Although much online extremism comes with at least a dash of irony or humor, sometimes delivered in visual memes, it can have the effect of gradually introducing radical ideas to people newly encountering them online.

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Until that moment, our conversations had been brief, but aside from his Turkishness, Ersin’s sense of humor and joie de vivre had piqued my curiosity.

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This takes skill, restraint, and a whole lot of humor, on both sides.

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He also watched YouTube clips—“even The Colbert Show, you could see Jim’s sense of humor,” he says.

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Crude humor aside, the year has had a lot of unpleasant moments so far.

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