control" what they hear there... I could babble on and on. Wish I could reach these people and fix them.
I wonder if they realize the so-called Aryan race shares common ancestry with fair-skinned Indians from India. But perhaps they have a conspiracy theory disproving that too.
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