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Keep an eye out for symbology used by far right extremists. Fortunately for us, many extremist tools love to identify themselves to each other with such symbols (via tattoos, clothing, etc.) which in turn makes it easier for us to identify them.


Originally Posted By u/Badmojo68 At 2025-06-05 07:27:25 AM | Source


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[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I disagree that pepe and the ok sign are inherently hate symbols. In the right context sure, but that applies to many things.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A thumbs up at an inappropriate time could be considered a hate symbol.

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I regularely use the ok guesture to ask people if they are okay across a toom or in a loud atmosphere

[–] Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TIL that scuba divers have also become white supremacists now

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

If we can't scuba now then what's this all been about?!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Mmmm, you do understand that a LOT of these symbols are used by large swaths of people who have nothing to do with right extremism for reasons having nothing to do with right extremism, right?

There are obvious ones, say Elmo making the heil Hitler salute, but most of these are all over the place (swastika included). The cross, for example, is still used by the German military, that particular skull is part of countless tattoos that have nothing to do with right extremism. To this day I use that "ok hand sign" when someone asks me how their food was, yet I still have to develop a hatred for those different than me.

Just saying, since so many people are self professed eager to punch or murder Nazis, maybe you'd want to be sure what and who you're dealing with before you go nuts

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I find it so funny that pepe is the only thing on the list that has any suggestion of co-existing with benign use.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is it?

Even the basic swastika is a religious symbol that you'll find over pretty much all of asia. Only with the angle and colors would it be the Nazi swastika

Almost all of these symbols have benign uses and aren't by definition automatically bad.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You think musk has nothing to do with right wing extremism?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

? Where did I mention Elmo?

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Iirc our "Eisernes Kreuz" looks different

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

The totenkopf most strongly associated with white supremacists is a 3/4 view with crossed bones behind it. A skull by itself doesn't have a ton of meaning; could just mean that the person is goth. The image used in the chart doesn't look like the symbol most commonly used by white supremacists.

The wolfsangel symbol isn't correct; I don't know what that symbol is, but it's not a wolfsangel. A wolfsangel looks like a Z with a crossbar in the middle.

That should be written as an oþala rune; the 'þ' isn't a 'd' sound, it's a form of the 'th' sound, along with 'ð'. As with all other runes, it's essentially just an alphabet letter. When used by white supremacists, it usually has the ends turned up, but not always.

There are other symbols that get used by white supremacists, but these are the most common.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

are they not doing the ((())) thing anymore?

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Are the baddies do ascii art now? ({¡})

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

They are fully open now so they just straight up say the person is Jewish

[–] Aiala@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Odal rune (with serifs) Depicted a version without serifs

okay

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The logo of Xhitter ought to be on this list by now.

Edit: Tesla also, while we're at it.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Hey, I just like skulls.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

But I use the ok sign when I’m talking about how good my baked bread is :( I guess I’ll switch to chefs kiss.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shame about the totenkopf, it is a pretty bad ass symbol.

It's literally just a skull. You should be asking yourself if you're the baddie when you wear it.

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I hate that nazi scum stole the ok symbol.