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| | :''The term "alt-right" has more than one definition, and this article currently uses both'' | | :''The term "alt-right" has more than one definition, and this article currently uses both'' |
| − | The '''Alt-right''', or '''alternative right''', is a supposed right-wing faction that opposes unrestrained multiculturalism, un-"skilled" immigration, and [[globalism|globalization]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/</ref><ref>http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism</ref> The alt-right has emerged as one of the central opponents of the [[Establishment]], and are also often times hostile to mainstream anti-Establishment conservatives. Although originally intended to refer to nationalist and anti-establishment conservatives, [[liberal]]s have twisted the term and have used it to describe white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Regardless of the definition(s) of "alt-right," the [[Liberal|Left]]'s extreme beliefs and behaviors are the cause of the alt-right's growth, not conservatives.<ref>Fiene, Hans (May 17, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/17/mom-reveals-lefty-political-tribe-breeds-affection-alt-right/ Mom Reveals How Her Lefty Political Tribe Breeds Affection For The Alt-Right]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 20, 2019.</ref> | + | The '''Alt-right''', or '''alternative right''', is a supposed right-wing faction that opposes unrestrained multiculturalism, un-"skilled" immigration, and [[globalism|globalization]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/</ref><ref>http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism</ref> The term was coined by [[Richard B. Spencer]], supporter of the 2020 [[Biden/Harris]] ticket who organized the [[racist]] Charlottesville [[Neo-Nazi]] rally in 2017. Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute and founder of Alternative Right magazine.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/10/08/from-the-old-right-to-the-alt-right-how-the-conservative-ideology-of-fdrs-day-fueled-the-rise-of-trump/</ref> advocates voting a straight [[Democrat]] ticket. |
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| | + | According to the [[mainsteam media]] the alt-right supposedly emerged as one of the central opponents of the [[Establishment]], and was also often times hostile to mainstream anti-Establishment conservatives. Although originally intended to refer to nationalist and anti-establishment conservatives, [[liberal]]s have twisted the term and have used it to describe white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Regardless of the definition(s) of "alt-right," the [[Liberal|Left]]'s extreme beliefs and behaviors are the cause of the alt-right's growth, not conservatives.<ref>Fiene, Hans (May 17, 2019). [https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/17/mom-reveals-lefty-political-tribe-breeds-affection-alt-right/ Mom Reveals How Her Lefty Political Tribe Breeds Affection For The Alt-Right]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved May 20, 2019.</ref> |
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| | The alt-right movement's central theme is as follows:<ref>[http://angrywhitedude.com/2016/04/51778/ What is the Alt-Right?, AngryWhiteDude.com, April 12, 2016]</ref> | | The alt-right movement's central theme is as follows:<ref>[http://angrywhitedude.com/2016/04/51778/ What is the Alt-Right?, AngryWhiteDude.com, April 12, 2016]</ref> |
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| | Leading alt-right websites include Radix Journal, Countercurrents Publishing, The Unz Review, Taki Mag, The Right Stuff, and Red Ice.<ref>http://www.counter-currents.com/</ref><ref>http://www.radixjournal.com/</ref><ref>http://www.unz.com/</ref><ref>http://takimag.com/#axzz4MpkgjNbs</ref><ref>http://therightstuff.biz/</ref><ref>https://redice.tv/</ref> More mainstream "alt-lite" websites include [[Breitbart]] and The Gateway Pundit. | | Leading alt-right websites include Radix Journal, Countercurrents Publishing, The Unz Review, Taki Mag, The Right Stuff, and Red Ice.<ref>http://www.counter-currents.com/</ref><ref>http://www.radixjournal.com/</ref><ref>http://www.unz.com/</ref><ref>http://takimag.com/#axzz4MpkgjNbs</ref><ref>http://therightstuff.biz/</ref><ref>https://redice.tv/</ref> More mainstream "alt-lite" websites include [[Breitbart]] and The Gateway Pundit. |
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| − | Alt-right as a term appeared in November 2008 when Paul Gottfried addressed the H. L. Mencken Club about what he called "the alternative right". In 2009, two more posts at Taki's Magazine, by Patrick J. Ford and Jack Hunter, further discussed the 'alternative right.' The term is commonly attributed to [[Richard B. Spencer]], president of the National Policy Institute and founder of Alternative Right magazine.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/10/08/from-the-old-right-to-the-alt-right-how-the-conservative-ideology-of-fdrs-day-fueled-the-rise-of-trump/</ref> Spencer was an enthusiastic supporter or the [[Biden/Harris]] ticket and the [[Democratic party]] in the [[2020 presidential election]]. | + | Alt-right as a term appeared in November 2008 when Paul Gottfried addressed the H. L. Mencken Club about what he called "the alternative right". In 2009, two more posts at Taki's Magazine, by Patrick J. Ford and Jack Hunter, further discussed the 'alternative right.' The term is commonly attributed to |
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| | The alternative right has alternately been called libertarian nationalism, "neo"-paleoconservatism, "evolutionary" conservatism, "scientific" conservatism, and the post-'''religious right'''.<ref>https://twitter.com/douthatnyt/status/704462319074594816</ref> | | The alternative right has alternately been called libertarian nationalism, "neo"-paleoconservatism, "evolutionary" conservatism, "scientific" conservatism, and the post-'''religious right'''.<ref>https://twitter.com/douthatnyt/status/704462319074594816</ref> |