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In the future, please wind down the usage of soft euphemisms like "alt right" and instead refer to the group by its proper name- neo-nazis.
by legodt 10y ago
In the future, please wind down the usage of soft euphemisms like "alt right" and instead refer to the group by its proper name- neo-nazis.
- MustardTiger 10y agoDon't go lumping us in with the alt-right. We're not even right wing.
- dracht 10y agoCan we start referring to social justice warriors/feminists as Marxists too, or should we only vilify groups you don't agree with?
- andybak 10y agoIs 'Marxist' simply a term of abuse now? When I did Sociology is was perfectly respectable school of thought that was studied and discussed.
- vidarh 10y agoIf applied to social justice warriors or feminists who actually are Marxists, then sure. Personally I don't think you'll find nearly many Marxists there as you'll find self-processed nazis amongst the "alt-right".
- Programmatic 10y agoIn a venn diagram of neo-nazi's and alt-right, I'm sure there would be plenty of overlap, if not neo-nazi's being a subset of the alt-right. But to categorize the entirety of alt-right as neo-nazis is itself not useful, as you can then not have a conversation about the actual viewpoints of the alt-right. I'm really disappointed in the quality of the discourse on both sides this election cycle. Straw men abound.
- legodt 10y agoWhat? The alt right us built os racism, misogyny, and white nationalism. This isn't some sweeping generalization like "all Trump voters are Nazis" or something like that, the alt right is built on fascist, neo-nazi ideals.
- Programmatic 10y agoI'll admit that I was apparently ignorant on the topic and had a misunderstanding of the ideals of the alt-right. After reading for a while, I have come to a similar conclusion given the idea(l)s of NPI, Spencer, and so on. As with anything label-related, it's hard to determine who wears what label for what reasons and what elements of the label are made up by outsiders attempting to discredit the wearers of the label. But it is currently difficult to come to a conclusion other than yours given the facts I've been able to find. As a small aside, I still hold a small amount of hope given the history of inaccuracy in the media's portrayals of 4chan. Hopefully this is similarly overblown and hysterical...