Gwen Snyder is uncivilNov 15, 2023

Most people radically underestimate the role that misogyny played and plays in online far right radicalization, and Gamergate was *the* critical turning point for the far right using online misogynist culture as an on-ramp into the far right.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgwmdz/paul-pelosi-attacker-gamergate

Man Who Attacked Paul Pelosi Says He Was Radicalized by Gamergate

The man told jurors he spent hours listening to far-right podcasts before breaking into the Pelosi home and attacking the then-Speaker’s husband with a hammer.

Show threadJohn Caveney woke is me🛠️
@gwensnyder I’ve opined for a long time that both the fools lantern and ‘games’ are more responsible for this behaviour than many realise and the producers will ever admit. Indeed, the producers regard my opinion as utter nonsense. They would though wouldn’t they…..
Nov 16, 2023 at 8:45amWeb