Found Image: Politics of Hate in Orange County

Image

Format

JPG

License

Creative Commons Licence

Creator(s)

Contributors

- Private group -

Contributed date

November 28, 2018 - 4:25pm

Critical Commentary

Design Statement: I selected this visualization as a direct representation of nativist ideology of one particular hate group in Orange County that has been making headlines as of late.

  • This group is called the Rise Above Movement (RAM) who are: they are committed to using hand-to-hand combat to target those who don't align with their white nationalist, alt right views.
  • This particular visualization is a screenshot of one of their YouTube uploads, a video where the document their fighting practice, as well as some of the political practices they carry out.
  • This particular instance is on a highway near Torrance, California, where they placed a banner reading "Secure Borders, Secure Future."
  • This particular act is a clear anti-immigration stance, one intended to vilify immigrants and in line with the vitriolic rhetoric of Trumpism. 

Source

“Blink 1488 - American patriots - Rise Above Movement (R.A.M),” YouTube video, 3:12, posted by "JV RL," September 29, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4YAstQYmDc&bpctr=1543452659.

Language

English

Cite as

JV RL, "Found Image: Politics of Hate in Orange County ", contributed by Michelle Kim Gardner, Center for Ethnography, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 28 November 2018, accessed 19 April 2024. http://centerforethnography.org/content/found-image-politics-hate-orange-county