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by LocalChapter 1786 days ago
The "hard-right" is normally bored teenage boys that are trolling for laughs and don't actually believe any of this stuff.

There is a meme online currently that says "My political opinions are based on who I am trolling".

As for Pepe being a far-right meme. It never has been one. That was misinformation to stir up a moral panic and push for censorship.

The Pepe has also been used by Hong Kong protesters, (IIRC) the yellow vest protesters in france and loads of other pro-democracy freedom groups outside of the west.

e.g.

https://www.ynetnews.com/PicServer5/2019/10/03/9521875/95218...
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sofixa 1786 days ago
> The "hard-right" is normally bored teenage boys that are trolling for laughs and don't actually believe any of this stuff.

You should tell the actual hard right parties like RN, AfD, UKIP and co. that

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crispyambulance 1786 days ago
> The "hard-right" is normally bored teenage boys that are trolling for laughs and don't actually believe any of this stuff.

Sure, for a while, until they find themselves in the middle of a crowd of short haired guys holding tiki torches, marching through town and shouting <you-know-what>.

"pepe the frog" showing up in weird contexts is part of "the joke". It's funny to them when people misinterpret pepe as something completely different.

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schwartzworld 1786 days ago
> As for Pepe being a far-right meme. It never has been one.

It wasn't originally, but you're kidding yourself if you think that it hasn't become one

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thefz 1786 days ago
> As for Pepe being a far-right meme. It never has been one.

Feels Good Man is exactly about this. ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11394182/ )

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user-the-name 1786 days ago
It's all just trolling, all just for the lulz, until you it's not any more. This is how radicalisation works. It starts as a joke, but it does not stay a joke.
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