James Edwin Yokeley Jr. — the 66-year-old Republican chairman of the Surry County, North Carolina, Board of Elections — faces serious criminal charges after authorities in Wilmington, North Carolina, revealed he allegedly slipped illegal drugs into his granddaughters' ice cream.According to Raleigh,...
The whole point is that it’s likely about white supremacy. And that people should be aware of it and it’s language. For those that don’t know.
I’m far too terminally online but also an old. So thanks for letting us know!
Same, today I learned.
I’m glad that I don’t need to do mental gymnastics to not hate a certain group of people.
Wish I could transfer that state of universal acceptance to others, where you just let people exist in peace
Like just walk up to some bigot or transphobe, touch their shoulders and be like: “You see that person?” And they go: “What of it?”
“Here’s your post history on Bluesky” (sudden realization)
the drugs in the ice cream are about white supremecy?
I missed something somewhere - can you elaborate on this? they’re all fucking nutso but I’m trying to parse what flavor of nutso this is
Today I learned
I definitely agree that educating people about these symbols is important and positive, but just… using them… is not a good method?
“Those that know know” ??? directly contradicts your stated intention
The intention was to instigate discussion. Which it did. Otherwise it would have been just another link that someone might have skimmed over.
Using it would have been treating it as a secret code that it is and not highlighting it. By highlighting it Etc the only way it was being used was as an example for people to inform themselves and learn from. Used to see that sort of bullshit all the time over on Reddit. Thankfully Lemmy is a better space.
Had no clue about them, so TIL because of your post.
i respect the attempt but i don’t think this worked, personally
At least one person has. And one more aware of always a good thing.
The world and what is going on makes so much more sense when you have a basic understanding of Republican code speak and dog whistles. Like how Republicans are currently dispatching National Guard from states with high crime, to states with lower crime. Claiming that it’s about crime. On the face of it it doesn’t make any sense. Unless you understand that they’ve turned the word crime into a dog whistle / code word for black/brown/Jewish/liberal etc. When it comes to Republicans everything is about racism and white supremacy. Granted echoing is a bit more esoteric and slightly less common code / dog whistle from them.
I had no idea, thank you. I know I’ve seen it before and just assumed it was artistic writing. I’m way too fucking naive for this world
It did for at least 2 of us.
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I don’t think its the best way to go about it, yeah. You can educate people about it without just using the symbols
It got you to say something so it clearly made an impact so what were you saying again?
Getting someone “to say something” is the goal of trolling.
The commenter did the equivalent of throwing sieg heils in public and winking (“those who know know” ??), then being like “I’m just raising awareness! It got you to say something!”
OIC. Thank you for clarifying