The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction

Why HN readers recommended it

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

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Innuendo Studios

Topic

alt-right rhetoric

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

• Regrettably it isn’t that clear cut. While hate is illegal—and rightfully so—racists, bigots and war mongers can and do find ways to spread their hate with legal means. This includes shorthands, dog whistles, framing and tones, etc.[1] I don’t think we will ever be able …

• Don't waste your words, he's just one of those racist internet trolls following the same time old (if a little tired) strategies. You won't get anything fruitful from calling him out IME. I find this video series [0] useful for identifying and ignoring trolls online. …

• I'm talking about well-known phenomena that can readily be observed in online debate culture and social spaces over the past decade: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] I'm not sure what you think this has to do with "conspiracy thinking". I'm not saying this is …