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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 09:27 AM Feb 2019

death threats by white supremacists on Facebook against AOC

On Facebook right now, there is a thread on a white supremacist group called Pissed Off White Americans that offers itself as a forum for the grievances of paranoid racists who uphold the conspiracy doctrine of “white genocide,” that is, the perception that a combination of mass immigration and supposed governmental policies that favor minorities over whites are leading to the “extinction” of “white society.” The thread refers to a recent misogynistic slur of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one calling her a “bimbo” with the gathered racists, naturally, wanting to pile on with their racist and misogynistic comments.




[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/9/1833520/-death-threats-by-white-supremacists-on-Facebook-against-AOC?utm_campaign=trending|

This cannot be allowed to stand.... we know where this leads....


On 16 June 2016, Jo Cox, the British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, died after being shot and stabbed multiple times in Birstall, West Yorkshire. In September, a 52-year-old local man named Thomas Alexander Mair was found guilty of her murder and other offences connected to the killing, and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order.[2][3]
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He believed individuals of liberal and left-wing political viewpoints, and the mainstream media, were the cause of the world's problems.[1] He targeted Cox, a "passionate defender" of the European Union and immigration, because he saw her as "one of 'the collaborators' [and] a traitor" to white people.[1]


[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jo_Cox|

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death threats by white supremacists on Facebook against AOC (Original Post) Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP
Just reported that group for hate speech vlyons Feb 2019 #1
I did. Also the woman who posted they should be 'dealt with'... CurtEastPoint Feb 2019 #2
I just checked out their page BlueIndyBlue Feb 2019 #6
How do I file a report on that group? n/t mokawanis Feb 2019 #8
Go to their FB page vlyons Feb 2019 #10
Will file report now. Thank you for the info. mokawanis Feb 2019 #12
Just tried, link didn't work... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #14
I just checked and it's still there mokawanis Feb 2019 #15
Done! pazzyanne Feb 2019 #17
+1 ck4829 Feb 2019 #25
Please caption the last photo for those of us who struggle to keep up. marble falls Feb 2019 #3
I have added info for you n/t Soph0571 Feb 2019 #4
OAC scares the shit out of them. scarytomcat Feb 2019 #5
They know that they can not safeinOhio Feb 2019 #7
The theory of white supremacy is unique William Seger Feb 2019 #18
+1 ck4829 Feb 2019 #23
Reported Fullduplexxx Feb 2019 #9
I'm not on Facebook for reasons like this horror workinclasszero Feb 2019 #11
+1 2naSalit Feb 2019 #13
In AMERICA, these are not empty threats and should be dealt with accordingly. nt Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #16
This hatred is what unites trump supporters lancelyons Feb 2019 #19
Threats of violence can be reported to the FBI IronLionZion Feb 2019 #20
That was my first thought as a priority considering the threats. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #22
CouncilPERSON Scott Dunn looks like an empty suit. He got anything besides smile & firm handshake? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #21
Looks like the group is gone ck4829 Feb 2019 #24

CurtEastPoint

(18,644 posts)
2. I did. Also the woman who posted they should be 'dealt with'...
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 09:48 AM
Feb 2019

she has lots of gunz and marine shit on her page. Typical.

BlueIndyBlue

(96 posts)
6. I just checked out their page
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 10:34 AM
Feb 2019

Wow, they are very proud of their hatred. I reported them as well. I hope they get taken down.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
10. Go to their FB page
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 11:04 AM
Feb 2019

1. Go to the group page for "https://www.facebook.com/RealPissedOff/"
2. Under their header image (a US flag), click the 3 dots ...
3. Click "Give feedback or report this page"

mokawanis

(4,441 posts)
15. I just checked and it's still there
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 11:41 AM
Feb 2019

try going to FB and doing a search for pissed off white americans.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)
5. OAC scares the shit out of them.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 10:22 AM
Feb 2019

She is smart and will speak her mind. They hate that. They totally fear her. Expect a lot more.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
11. I'm not on Facebook for reasons like this horror
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 11:06 AM
Feb 2019

How long will it take FB to take down this right wing terror group from their worldwide platform?

Days, weeks, months, ever???

The FBI needs to know about these right wing assassins as well.

2naSalit

(86,624 posts)
13. +1
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 11:12 AM
Feb 2019

She needs a security detail. I figured this would have started earlier, sadly.

FBI should be notified, but somehow, I suspect some consideration for her well being has already taken place.

 

lancelyons

(988 posts)
19. This hatred is what unites trump supporters
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:24 PM
Feb 2019

I just don’t understand why we can’t treat people the way we all want to be treated

IronLionZion

(45,442 posts)
20. Threats of violence can be reported to the FBI
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:26 PM
Feb 2019

it's almost as easy as Facebook reporting, except an American FBI employee will review it instead of one of Facebook's contractors overseas who speak English as second or third language.

https://www.fbi.gov/tips

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
22. That was my first thought as a priority considering the threats.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:40 PM
Feb 2019

I hope all our vocal politicians have helpers that monitor social media for violent threats so they can be promptly reported. I'm sure a complaint from a Congressional office carries a bit more weight than those from citizens.

That Texas city councilman needs a firm reminder from the council and his constituents that social media words do matter.....

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