"Alt-Right” Trump Fans Use App To Stalk Jews Online

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• published: 04 Jun 2016
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There’s a new strain of conservatives online calling themselves the “alt-right.” This tends to mean younger conservatives who love social media, Donald Trump, and anti-semitism. Unlike more traditional “movement conservatives” they don’t place a lot of emphasis on The Bible. They appear to be more interested in harassing Jews online. Now there’s an app for that. At least there was. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick), John Iadarola (ThinkTank), and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. “If you’ve ever encountered some of Donald Trump’s rabid “alt-right” supporters on the web, you know that they really relish attacking Jewish people with anti-Semitic slurs and images. Mic.com noticed this week that some alt-right Trump fans created an incredibly creepy browser extension for Google Chrome whose purpose is to mark and track Jewish people online and make them targets of anti-Semitic harassment. The “Coincidence Detector” extension, which was just removed from the Chrome store by Google this week, marked Jewish journalists and reporters with an “echo” tag that consists of three parentheses on both sides of their names. So if you were using the extension and reading an article by Mic’s Cooper Fleishman, you would see his name as “Cooper (((Fleishman)))” to single him out as Jewish. The “echo” tag is a reference to the neo-Nazi notion that “all Jewish surnames echo throughout history” — that is, they believe Jewish people are responsible for myriad conspiracies over the centuries designed to extinguish the white race.”* Read more here: https://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/anti-semitic-trump-fans-built-this-creepy-internet-app-to-mark-and-stalk-jews-online/ Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://www.tytnetwork.com/live Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/join/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-young-turks/id412793195?ls=1&mt;=8 Download the Android version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tyt