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In reply to the discussion: I don't think Julian Assange meant to leak this [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)112. Looked to me that it was asked as a question by Assange, It was not a statement.
Now here is what I found on the internet about it. Hopefully it will clear up some of the confusion that the OP caused.
What does it mean?
The brackets, known as echoes, are a far-right invention, to identify Jewish Twitter users, so that other antisemites can then attack them online. The raising of a rabble is not limited to antisemites misogynist fury can likewise manifest in epic crowds, virtual-baying. But there is something about ((())) that is uniquely unnerving, the secrecy conferring a sense of a developed and organised network of hate. Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor of the New York Times, described how it played out for him following the publication of his article on Donald Trump. A Twitter user triple bracketed him in a tweet, and he was subjected to a sudden hurricane of abuse, images of concentration camps and death threats that has yet to abate.
Who else uses it?
Old-school white supremacists have new allies: the self-styled alternative right, or alt-right, promulgators of online viciousness, much of it racist in theme. They cite the rise of Trump as a key factor in their growing confidence, as well as the refugee crisis. They think of themselves as modern, which, to give them credit, they are, since they have managed to weaponise the internet, turning virtual threats into real-life fear. Their tools are hacking and doxing (publishing personal details, home addresses and other whereabouts, of victims), and often just marshalling huge amounts of hostility on to a single target.
Why are people putting the echo symbol around their own name?
Those who want to show solidarity with Jewish people who have been attacked, and indeed, Jewish people generally. The Twitter user @andrewcb explains: Its a bit like the urban legend about the Danish king wearing a yellow star during the occupation. As the myth has it, King Christian X wore a star in response to Nazi requests that he solve his Jewish problem, and all the Danish people followed suit, which led the identifier to become meaningless.
Nothing makes the alt-right angrier than the puckish appropriation of a tag, trope or practice in order to mock it and show solidarity with those it is intended to offend. Reclaiming symbols, words and hashtags isnt new: recent examples include the #1in5Muslims hashtag, in response to the Suns radically unintelligent reading of a poll, and #DistractinglySexy, in which female scientists responded to Tim Hunts evaluation of women in his field by tweeting portraits of themselves at work in the lab or outdoors. Those women came in for some incredible abuse as vilified for objecting to Hunt as he was for his original remark. On the internet, sexism and objecting to sexism are basically interchangeable, in terms of what they cost. But they did it anyway.
So, should you put brackets round your name?
Yes, you should. Im going to.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2016/jun/12/echoes-beating-the-far-right-two-triple-brackets-at-a-timeThe brackets, known as echoes, are a far-right invention, to identify Jewish Twitter users, so that other antisemites can then attack them online. The raising of a rabble is not limited to antisemites misogynist fury can likewise manifest in epic crowds, virtual-baying. But there is something about ((())) that is uniquely unnerving, the secrecy conferring a sense of a developed and organised network of hate. Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor of the New York Times, described how it played out for him following the publication of his article on Donald Trump. A Twitter user triple bracketed him in a tweet, and he was subjected to a sudden hurricane of abuse, images of concentration camps and death threats that has yet to abate.
Who else uses it?
Old-school white supremacists have new allies: the self-styled alternative right, or alt-right, promulgators of online viciousness, much of it racist in theme. They cite the rise of Trump as a key factor in their growing confidence, as well as the refugee crisis. They think of themselves as modern, which, to give them credit, they are, since they have managed to weaponise the internet, turning virtual threats into real-life fear. Their tools are hacking and doxing (publishing personal details, home addresses and other whereabouts, of victims), and often just marshalling huge amounts of hostility on to a single target.
Why are people putting the echo symbol around their own name?
Those who want to show solidarity with Jewish people who have been attacked, and indeed, Jewish people generally. The Twitter user @andrewcb explains: Its a bit like the urban legend about the Danish king wearing a yellow star during the occupation. As the myth has it, King Christian X wore a star in response to Nazi requests that he solve his Jewish problem, and all the Danish people followed suit, which led the identifier to become meaningless.
Nothing makes the alt-right angrier than the puckish appropriation of a tag, trope or practice in order to mock it and show solidarity with those it is intended to offend. Reclaiming symbols, words and hashtags isnt new: recent examples include the #1in5Muslims hashtag, in response to the Suns radically unintelligent reading of a poll, and #DistractinglySexy, in which female scientists responded to Tim Hunts evaluation of women in his field by tweeting portraits of themselves at work in the lab or outdoors. Those women came in for some incredible abuse as vilified for objecting to Hunt as he was for his original remark. On the internet, sexism and objecting to sexism are basically interchangeable, in terms of what they cost. But they did it anyway.
So, should you put brackets round your name?
Yes, you should. Im going to.
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They did release a whole bunch of war crime material. Aren't the Republicans still the war party?
Scuba
Jul 2016
#50
And one day, hopefully soon, he'll wear out his welcome in the Ecuadorian Embassy....
George II
Jul 2016
#65
Understanding the messengers motives in okay though right? Or just follow blind?
TeamPooka
Jul 2016
#87
Looked to me that it was asked as a question by Assange, It was not a statement.
notadmblnd
Jul 2016
#112
Back in the day ((())) meant a "Call to Action" Alert, or intended as a major "headsup"
2banon
Aug 2016
#152
That's what I read, also. It was how they attacked the reporter (Julia Ioffe, GQ)
Mc Mike
Jul 2016
#99
Think again. Additionally do DU'ers use 'Tribalist', white-supremist code word for Jews? No.
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#108
Seen the brackets as symbols for wi-fi, transmission sources, and for drum brakes in auto manuals.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#126
Harry Enten at 538 has adopted this as a way to push back against the alt-right. NT
Adrahil
Jul 2016
#123
The Neo-Nazis started tagging people with (((Their name))) to identify Jews and sympathizers of Jews
MohRokTah
Jul 2016
#3
Sentence first, verdict after. Didn't the Queen of Hearts from Through the Looking Glass
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#63
Assange works for Putin. That ought to be enough to convince us he is no good. n/t
SleeplessinSoCal
Jul 2016
#21
According to them, tweet's been deleted. But they've got a screen grab of it too.
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#27
Thoroughly disgusting. But ASSange keeps strange company even in the best of times.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2016
#31
brackets to target persons to harrass seemed to rise-up from trumps twitter friend the Star-graphic
Sunlei
Jul 2016
#34
Someone at wikileaks wanted to draw attention to Jews, or people in solidarity with Jews,
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2016
#46
Oh, dear! I thought putting brackets around someone's name sent ((( hugs ))) to that person.
Petrushka
Jul 2016
#48
here is an article (and wikileaks actually posted a 2nd, double down tweet)
Grey Lemercier
Jul 2016
#60
Wikileaks Posts and Deletes Anti-Semitic Tweet as it Does Putin’s Bidding For Trump
riversedge
Jul 2016
#61
Spin off: Gen Michael Flynn retweeted an anti-Semitic tweet from a wikileaks fan.
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#81
Because majority of DU'ers push back on those who use white-supremacist dog-whistles like
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#110
liberalmike exposes his tolerance for neo-Nazi and white-supremacist code words
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#111
Sorry, but I read the David Duke link and I see no connection to Assange at all.
avaistheone1
Jul 2016
#113
FWIW, some teenaged little shit usually mans the official wikileaks twitter
Blue_Tires
Jul 2016
#115
After reading the various links in the postings on this thread, I must say this this thread is
avaistheone1
Jul 2016
#120
People are putting ((( echoes ))) around their names on Twitter – here’s why
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2016
#131
It's not character assassination when the depiction of one's character is accurate. nt
msanthrope
Jul 2016
#146
Remind me, which Article deals with foreign espionage as a check on government?
NuclearDem
Jul 2016
#147