Dark MAGA Explained (be warned...)

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Not funny: Critics explain how Madison Cawthorn's 'Dark MAGA' revenge declaration could be a threat to public safety

Rep. Madison Cawthorn suffered further humiliation on Thursday after calling for a "Dark MAGA" movement to defeat "cowardly and weak" Republicans. Cawthorn's comments came two days after he became the youngest Republican congressman to lose a primary. "There are other National figures who I...

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New 'Dark MAGA' movement calls for a ruthless version of Trump to take revenge on his political enemies in 2024

A new report says there's a faction of Trump supporters on the rise, labeling themselves with the hashtag #DarkMAGA. According to Newsweek's Giulia Carbonaro, Dark MAGA is a "post-alt-right aesthetic that promotes an authoritarian version of Trump in dystopian, Terminator-like images. In some...

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Not funny: Critics explain how Madison Cawthorn's 'Dark MAGA' revenge declaration could be a threat to public safety ​

Rep. Madison Cawthorn suffered further humiliation on Thursday after calling for a "Dark MAGA" movement to defeat "cowardly and weak" Republicans.



Cawthorn's comments came two days after he became the youngest Republican congressman to lose a primary.

"There are other National figures who I believe are patriots, but I am on a mission now to expose those who say and promise one thing yet legislate and work towards another, self-profiteering, globalist goal. The time for gentile (sic) politics as usual has come to an end," he wrote. "It’s time for the rise of the new right, it’s time for Dark MAGA to truly take command."

"We have an enemy to defeat, but we will never be able to defeat them until we defeat the cowardly and weak members of our own party. Their days are numbered. We are coming," he threatened.

The 'Dark MAGA' movement dreams of a vengeful Trump destroying his enemies, and is using 'meme warfare' to amplify its threatening vision, say experts

Experts told Insider that the far-right could be using the Dark MAGA movement to launder extremist views into the mainstream through meme warfare.

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A burgeoning online movement known as Dark MAGA is calling for former President Donald Trump to return to power and take revenge against his enemies.

What began as a fringe campaign posting threatening Terminator-style memes on social media is gaining traction among prominent Trump supporters such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Experts warn that the movement, which often features white nationalist and neo-Nazi imagery, could be the latest example of the far-right online laundering extremism into the mainstream using meme warfare.

What is Dark MAGA?​

Dark MAGA is a "post-alt-right online aesthetic movement" rooted in the radical pro-Trump online space, according to the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).


Memes with the Dark MAGA aesthetic frequently depict Trump in dramatic black and red-tinted images, often with laser beams shooting out of his eyes.

"A big part of the aesthetic involves memes of a God-like, authoritarian Trump getting revenge on perceived opponents," Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno, a behavioral scientist researching far-right extremism, told Insider.

"It's an aggrieved movement centered around the idea of a vengeful return to power. They're embracing the role of the villain and stripping away any facade of decency or political correctness."

Although not explicitly endorsed by Donald Trump, the movement appears to be gaining more mainstream support – including from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who on May 7 posted an image with the Dark MAGA aesthetic.

Prominent far-right activists, including Jack Posobiec and Amanda Milius, have also shared similar images of themselves, helping to bring a previously fringe movement into the mainstream.

The first documented use of the #DarkMAGA hashtag on Twitter was on January 21, according to GNET, but it started to spread across social media platforms in March.

Some of the content attached to the hashtag on Twitter depicts Trump carrying weapons, calling for the death penalty, or picturing the Trump Tower in a dramatic dystopian scene.

Meme warfare as propaganda
The movement is deeply entrenched in "meme warfare" and internet trolling techniques common among online far-right communities, according to Tim Squirrell, head of communications and editorial at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.


"You have to imagine meme warfare as a propaganda war that many people believe they are waging on a day-to-day basis," Squirrell told Insider.

One of the movement's goals appears to be to "unite disparate factions of right-wing extremism," which largely fractured following the infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017, where white supremacists were observed chanting "You will not replace us" and "Jews will not replace us, says Squirrell.

At the same rally, James Alex Fields Jr., an avowed white supremacist, drove his car into a group of anti-racism protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

TL:DR; A new wing of MAGA has been born that is more extreme than MAGA...that involves REVENGE and VIOLENCE.

 

[Micky Mikey]

Its fascism folks



So sick of these MAGA people. If they didn't have the state protecting and coddling them it would be open season on these clowns.

 

[Tair]

 

[Dre God]

They basically doing this, taking it to another level.

Let’s see if nikkas get serious about our future as a collective in this country.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Yea, the Republican party can't be saved at this point. It's just evil and more evil.

 

[King Jove]

Brehs for years were telling this site that this is was inevitable course of action for Conservatives which is why there was such a strong pushback from many posters to those disingenuous “both siders”.

Conservatives are descending into fascism, and they’re bragging about how fascist they are.

 

[Cat piss martini]

fukk drumpf

 

[ObsidianDev]

"Conservatives" are really about to let a cross-dressing paraplegic and a shrill-voiced wine mom/conspiracy theorist be the spearheads of their latest rebrand? It'd be funnier if shyt like this didn't actually pose a threat to people in the real world, but sadly it does.

Even worse is the fact that their supporters along with Trump's either don't realize that most right-wing politicians see them as little more than slack-jawed idiots who are easily manipulated, or deep down they do realize this, but simply don't care.

Even if they gain absolutely NOTHING that benefits them materially, they'll be happy enough if the people/groups that they hate face negative consequences as a result of politicians they put in office.

 

[Unknown Poster]

"Conservatives" are really about to let a cross-dressing paraplegic and a shrill-voiced wine mom/conspiracy theorist be the spearheads of their latest rebrand? It'd be funnier if shyt like this didn't actually pose a threat to people in the real world, but sadly it does.

That's why people can't laugh this off like it's a joke.

We thought Trump running for President was a joke until he started gaining momentum and actually won.
That's why I take it seriously now.

People thought Trump supporters were a joke too until they started hurting and killing people.

and the fact Madison literally said this DAYs after the Buffalo shooting is not only absolutely incorrigible., but very revealing.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

So ordinary MAGA then.

 

[Alix217]

lmao, I'm supposed to be intimidated by this neonazi homo on wheels?

 

[Micky Mikey]

CPAC is currently taking place in Hungary now. They're even blocking American journalists from entering the event. It should be pretty clear to everyone the direction they want to take the country in. They want a far-right white-ethno Christian Nationalist Authoritarian state.

Yes, I know the Democrats suck but the Republican party has gone completely rogue. They MUST be stopped and outside of voting them out completely and organizing at the local level, I'm not sure how else this can be done. They have the billionaire elite class on their side (peep the Koch brothers and now Elon Musk), they have taken over the Supreme court, and they're presently trying to put people in Secretary of State positions so they can decertify the next election. This is an insurgency and full out attack.

I know Biden has come up short and he's weak and feckless. However if Americans vote back in Republicans this November I think it will be a wrap for American democracy.

 

[Alix217]

CPAC is currently taking place in Hungary now. They're even blocking Americab journalist from entering. It should pretty clear to everyone the direction they want to take the country in. They want a far-right white-ethno Christian Nationalist Authoritarian state.

Yes, I know the Democrats suck but the Republican party has gone completely rogue. They MUST be stopped and outside of voting them out completely and organizing at the local level, I'm not sure how else this can be done. They have the billionaire elite class on their side (peep the Koch brothers and now Elon Musk), they taken over the Supreme court, and they're presently trying to put people in Secretary of State positions so they can decertify the next election.

I know Biden has come up short and he's weak and feckless. However if Americans vote back in Republicans this November I think it will be a wrap for American democracy.

I agree but dems need to come out strong right now on the economy. That's the #1 issue according to polls. Can it with the LGBT/immigration/climate stuff and get these cacs back to work or else you'll get more unrest

 

[Unknown Poster]

CPAC is currently taking place in Hungary now. They're even blocking American journalists from entering the event. It should be pretty clear to everyone the direction they want to take the country in. They want a far-right white-ethno Christian Nationalist Authoritarian state.

Yes, I know the Democrats suck but the Republican party has gone completely rogue. They MUST be stopped and outside of voting them out completely and organizing at the local level, I'm not sure how else this can be done. They have the billionaire elite class on their side (peep the Koch brothers and now Elon Musk), they have taken over the Supreme court, and they're presently trying to put people in Secretary of State positions so they can decertify the next election. This is an insurgency and full out attack.

I know Biden has come up short and he's weak and feckless. However if Americans vote back in Republicans this November I think it will be a wrap for American democracy.

If Trump gets voted in office its a wrap for America...not just American Democracy.
This ain't a good look at all...

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]