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Yang Gang

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Updated Aug 11, 2020 at 07:12AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

Added Mar 06, 2019 at 02:56PM EST by Don.

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About

Yang Gang is a nickname collectively referring to supporters of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Online, Yang Gang memes referencing the candidate's proposed Universal Basic Income (UBI) policy, which would grant all American adults $1,000 per month, are frequently posted within various meme communities online, including the /pol/ board on 4chan.

Origin

The exact origin of the nickname "Yang Gang" used in the context of Andrew Yang supporters is unknown. On November 6th, 2017, entrepreneur Andrew Yang launched his campaign to run for president of the United States in the 2020 election. On February 2nd, 2018, the Yang campaign released a video titled "Andrew Yang for President | Humanity First" (shown below).



On March 20th, Twitter user @Wordview[7] tweeted an endorsement of Yang directed at "#BernieBros" along with the hashtag #YangGang (shown below).


Ryan Hamilton @Wordview Time to get hip #BernieBros, the #YangGang just took over this house! I am very excited to learn that @AndrewYangVFA is running for the Democratic nomination! #Yang2020 8:02 PM - 20 Mar 2018

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On March 30th, 2018, the campaign video was submitted to 4chan's /pol/[2] board along with the hashtag "#yanggang." On August 9th, the "Andrew Yang for President 2020" Facebook[5] page posted a photoshop featuring "Yang Gang" placards promoting the campaign (shown below).


0 HUMANITY FIRST fang2020 00 YANG ANDREW Δ° GANG LANG INV PER MONTH FOR PRESIDENT 2030 ANDR FOR PRES ang20

On February 28th, 2019, a "Yang Gang General" thread was submitted to 4chan's /pol/[3] board, containing videos of Yang's appearances on podcasts hosted by Joe Rogan and Sam Harris. On March 6th, a "Yang Gang General" thread was submitted to /pol/[4] along with a Virgin vs. Chad meme comparing Andrew Yang to Donald Trump (shown below).


The Virgin President THE CHAD Yang2020 No wall in 2019 $1000 does not inspire confidence in his allies 36% approval rating $1000 $1000 weird f------ orange colour Holocaust emembrance Israel first $1000 Went to CPAC unironically $1000 couldn't win election without foreign involvement completley out of his depth, cannot even begin to address the crisis 0 $1000 small hands $1000 Asks prostitutes to pee on him $1000 $1000 Wants legal immigrants to come by the millions $1000 $1000 presides over the collapse of the American-lead world order $1000 $1000 vents frustration on twitter, embarrassing himself and his nation GloboHomo $1000 $1000

That day, an anonymous user submitted a thread[1] speculating that "Yang Gang" posts submitted to the /pol/ board were part of an orchestrated astroturfing campaign conducted by the AndrewYang2020 Discord server (shown below). Also in March 2019, the @YangGangArchive[8] Twitter feed was launched, which highlights pro-Yang internet memes.


Yang Shills Exposed Anonymous (ID: Ce3XL1p)ε›½03/06/19(Wed) 15:08 WANTS OPEN BORDERS LEFTIST WANTS TO TAKE PIECETAONE NOM OF S--- 72 S> GUNS AWAY FROM LAW ABIDING CITIZENS S> WANTS TO TAKE Their discord: https://discord gg/Tpp8Bqm Lookin #meme-engineering and #uncensored for their primary channels >> O Anonymous (ID: Ce3XL1jD) 03/06/19(Wed)15:09:14 No. 205324967 WHITES AND GIVE IT TO NON-WHITES HE'S A F------ CHINK EVEN WORSE, HE'S A LEFTIST File: ohTb1TwPpng (80 KB, 662x631) DIE CHINK >>205324938 (OP) Anonymous (ID: Ce3XL1j) 03/06/19(Wed)15:09:35 No.205325001 >205325049 205326255 File: Lz95acN.png (68 KB, 1001x580) >205324967

Yang Campaign Merchandise

The official Yang4Pres[6] campaign website sells clothing printed with the words "Yang Gang" (shown below).


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External References

[1] Archive.is – Yang Shills Exposed

[2] 4plebs – Are you #yanggang

[3] Archive.is – Yang Gang General

[4] Archive.is – Yang Gang General

[5] Facebook – Andrew Yang 2020

[6] Yang4Pres – Yang Gang Long Sleeve

[7] Twitter – @Wordview

[8] Twitter – @YangGangArchive

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Memes aside, he makes a compelling case for UBI, especially as a partial replacement for welfare, and approaches the situation from a businessman perspective, rather than a politician. I strongly disagree with some of his stances but from the interviews I've seen with him the guy knows his stats, and his ideas, and solutions deserve to be seriously considered. I find it refreshing that he's approaching a lot of these issues from the perspective of helping the every day person have a bit of a breathing space to cope with a rapidly changing economy – especially his arguments that it would really foster entrepreneurialism. And non of his rhetoric focuses exclusively on redistribution of wealth because of some hatred of the rich.

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