Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ...
by adamsmark on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:19PM
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"honk honk" is an alt-right meme. It refers to clown world or the fact that current politics, the zeitgeist or how the world works is clownish.
I have only ever seen "honk honk" used when referring to issues involving Islam, racial minorities or the treatment of women.
Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ...
by retox on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:59PM
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Your first paragraph is correct, but your second doesn't match the usage in the OP.
Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ...
by erik_seaberg on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:18PM
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> This meme, like many others, has been effectively used to show that small communities online can trick mainstream media into reporting the idea that benign things (milk, the OK hand sign) are actually a secret racial symbol.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/bbyhxz/what_i...
Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ...
by ipsin on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:30PM
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Google search suggests it has "4chan racist troll" origins, but I'm hoping the origin for this poster was more innocuous.
[1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/clown-pepe-honk-honk-clown-wo...
I asked and it appears to be a Chicago tradition like dibs. Since then I see it online usually accompanying controversial opinions, but I noticed a trend. Its usually also in connection with politically controversial opinions and insider information regarding politically motivated actions taken by government, military, black ops, or other groups where operation security is a concern.
Does it have some kind of special meaning or is it just random and I'm seeing connections where none exist?