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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Hate Symbol

A hate symbol is a symbol, logo, image or meme, acronym, number, coded word or term or short slogan or phrase intended to 1) invoke hatred, anger or fear towards people of certain racial, ethnic, religious or... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Non-extremist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Ropefuel

Ropefuel refers to topics that feed depressive or suicidal ideations among incels. The use of the word "rope" refers to the suicidal method of hanging oneself. The opposite of "ropefuel" is "lifefuel."

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Save the/our Children

"Save the children" is a QAnon rallying cry often used as a hashtag on social media. QAnon borrowed this hashtag from a legitimate human-trafficking campaign to spread the baseless claim that pedophiles are kidnapping children off the... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Sharia/Shariah/Shari…

Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Skinhead

The skinhead subculture includes both racists and non-racists (see SHARP entry). They share many common elements, such as head shaving, clothing, tattoos and symbols, rituals and music. However - racist skinheads have come to compose one of... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

South African Flag (…

In 1994, after the end of apartheid, South Africa adopted a new national flag, as the previous flag, adopted in 1928, had come to symbolize the apartheid regime. Since 1994, white supremacists in South Africa and elsewhere... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Stacy/Stacey

Stacy or Stacey is a term used within the incel community to describe beautiful, hyperfeminine women who can partner with any man they choose, but are only interested in Chads (attractive, hypermasculine men). This term is used... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Bogus Liens

Bogus liens are one of the oldest and most common sovereign citizen "paper terrorism" tactics. They are designed to harass and retaliate against their perceived enemies. Whereas most legitimate liens are placed against property for nonpayment of... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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Sturmabteilung Symbol

The Sturmabteilung (or SA) emblem was used by Hitler's so-called "Brownshirts," paramilitary formations Hitler utilized to intimidate political opponents before and after his rise to power in Germany. Today it is used by neo-Nazis and other modern-day... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Swastika

The swastika is an ancient symbol that emerged independently among many cultures. Before the 20th century, its use was almost always benign, and it is still a common religious symbol across Asia associated with good fortune. However... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist