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The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction

Innuendo Studios · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Media, journalism & propagandaSocial issues & culture

What it is

The introduction to Innuendo Studios' video essay series on the rhetorical tactics of the alt-right. It examines how bad-faith debate and harassment work online.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a primer on recognising trolling and dog-whistle tactics in online discussion.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend the YouTube series The Alt-Right Playbook for an overview of these tactics”

    Overview of dog whistles and tactics that evade hate-speech laws.

    runarberg, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Zuckerberg: I just shared the following note with our employees”

  2. “I find this video series [0] useful for identifying and ignoring trolls online.”

    Helps identify and ignore online trolls.

    quantumwoke, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Looking at the experience of black Britons through an American lens”

  3. “is worth a watch if you are new to this concept”

    Explains how fringe politics spread in online spaces.

    hnbad, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases to humans (2019)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: video essay, rhetoric, trolling, dog whistles, online harassment

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