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I think this is a good article to remind us of how fast hate can spread, but I don't think it applied to Trump and the alt-right. By far they are a fringe movem
by dkhenry 9y ago
I think this is a good article to remind us of how fast hate can spread, but I don't think it applied to Trump and the alt-right. By far they are a fringe movement, whose impact is grossly exaggerated. When I look around for the "popular" uprising looking to censor speech I don't see Trump and alt-right racists. I see the antifa and massive amounts of liberal activists that are justifying censorship, violence, hate, racism, and bigotry. I think this is a warning, but its a warning of whoever comes next. We need to be vigilant to make sure when trump is ousted he isn't replaced by a group who is even worse and has the backing of a frothed mob.
- mikeash 9y agoThe sitting President of the United States is a fringe movement? How does that make any sense?
- dkhenry 9y agoIts only the most sound proof of echo chambers that someone thinks everyone who voted for Trump is a member of the alt-right, and a fascist.
- mikeash 9y agoSure, but you included Trump himself in that, and with ~63 million votes, he's definitely not a fringe movement.
- dkhenry 9y agoI see what you mean now, you are correct there are parts of the Trump movement that are more mainstream, but this article and others try to lump all 63 million voters, and anyone who supports any of his policies into the extreme fringe of hate groups that also support him ( which he hasn't distanced himself from enough )