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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Pepe the Frog

Pepe the Frog is a popular internet cartoon character appropriated by the white supremacist movement and used in a variety of contexts. Members of the white supremacist "alt right," favor the symbol in a context that is... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Right-wing

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Pit Bull (symbol)

Pit bulls are the favorite dogs of many white supremacists because they are perceived as savage fighters. The Pennsylvania-based Keystone State Skinheads' logo is a pitt bull's face superimposed over a red, white and black keystone.

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Runic Writing

Runic alphabets are pre-Roman alphabets used widely across Europe, easily recognizable because of their angular characters. Although still used today in many mainstream and non-racist contexts, white supremacists have also appropriated the runic alphabet, in large part... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Accelerationism

White supremacist accelerationism is a school of thought within some segments of the white supremacist movement (primarily neo-Nazi and alt-right white supremacists) that argues that, because white supremacists seem unable to reform or reshape modern society to... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Civil Peace Flag/Civ…

The civil peace flag, also known as the civil flag of peacetime or flag of peace, is a flag commonly used by sovereign citizens, who believe it is the original and legitimate flag of the United... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Anti-government

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Grooming/Groomers

Grooming refers to behaviors used by abusers to build relationships and trust with children or young people to aid in manipulating, exploiting and abusing them. The term has been appropriated and weaponized by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots who falsely... Read more

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

ISIS

ISIS (also known as ISIL, Islamic State or IS, and Daesh in Arabic) is a Salafi-jihadist group that founded an unrecognized “caliphate,” a quasi-state in Iraq and Syria in 2014 capturing large swaths of territory in a... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Remigration

"Remigration" [sic] is an extremist and anti-immigrant term that arose in Europe in the mid-2010s, promoted by Identitarian groups such as Generation Identity. "Remigration" refers to the concept of forced repatriation of immigrants, especially non-European and/or... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

psyop

Psyop, short for psychological operations, are military operations carried out to influence the emotions and behaviors of targeted individuals, organizations and governments. Conspiracy theorists have co-opted the term to suggest that various conspiracy theories and world events... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

National Socialism

National Socialism refers to the ideology of the Nazi Party of Germany from 1920-1945, centered around the primacy of a mythic Aryan people whose destiny would be secured by a unified authoritarian ethnostate. As envisioned by Adolf... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Antisemitism