Exploration of films and how they reflect the way we communicate and process meaning. Often we find cultures are at odds with ideological social structures which often can create many of the global issues explored in this class. We will deal primarily with films as they present multiple layers of the communication process, texts, video, and credible media sources.
Thursday, August 1, 2024
POST 2: Netflix "Web of Make Believe" #3 "I'm Not a Nazi!" DUE: Feb 5 (50 pts P/F) EXTENDED!
Writing About Film Text & Research:
Continue to get familiar with ideology & all that it encompasses, along with mine en scene and all that it encompasses. Do some research. . .
READ:Bridging the Gaps
Chapter 2 - Concepts for Individual vs. Communal Decision-Making
WATCH: Episode#3 I'm Not a Nazi!
(Netflix: "Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies & the Internet")
Answer these questions:
Q1. Find an example of communal decision-making. Briefly explain and cite the scene (time:stamp).
Q2. Find an example (Chap 2) of individual decision-making and how ideological differences between individual versus communal decisions can be dangerous to deadly. Include (time:stamp) film reference.
Q3. Find a recent (2022-2025) credible-news story that refers to a hate crime or policy (law) that reflects the domestic terrorism organization you watched. (Include the link.)
Follow the Rules for Posting (Located in Canvas)
You may have to either look at the "big picture" or focus on a single image that communicates acinematic ideological response to a post question.
This is what "Digging Deep & Be Unique" means.
DUE: Feb 5 by midnight
50 pass/fail pts by the deadline.
18 comments:
Matthew Bigham
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1. At 20:08 in the film brings up the “Jewish Question” and how the alt right believes the only answer to this question is the extermination of the Jewish population. 2. At 52:32 “Noah Fox” makes the decision to leave Evropa after the Charlottesville rally. This is dangerous because as it is stated in the film it’s like leaving the mafia, you can’t leave because you know too much and they don’t want to talking about what really happens behind closed doors. 3. The pro-Palestinian protest of the past year is a great example of communal decision making. Protesters were chanting “from the river to the sea”, not realizing what it meant or even, in some cases not even knowing what river or sea they are referencing. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-palestinian-protests-return-campuses-adding-election-complication-rcna168988
00:19:15 - 00:21:11 In Evropa they talk about the “Jewish” question, and this is essentially a group of white supremacists agreeing that the real problem was the jews and if it wasn’t for them then you would be able to have a white ethnostate. And this essentially became a way of thinking for them, everyone had to agree, and if you didn’t agree you weren’t part of this group
00:47:00 - 00:50:19 Violence against individual decision-making is shown to us during this time because we see how violent these white supremists get if other people don’t think like them. During the “Black Lives Matter” movement a lot of people who were right winged began using the turn “All Lives Matter”. These people believe that because there is diversity or a need for people of color to be protected, their lives are at stake. Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Following Mass Killing Plot Targeting Gay People https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2024-12-18/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-following-mass-killing-plot-targeting-gay-people
Evropa/Alt-right is an organization filled with a lot of different people, racist, sexist, homophobics, anything left they despise. People like this are known for organizing hate crime, and enabling people like this man mentioned in the article, to commit crimes against everyday people. By creating chat rooms, and websites for these people to plot and execute.
The scary part about this episode is that once again we have a president that is for and enables these kinds of people all around the country. Meaning we are probably going to see a lot of violence these next 4 years.
Q1. Samantha at the bonfire book-burning seems the moment she truly fell for this life-changing decision, saying “it felt good to be a part of something.” Her eyes move to observe this new community, and her body language slowly relaxes as she grows in acceptance of Identity Evropa. This communal influence only continued as she joined organizations, left behind values, and altered her entire being.
Q2. We see individual decision-making when Samantha finally realizes that her relationship with her new partner- one that is violent, forceful, and manipulative- is not for good, finally showing her that this organization and way of life is one of evil and cruelty (00:46:11). If it were not for the moments in which we look inward and think individually, we would be unreasonably led by others as Samantha initially was. Morals and the instincts we live according to are crucial.
Q3. As we grow worried that dangerous people in certain groups- such as the US Capitol raid mentioned in the film- perhaps have too much freedom, President Trump declares many of them innocent.
How Trump decided to kick off his second term with blanket Jan. 6 pardon
Q1. -At 20:15, a group of individuals on an online forum collectively decides to target and harass someone, aligning their actions through their shared platform. This illustrates how digital communities can make collective decisions to engage in harmful behaviors, amplifying the consequences of their actions. It highlights the dangerous power of communal decision-making in online spaces.
Q2.- In Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies & the Internet (Chapter 2, "The Killer Profile"), Lori makes an individual decision to create a fake identity and deceive others online (around 12:30). Driven by her own motivations, her personal choice contrasts with a communal approach, where shared values might prevent such harmful actions. This difference in decision-making leads to devastating consequences, as Lori's unchecked choices spiral out of control, impacting others' lives in dangerous and deadly ways.
Q3.In this article it talks about how Stephen DeBerardinis, who was sentenced to over seven years in prison for using the internet to threaten and harass victims. He was found guilty of sending threatening emails and messages, as well as using social media platforms to target individuals with abusive content.
1) During the interview at (0:34:32) you see the invites to the party is growing and as more people are seen going the crowds even bigger, even calling some of the people celebrities. If they go then it has to be ok to go.
2) (0:44:21) We see that some members of the alt right want to show up and show out for the big rally in Charlotte where others argue to come in full force / costume in nazi parties and one of the ladder ends up running someone over and killing them.
3) California man linked to neo-nazi groups kills gay man in anti-gay rhetoric. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/samuel-woodward-hate-crime-life-sentence.html
Q1. (12:30-14:00) We see how YouTube has various videos that may come up related to what one is watching, and there are more videos, never-ending, you see how these communal decisions unfold as people from various corners of the internet join together in a coordinated attack on certain topics or people from different backgrounds. So, the internet plays a factor; it allows a space for profiles that discuss certain topics to exist, and people can often fall into a rabbit hole. Q2. (46:04) Her “boyfriend” had so many red flags, and he threatened to dox her, and violent threats, talking about a breeding camp, and at this point, it shows that it can lead to a dangerous ending. When you have a person like that in charge, he can easily create anger and violence amongst the group who share the same feelings. These groups of people had criminal records, and again, they had a mission to create violence. Q3. In this link, a man from Michigan attempted to carry out a mass killing in a gay community near a bar, stating that he associated the location with gay people. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-hate-crime-plotting-mass-shooting-gay-community
Q1. At (00:33:13) The white nationalist group expresses a core ideological belief in which the far-left movement seeks to get rid of white men/women from existence. They have a shared sense of victimhood and and justification for their extremist view. This moment in the documentary shows how radical movements construct beliefs that can change what reality truly is.
Q2. At (00:14:20) Samantha made a personal decision to get involved in a white nationalist community that was heavily influenced by social media. At (00:53:30) we see that she also made the individual choice to leave, despite the risks. Extremists groups often retaliate against those who try to leave the movement. This illustrates how ideological conflicts between the individual and the grow can escalate to life-threatening levels.
Q3. The Washington Post discusses the House vote in May 2022 on legislation aimed at limiting domestic terrorism after the Buffalo mass shooting, where a white supremacist targeted Black victims. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/18/house-vote-legislation-aimed-curbing-domestic-terrorism-wake-buffalo-mass-shooting/
Q1. (15:40) These white supremacists seemed to know that the FBI weren’t very involved in the internet and saw it as an opportunity to use it to speak together about their beliefs without the fear of them being caught. This made them feel able to speak their minds including mentions of violence towards these groups that they believed were inferior to them.
Q2.(28:23-28:56) Samantha is becoming the “poster child” to this group and she wants to be more involved and volunteers to be the one to interview applicants. She’s already part of Identity Evropa and wants to contribute to it; this desire to contribute makes her feel that she is doing good because these are her people now and you want the best for them so she does her part without being able to see the hate.
Q3. During Trumps campaign, he spread rumors of Haitian immigrants eating pets, this targeted the Haitian community all over the nation. Springfield, where a large population of Haitian immigrants are and where Trump used as an example, received violent threats and hate towards their Haitian community.
Q1. When Samantha was at a party and everyone was chanting “Heil, Richard” along with the Nazi salute. (36:29)
Q2. When James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately ran into a crowd of protesters with his car. He killed a lady by the name of Heather Heyer and injured many people in the event. (51:45)
Q3. “Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racial hate at hotel during NCAA Tournament” NBC Sports Tue, Mar 26, 2024 A racial hate crime was committed in Washington toward the Utah NCAA team. The Utah basketball coach does not go into detail about what exactly happened. Only states they were shaken and had to move hotels due to the incident. Far-right extremists have become more prevalent in the area, including Identity Evropa, Proud Boys, and ACT for America and America’s Promise Ministries.
Q1. Identity Evropa decided to promote Samantha for her willingness to recruit people and to manipulate their image by seeming cordial and political rather than a hate group. (28:00 - 28:40)
Q2. Samantha offered one of the leaders of Identity Evropa her place to stay at and starts to regret her involvement in the movement when she fears for her own safety for wanting to break off their relationship. (44:50 - 47:00) Samantha realizes that her initial decision of wanting to be in a group didn't align with the group's core values.
Q3. Germany's far right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), won a state election in the German state of Thuringia in September 2024. This marked the first time a far-right party has won a state parliament election since World War Two.
Jayden Thompson Q1) (28:00) The higher ups in Evropa all agreed to let Samantha take on interviews for men along with women due to her welcoming and polite nature. This was a group decision made to help their group be seen in a better light since they were accepting of Samantha because she is a woman. This was a manipulative tactic towards not only Samantha, to make her feel more important, but towards their targeted audience so they could draw more people in. Q2) Samantha decided on her own to apply for Identify Evropa. She did this based off what her boyfriend at the time was doing and saying, trying to be open minded in a way while also trying to understand the full extent of what her boyfriend had been showing her. However, this was an individual decision that was very dangerous because she was not fully aware of what she was committing too. (18:40) Q3) https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-violence-against-american-indian-or-alaska-native-females-2021-2023-special-report This article covers stories of the FBI who are using violence against different races, specifically against women of a different race. This is a great example of hate crimes still being committed even in the year of 2025.
Q1. (34:44) This is an example of communal decision making because multiple people aligned with a single view that was communicated by Samantha. This specific scene starts off with a picture of Samantha accompanied with a slow zoom-in to convey that she was the center of attention. Pictures of her with other woman are also used to communicate the impact she had on others.
Q2. (23:45) One example of individual decision making in the video is when a reporter asked President Trump to condemn white supremacist votes. Trump refused to condemn and claimed to know nothing about white supremacy. Indecisive individual decisions like this could possibly have a big impact on communal decisions based on one’s cultural interpretation of the message. Miscommunication like this can turn deadly as was seen in Charlottesville, NC. Here similar groups with the same ideology assumed that they were all aligned on one single way to solve an issue. Unfortunately, that was not the case as some groups sought violence as the answer.
Q3. The story I found is one that involves the white supremacist group Aryan Freedom Network (AFN). The group mass distributed flyers in Waterloo, IA that attempted to appeal to people who have racists ideologies who might be willing to get involved with the AFN movement. https://littlevillagemag.com/racist-flyers-from-neo-nazi-group-distributed-in-waterloo/
Q1: 2:00-5:00 Samantha talking about how her family was all in it. The book burning of Jewish literature and how she was desensitized to this lifestyle as her family was in it. Even her grandmother who was a part of Hitler Youth had to deprogram herself. Q2: 11:00-14:00 Speaking about your online presence and how what you watch can individually impact you. These videos you watch put you into a group of people that believe in harmful ideals and can dangerously impact your life if you choose to follow them into life beyond the internet. Q3: Blaze Bernstein was killed in his home in 2018 by a class mate who considered themselves a neo-nazi who knew Blaze as he was an old classmate. His classmate was apart of the group atomwaffen who was both anti-LGBTQ and antisemetic. Blaze was killed because he was both gay and Jewish. After the murder of their son by a neo-Nazi, a California family's extraordinary journey turning grief into hope - CBS News
Q1. 24:51 They talk about Trump getting inaugurated in January and he starts talking about making a national effort to make the country better. The film focuses on his words again which looks like he is promoting hate towards a certain group of people and supporting any type of hateful action by tying it with politics making it an excuse to allow prejudice. Q2. 17:42 Identity Evropa is talked about as a group where they considered themselves advocates for white people with the intention of ethnostate with no violence. There are different groups of people in it who look for more than just protesting their beliefs such as being described as wanting to get into physical fights on the street and having hate signs and tattoos. This differentiates from individual decisions such as 19:30 When Samantha is being interviewed for Evropa because she wanted to find out for herself and save her relationship by proving that she was interested in it without actually taking serious actions into her own hands that involved violence. Communal decisions can lead to deadly and if misinterpreted hate crimes around the United States that are covered by their words of peace to excuse their cult. Q3. In 2020 Trump publicly encouraged people online to protest and overthrow the capital, which led a group of his followers to go and protest at first but also moments later they invaded and tried to destroy documents and force themselves in other rooms. This reflects the domestic terrorism organization because even though they claim not to be dangerous they still acted upon Trump's words and took the protest to another level. https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-incited-january-6-defendants/
Q1: Starting from (00:55:19 - 00:56:28) Samantha talking about her group of “Formers” from the different extremist organizations. A community of people coming together and deciding, as a community, to figure a way to properly help each other grow apart from their past lives.
Q2: The culmination of Samantha’s choice to live this lifestyle her former boyfriend wanted, rather than her own because of her personal want to “belong somewhere”. In the example given (00:33:26 - 00:36:53) you see the first hand radicalization she’s been exposed to. In her pursuit of belonging, she’s conformed to this twisted mindset thinking she’s found purpose she’s actually become a cog in a malicious machine fueled by bigotry and hate.
Q3: I’m not too sure if anyone has read into this one but a teen in the UK was sentenced to fifty years in prison for the deaths of multiple children at a dance class. His motives were considered to be a hate crime against the kids. https://apnews.com/article/britain-children-stabbed-explainer-dance-class-84dfbead29d62e499418452796a262a0
Q1. At (00:28), a communal decision was made by Identity Evropa members who had attended the first rally in May, to organize another, larger rally in August. This decision was not just about gathering again- it was about expanding their movement by inviting other white supremacist groups to join. A key symbolic element they retained was the Tiki torches, which became a visual marker of their collective identity. Q2. At (00:57), Samantha made an individual decision to becoming a key witness in the trial against members of the white nationalist group “Unite the right”. She chose to testify about what she had witnesses during her time as a member, despite the risks involved as being viewed as a traitor. She made a moral decision based on personal reflection and regret over her past involvement. Q3. This past weekend, the white nationalist group Patriot Front held a demonstration in front of Herriman City Hall, Utah, waving nationalist flags and holding a “Deport Invaders” sign. The group promotes antisemitism and anti-immigration ideologies, and aims to “form a new state that advocates for the descendants of its creators, namely white men.” https://kutv.com/news/local/white-nationalist-group-seen-marching-through-herriman-city-hall-display-deport-invaders-sign-patriot-front
Q1. Starting at 26:38, an example of communal decision-making is seen in the way Samantha Froelich, along with other members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, collectively decide to promote extremist ideologies. The group collaborates on crafting messages, organizing rallies, and determining tactics for spreading their ideology, such as through the use of social media and public events. This collective decision-making, aimed at rallying support for their cause, shows how a group of individuals can come together to make strategic choices with real-world consequences, like the violent events that later occurred. Q2. Samantha Froelich’s decision to join the white nationalist group Identity Evropa starts as an individual choice. Over time, her personal beliefs are shaped by the group’s collective decisions, including promoting violence. This shift from individual to communal decision-making demonstrates how personal choices, when amplified by a group, can lead to deadly consequences. The group’s collective actions, like the violent Unite the Right rally, show how ideological differences between individual and communal decisions can escalate into harm and violence. Q3. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0372_EN.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com A tragic incident in Bratislava, Slovakia, where a far-right extremist, inspired by white supremacist ideologies, targeted the LGBTIQ+ community, resulting in two fatalities and one injury. The shooter had previously expressed anti-LGBTIQ+ sentiments online, highlighting the dangers of such extremist ideologies.
All I saw were GSP errors and a couple of missteps re film time stamps or links to credible stories. Post 3 begins the grading portion of the assignments. You'll see the questions get more complex as you guys get used to the class.
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18 comments:
1. At 20:08 in the film brings up the “Jewish Question” and how the alt right believes the only answer to this question is the extermination of the Jewish population.
2. At 52:32 “Noah Fox” makes the decision to leave Evropa after the Charlottesville rally. This is dangerous because as it is stated in the film it’s like leaving the mafia, you can’t leave because you know too much and they don’t want to talking about what really happens behind closed doors.
3. The pro-Palestinian protest of the past year is a great example of communal decision making. Protesters were chanting “from the river to the sea”, not realizing what it meant or even, in some cases not even knowing what river or sea they are referencing. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-palestinian-protests-return-campuses-adding-election-complication-rcna168988
00:19:15 - 00:21:11 In Evropa they talk about the “Jewish” question, and this is essentially a group of white supremacists agreeing that the real problem was the jews and if it wasn’t for them then you would be able to have a white ethnostate. And this essentially became a way of thinking for them, everyone had to agree, and if you didn’t agree you weren’t part of this group
00:47:00 - 00:50:19 Violence against individual decision-making is shown to us during this time because we see how violent these white supremists get if other people don’t think like them. During the “Black Lives Matter” movement a lot of people who were right winged began using the turn “All Lives Matter”. These people believe that because there is diversity or a need for people of color to be protected, their lives are at stake.
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Following Mass Killing Plot Targeting Gay People
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2024-12-18/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-following-mass-killing-plot-targeting-gay-people
Evropa/Alt-right is an organization filled with a lot of different people, racist, sexist, homophobics, anything left they despise. People like this are known for organizing hate crime, and enabling people like this man mentioned in the article, to commit crimes against everyday people. By creating chat rooms, and websites for these people to plot and execute.
The scary part about this episode is that once again we have a president that is for and enables these kinds of people all around the country. Meaning we are probably going to see a lot of violence these next 4 years.
Caroline Lipscomb
Q1. Samantha at the bonfire book-burning seems the moment she truly fell for this life-changing decision, saying “it felt good to be a part of something.” Her eyes move to observe this new community, and her body language slowly relaxes as she grows in acceptance of Identity Evropa. This communal influence only continued as she joined organizations, left behind values, and altered her entire being.
Q2. We see individual decision-making when Samantha finally realizes that her relationship with her new partner- one that is violent, forceful, and manipulative- is not for good, finally showing her that this organization and way of life is one of evil and cruelty (00:46:11). If it were not for the moments in which we look inward and think individually, we would be unreasonably led by others as Samantha initially was. Morals and the instincts we live according to are crucial.
Q3. As we grow worried that dangerous people in certain groups- such as the US Capitol raid mentioned in the film- perhaps have too much freedom, President Trump declares many of them innocent.
How Trump decided to kick off his second term with blanket Jan. 6 pardon
Q1. -At 20:15, a group of individuals on an online forum collectively decides to target and harass someone, aligning their actions through their shared platform. This illustrates how digital communities can make collective decisions to engage in harmful behaviors, amplifying the consequences of their actions. It highlights the dangerous power of communal decision-making in online spaces.
Q2.- In Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies & the Internet (Chapter 2, "The Killer Profile"), Lori makes an individual decision to create a fake identity and deceive others online (around 12:30). Driven by her own motivations, her personal choice contrasts with a communal approach, where shared values might prevent such harmful actions. This difference in decision-making leads to devastating consequences, as Lori's unchecked choices spiral out of control, impacting others' lives in dangerous and deadly ways.
Q3.In this article it talks about how Stephen DeBerardinis, who was sentenced to over seven years in prison for using the internet to threaten and harass victims. He was found guilty of sending threatening emails and messages, as well as using social media platforms to target individuals with abusive content.
Cody Menzies
1) During the interview at (0:34:32) you see the invites to the party is growing and as more people are seen going the crowds even bigger, even calling some of the people celebrities. If they go then it has to be ok to go.
2) (0:44:21) We see that some members of the alt right want to show up and show out for the big rally in Charlotte where others argue to come in full force / costume in nazi parties and one of the ladder ends up running someone over and killing them.
3) California man linked to neo-nazi groups kills gay man in anti-gay rhetoric.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/samuel-woodward-hate-crime-life-sentence.html
Q1. (12:30-14:00) We see how YouTube has various videos that may come up related to what one is watching, and there are more videos, never-ending, you see how these communal decisions unfold as people from various corners of the internet join together in a coordinated attack on certain topics or people from different backgrounds. So, the internet plays a factor; it allows a space for profiles that discuss certain topics to exist, and people can often fall into a rabbit hole.
Q2. (46:04) Her “boyfriend” had so many red flags, and he threatened to dox her, and violent threats, talking about a breeding camp, and at this point, it shows that it can lead to a dangerous ending. When you have a person like that in charge, he can easily create anger and violence amongst the group who share the same feelings. These groups of people had criminal records, and again, they had a mission to create violence.
Q3. In this link, a man from Michigan attempted to carry out a mass killing in a gay community near a bar, stating that he associated the location with gay people.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-hate-crime-plotting-mass-shooting-gay-community
Q1. At (00:33:13) The white nationalist group expresses a core ideological belief in which the far-left movement seeks to get rid of white men/women from existence. They have a shared sense of victimhood and and justification for their extremist view. This moment in the documentary shows how radical movements construct beliefs that can change what reality truly is.
Q2. At (00:14:20) Samantha made a personal decision to get involved in a white nationalist community that was heavily influenced by social media. At (00:53:30) we see that she also made the individual choice to leave, despite the risks. Extremists groups often retaliate against those who try to leave the movement. This illustrates how ideological conflicts between the individual and the grow can escalate to life-threatening levels.
Q3. The Washington Post discusses the House vote in May 2022 on legislation aimed at limiting domestic terrorism after the Buffalo mass shooting, where a white supremacist targeted Black victims.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/18/house-vote-legislation-aimed-curbing-domestic-terrorism-wake-buffalo-mass-shooting/
Q1. (15:40) These white supremacists seemed to know that the FBI weren’t very involved in the internet and saw it as an opportunity to use it to speak together about their beliefs without the fear of them being caught. This made them feel able to speak their minds including mentions of violence towards these groups that they believed were inferior to them.
Q2.(28:23-28:56) Samantha is becoming the “poster child” to this group and she wants to be more involved and volunteers to be the one to interview applicants. She’s already part of Identity Evropa and wants to contribute to it; this desire to contribute makes her feel that she is doing good because these are her people now and you want the best for them so she does her part without being able to see the hate.
Q3. During Trumps campaign, he spread rumors of Haitian immigrants eating pets, this targeted the Haitian community all over the nation. Springfield, where a large population of Haitian immigrants are and where Trump used as an example, received violent threats and hate towards their Haitian community.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/us/haitian-americans-springfield-ohio-reaction.html
Q1. When Samantha was at a party and everyone was chanting “Heil, Richard” along with the Nazi salute. (36:29)
Q2. When James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately ran into a crowd of protesters with his car. He killed a lady by the name of Heather Heyer and injured many people in the event. (51:45)
Q3. “Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racial hate at hotel during NCAA Tournament” NBC Sports Tue, Mar 26, 2024
A racial hate crime was committed in Washington toward the Utah NCAA team. The Utah basketball coach does not go into detail about what exactly happened. Only states they were shaken and had to move hotels due to the incident. Far-right extremists have become more prevalent in the area, including Identity Evropa, Proud Boys, and ACT for America and America’s Promise Ministries.
https://sports.yahoo.com/utah-coach-says-team-shaken-152042830.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Author: Jaylen Galvan
Q1. Identity Evropa decided to promote Samantha for her willingness to recruit people and to manipulate their image by seeming cordial and political rather than a hate group. (28:00 - 28:40)
Q2. Samantha offered one of the leaders of Identity Evropa her place to stay at and starts to regret her involvement in the movement when she fears for her own safety for wanting to break off their relationship. (44:50 - 47:00) Samantha realizes that her initial decision of wanting to be in a group didn't align with the group's core values.
Q3. Germany's far right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), won a state election in the German state of Thuringia in September 2024. This marked the first time a far-right party has won a state parliament election since World War Two.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn02w01xr2jo
Jayden Thompson
Q1) (28:00) The higher ups in Evropa all agreed to let Samantha take on interviews for men along with women due to her welcoming and polite nature. This was a group decision made to help their group be seen in a better light since they were accepting of Samantha because she is a woman. This was a manipulative tactic towards not only Samantha, to make her feel more important, but towards their targeted audience so they could draw more people in.
Q2) Samantha decided on her own to apply for Identify Evropa. She did this based off what her boyfriend at the time was doing and saying, trying to be open minded in a way while also trying to understand the full extent of what her boyfriend had been showing her. However, this was an individual decision that was very dangerous because she was not fully aware of what she was committing too. (18:40)
Q3) https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-violence-against-american-indian-or-alaska-native-females-2021-2023-special-report
This article covers stories of the FBI who are using violence against different races, specifically against women of a different race. This is a great example of hate crimes still being committed even in the year of 2025.
Q1. (34:44) This is an example of communal decision making because multiple people aligned with a single view that was communicated by Samantha. This specific scene starts off with a picture of Samantha accompanied with a slow zoom-in to convey that she was the center of attention. Pictures of her with other woman are also used to communicate the impact she had on others.
Q2. (23:45) One example of individual decision making in the video is when a reporter asked President Trump to condemn white supremacist votes. Trump refused to condemn and claimed to know nothing about white supremacy. Indecisive individual decisions like this could possibly have a big impact on communal decisions based on one’s cultural interpretation of the message. Miscommunication like this can turn deadly as was seen in Charlottesville, NC. Here similar groups with the same ideology assumed that they were all aligned on one single way to solve an issue. Unfortunately, that was not the case as some groups sought violence as the answer.
Q3. The story I found is one that involves the white supremacist group Aryan Freedom Network (AFN). The group mass distributed flyers in Waterloo, IA that attempted to appeal to people who have racists ideologies who might be willing to get involved with the AFN movement.
https://littlevillagemag.com/racist-flyers-from-neo-nazi-group-distributed-in-waterloo/
Q1: 2:00-5:00 Samantha talking about how her family was all in it. The book burning of Jewish literature and how she was desensitized to this lifestyle as her family was in it. Even her grandmother who was a part of Hitler Youth had to deprogram herself.
Q2: 11:00-14:00 Speaking about your online presence and how what you watch can individually impact you. These videos you watch put you into a group of people that believe in harmful ideals and can dangerously impact your life if you choose to follow them into life beyond the internet.
Q3: Blaze Bernstein was killed in his home in 2018 by a class mate who considered themselves a neo-nazi who knew Blaze as he was an old classmate. His classmate was apart of the group atomwaffen who was both anti-LGBTQ and antisemetic. Blaze was killed because he was both gay and Jewish. After the murder of their son by a neo-Nazi, a California family's extraordinary journey turning grief into hope - CBS News
Q1. 24:51 They talk about Trump getting inaugurated in January and he starts talking about making a national effort to make the country better. The film focuses on his words again which looks like he is promoting hate towards a certain group of people and supporting any type of hateful action by tying it with politics making it an excuse to allow prejudice.
Q2. 17:42 Identity Evropa is talked about as a group where they considered themselves advocates for white people with the intention of ethnostate with no violence. There are different groups of people in it who look for more than just protesting their beliefs such as being described as wanting to get into physical fights on the street and having hate signs and tattoos. This differentiates from individual decisions such as 19:30 When Samantha is being interviewed for Evropa because she wanted to find out for herself and save her relationship by proving that she was interested in it without actually taking serious actions into her own hands that involved violence. Communal decisions can lead to deadly and if misinterpreted hate crimes around the United States that are covered by their words of peace to excuse their cult.
Q3. In 2020 Trump publicly encouraged people online to protest and overthrow the capital, which led a group of his followers to go and protest at first but also moments later they invaded and tried to destroy documents and force themselves in other rooms. This reflects the domestic terrorism organization because even though they claim not to be dangerous they still acted upon Trump's words and took the protest to another level.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-incited-january-6-defendants/
Q1: Starting from (00:55:19 - 00:56:28) Samantha talking about her group of “Formers” from the different extremist organizations. A community of people coming together and deciding, as a community, to figure a way to properly help each other grow apart from their past lives.
Q2: The culmination of Samantha’s choice to live this lifestyle her former boyfriend wanted, rather than her own because of her personal want to “belong somewhere”. In the example given (00:33:26 - 00:36:53) you see the first hand radicalization she’s been exposed to. In her pursuit of belonging, she’s conformed to this twisted mindset thinking she’s found purpose she’s actually become a cog in a malicious machine fueled by bigotry and hate.
Q3: I’m not too sure if anyone has read into this one but a teen in the UK was sentenced to fifty years in prison for the deaths of multiple children at a dance class. His motives were considered to be a hate crime against the kids.
https://apnews.com/article/britain-children-stabbed-explainer-dance-class-84dfbead29d62e499418452796a262a0
Q1. At (00:28), a communal decision was made by Identity Evropa members who had attended the first rally in May, to organize another, larger rally in August. This decision was not just about gathering again- it was about expanding their movement by inviting other white supremacist groups to join. A key symbolic element they retained was the Tiki torches, which became a visual marker of their collective identity.
Q2. At (00:57), Samantha made an individual decision to becoming a key witness in the trial against members of the white nationalist group “Unite the right”. She chose to testify about what she had witnesses during her time as a member, despite the risks involved as being viewed as a traitor. She made a moral decision based on personal reflection and regret over her past involvement.
Q3. This past weekend, the white nationalist group Patriot Front held a demonstration in front of Herriman City Hall, Utah, waving nationalist flags and holding a “Deport Invaders” sign. The group promotes antisemitism and anti-immigration ideologies, and aims to “form a new state that advocates for the descendants of its creators, namely white men.”
https://kutv.com/news/local/white-nationalist-group-seen-marching-through-herriman-city-hall-display-deport-invaders-sign-patriot-front
Q1. Starting at 26:38, an example of communal decision-making is seen in the way Samantha Froelich, along with other members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, collectively decide to promote extremist ideologies. The group collaborates on crafting messages, organizing rallies, and determining tactics for spreading their ideology, such as through the use of social media and public events. This collective decision-making, aimed at rallying support for their cause, shows how a group of individuals can come together to make strategic choices with real-world consequences, like the violent events that later occurred.
Q2. Samantha Froelich’s decision to join the white nationalist group Identity Evropa starts as an individual choice. Over time, her personal beliefs are shaped by the group’s collective decisions, including promoting violence. This shift from individual to communal decision-making demonstrates how personal choices, when amplified by a group, can lead to deadly consequences. The group’s collective actions, like the violent Unite the Right rally, show how ideological differences between individual and communal decisions can escalate into harm and violence.
Q3. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0372_EN.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
A tragic incident in Bratislava, Slovakia, where a far-right extremist, inspired by white supremacist ideologies, targeted the LGBTIQ+ community, resulting in two fatalities and one injury. The shooter had previously expressed anti-LGBTIQ+ sentiments online, highlighting the dangers of such extremist ideologies.
All I saw were GSP errors and a couple of missteps re film time stamps or links to credible stories. Post 3 begins the grading portion of the assignments. You'll see the questions get more complex as you guys get used to the class.
Everyone who posted by the deadline got full credit. Errors are -3 -10pts each. Please follow "The Rules" and make time. I'm home with the flu and have my computer with me.
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