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[[File:Riden with biden.png|right|250px|thumb|Richard Spencer officially Riden' with Biden. Spencer organized the 2015 Charlottesville March.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/</ref>]] | [[File:Riden with biden.png|right|250px|thumb|Richard Spencer officially Riden' with Biden. Spencer organized the 2015 Charlottesville March.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/</ref>]] | ||
| − | '''Richard Bertrand Spencer''' (born May 11, 1978) is an [[atheist]], [[CNN]] consultant, [[community organizer]] for [[ | + | '''Richard Bertrand Spencer''' (born May 11, 1978) is an American leftist operative, [[atheist]], [[CNN]] consultant, [[community organizer]] for [[left-wing]] causes, and [[white supremacist]]. Spencer is an infamous [[agent provocateur]], who falsely claims to have invented the term "[[Alt-Right]]."<ref>http://takimag.com/article/the_conservative_write#axzz4JRcIyz7D</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/70541105d2f149cc9b7b6951d8a13e7a/energized-white-supremacists-cheer-trump-convention-message</ref> Spencer is an enthusiastic supporter of [[Joe Biden]] and [[Kamala Harris]] and called on supporters to vote straight [[Democrat]].<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/richard-spencer-joe-biden-trump-maga-1527141</ref> |
| − | Spencer has supported numerous Leftist [[Democrat]]s, including [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 presidential election]] and | + | Spencer has supported numerous Leftist [[Democrat]]s, including [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 presidential election]] and [[Andrew Yang]] in the [[2020 Democrat primaries]].<ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2017/10/19/alt-right-leader-richard-spencer-has-voted-for-democrats-in-the-past-including-john-kerry/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-andrew-yang-garners-support-from-white-nationalists</ref> Spencer denies being a [[Neo-Nazi]] or member of the [[KKK]]<ref>https://youtu.be/9rh1dhur4aI?t=14</ref> and advocates for the creation of a white ethnostate, which he calls a safe space for [[white people]]. <ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/</ref> The Alt-Right advocate [[Vox Day]] rejects the notion that Spencer is Alt-Right and provides evidence that Spencer is a [[leftist]].{{citation needed}} |
==Views== | ==Views== | ||
| − | Richard Spencer believes that "Race is real", and that "Race matters".<ref>https://youtu.be/LSgiCD-Asm8?t=351</ref> Spencer is a [[strong atheism|strong atheist]], though he does not believe that the separation of Church and State is entirely possible. | + | Richard Spencer believes that "Race is real", and that "Race matters".<ref>https://youtu.be/LSgiCD-Asm8?t=351</ref> Spencer is a [[strong atheism|strong atheist]], though he says he does not believe that the separation of Church and State is entirely possible.{{citation needed}} Spencer does not believe that he is a [[white supremacist]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni_6sISHnqQ&t=142s</ref> Spencer believes that [[black people]] are less smart than white people based on comparative [[IQ]] studies.<ref>https://youtu.be/H4WJeF2JS-8?t=331</ref> |
| − | Spencer's wife Nina Kouprianova has | + | Spencer's wife, Nina Kouprianova, has gained prominence through her English-language translations of the works of [[Aleksandr Dugin]].<ref>[https://about.me/NinaByzantina NINA KOUPRIANOVA, Graphics and Geopolitics in Moscow, Russia]</ref> |
| − | Although the | + | Although the Alt-Right universally considers the United States to be on the wrong side of the ongoing second [[Cold War]] with Russia, Spencer stands out by having implied that the United States was also on the wrong side in the ''first'' Cold War. In a 2015 interview, Spencer explained his pro-[[Soviet_Union|Soviet]] sympathies.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/22/alt-right-dont-belong-american-conservatism-jamie-weinstein</ref> |
| − | + | ||
| − | Spencer is an advocate of abortion. He believes abortion would reduce the number of black and Hispanic people, which he says would be a "great boon" to white people.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/</ref> | + | Spencer is an advocate of [[abortion]]. He believes abortion would reduce the number of black and Hispanic people, which he says would be a "great boon" to white people.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/</ref> |
| − | Spencer supports the | + | Spencer supports the nationalization of all healthcare, for a universal single-payer government-run system.<ref>[https://twitter.com/richardbspencer/status/836768241007673345?lang=en]</ref> |
| − | In | + | In a January 8, 2020 appearance on [[ABC]] talk show ''[[The View]]'', Spencer once again showed his true leftist colors, as he bashed President [[Donald Trump]], while the show's hosts and its leftist female studio audience, in their [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]], rooted him on.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/audience-view-literally-cheers-white-supremacist-anti-trump/ Audience of 'The View' Literally Cheers White Supremacist Because He's Anti-Trump]</ref> During his appearance, Spencer claimed to have voted for Trump in 2016 (although, in all likelihood, this may have been only a ruse concocted in collusion with the Democrats in an attempt to discredit Trump by falsely associating him with racism, white supremacism and anti-Semitism - all of which Trump and the Republican Party despise and are opposed to - and also falsely accusing him of being what the Democrats themselves have been for as long as the party has existed), which later drew heavy criticism on social media against him, the ''View'' hosts, and its audience, for their hypocrisy and Trump-hatred. |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
| − | + | {{cquote|"Let's just give people a [[single-payer]] healthcare system and stop having this stupid debate."}} | |
| + | {{cquote|I think the Soviet Union protected Russians from an even worse ideology, that is the liberalism of the United States and Western Europe.}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:16, January 28, 2022
Richard Spencer officially Riden' with Biden. Spencer organized the 2015 Charlottesville March.[1]
Richard Bertrand Spencer (born May 11, 1978) is an American leftist operative, atheist, CNN consultant, community organizer for left-wing causes, and white supremacist. Spencer is an infamous agent provocateur, who falsely claims to have invented the term "Alt-Right."[2][3] Spencer is an enthusiastic supporter of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and called on supporters to vote straight Democrat.[4]
Spencer has supported numerous Leftist Democrats, including John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and Andrew Yang in the 2020 Democrat primaries.[5][6] Spencer denies being a Neo-Nazi or member of the KKK[7] and advocates for the creation of a white ethnostate, which he calls a safe space for white people. [8] The Alt-Right advocate Vox Day rejects the notion that Spencer is Alt-Right and provides evidence that Spencer is a leftist.[Citation Needed]
Views
Richard Spencer believes that "Race is real", and that "Race matters".[9] Spencer is a strong atheist, though he says he does not believe that the separation of Church and State is entirely possible.[Citation Needed] Spencer does not believe that he is a white supremacist.[10] Spencer believes that black people are less smart than white people based on comparative IQ studies.[11]
Spencer's wife, Nina Kouprianova, has gained prominence through her English-language translations of the works of Aleksandr Dugin.[12]
Although the Alt-Right universally considers the United States to be on the wrong side of the ongoing second Cold War with Russia, Spencer stands out by having implied that the United States was also on the wrong side in the first Cold War. In a 2015 interview, Spencer explained his pro-Soviet sympathies.[13]
Spencer is an advocate of abortion. He believes abortion would reduce the number of black and Hispanic people, which he says would be a "great boon" to white people.[14]
Spencer supports the nationalization of all healthcare, for a universal single-payer government-run system.[15]
In a January 8, 2020 appearance on ABC talk show The View, Spencer once again showed his true leftist colors, as he bashed President Donald Trump, while the show's hosts and its leftist female studio audience, in their Trump Derangement Syndrome, rooted him on.[16] During his appearance, Spencer claimed to have voted for Trump in 2016 (although, in all likelihood, this may have been only a ruse concocted in collusion with the Democrats in an attempt to discredit Trump by falsely associating him with racism, white supremacism and anti-Semitism - all of which Trump and the Republican Party despise and are opposed to - and also falsely accusing him of being what the Democrats themselves have been for as long as the party has existed), which later drew heavy criticism on social media against him, the View hosts, and its audience, for their hypocrisy and Trump-hatred.
Quotes
| “ | "Let's just give people a single-payer healthcare system and stop having this stupid debate." | ” |
| “ | I think the Soviet Union protected Russians from an even worse ideology, that is the liberalism of the United States and Western Europe. | ” |
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/
- ↑ http://takimag.com/article/the_conservative_write#axzz4JRcIyz7D
- ↑ https://apnews.com/70541105d2f149cc9b7b6951d8a13e7a/energized-white-supremacists-cheer-trump-convention-message
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/richard-spencer-joe-biden-trump-maga-1527141
- ↑ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2017/10/19/alt-right-leader-richard-spencer-has-voted-for-democrats-in-the-past-including-john-kerry/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-andrew-yang-garners-support-from-white-nationalists
- ↑ https://youtu.be/9rh1dhur4aI?t=14
- ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/LSgiCD-Asm8?t=351
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni_6sISHnqQ&t=142s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/H4WJeF2JS-8?t=331
- ↑ NINA KOUPRIANOVA, Graphics and Geopolitics in Moscow, Russia
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/22/alt-right-dont-belong-american-conservatism-jamie-weinstein
- ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Audience of 'The View' Literally Cheers White Supremacist Because He's Anti-Trump