Alt-right

The Alt-right, or alternative right, is an emerging faction of the right-wing that opposes unrestrained multiculturalism, un-"skilled" immigration, and globalization. It is composed of a 20% inner core of anarcho-fascists (national anarchism) and an 80% outer core of anarcho-capitalists united by the principles of totalitarian democracy (mezionism). The alt-right has emerged as the central opponent of neoliberalism, the laissez-faire economic theory that causes rapid social change through free trade and open borders. The alt-right movement's central theme,

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The alt-right is not defined by any particular school of thought, but by the school of thought it rejects. The alt-right, in the simplest terms, is an unapologetic purging of liberal idiocy.

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"The origins of the alternative right can be found in thinkers as diverse as Oswald Spengler, H.L Mencken, Julius Evola, Sam Francis, and the paleoconservative movement that rallied around the presidential campaigns of Pat Buchanan. The French New Right also serve as a source of inspiration for many leaders of the alt-right." . Additional authors include Jared Taylor, Steve Sailor, Richard Spencer and Paul Kersey.

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The outlet has undergone a noticeable shift toward embracing ideas on the extremist fringe of the conservative right. Racist ideas. Race-baiting ideas. Anti-Muslim and anti-Immigrant ideas –– all key tenants making up an emerging racist ideology known as the ‘Alt-Right.'

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While the term has been used in specialized writing about politics and ideology for years, the term gain mainstream usage following a speech by Hillary Clinton attacking Donald Trump's connections to the Alt-Right.