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"The origins of the alternative right can be found in thinkers as diverse as Oswald Spengler, Joseph Sobran, H.L Mencken, Julius Evola, Sam Francis, and the [[paleoconservative]] movement that rallied around the presidential campaigns of [[Pat Buchanan]].<ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/how-2015-fueled-the-rise-of-the-freewheeling-white-nationali?utm_term=.gro5QeAlb#.am3VkM4ZB</ref> The French New Right also serve as a source of inspiration for many leaders of the alt-right."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/ An Establishment Conservative’s Guide To The Alt-Right, Breitbart, March 29, 2016]</ref>. Contemporary alt-right authors include Jared Taylor, Steve Sailor, Richard Spencer, Paul Kersey, Razib Khan, and Milo Yiannopoulos. <ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/meet-milo-yiannopoulos-the-appealing-young-face-of-the-racist-alt-right.html</ref> | "The origins of the alternative right can be found in thinkers as diverse as Oswald Spengler, Joseph Sobran, H.L Mencken, Julius Evola, Sam Francis, and the [[paleoconservative]] movement that rallied around the presidential campaigns of [[Pat Buchanan]].<ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/how-2015-fueled-the-rise-of-the-freewheeling-white-nationali?utm_term=.gro5QeAlb#.am3VkM4ZB</ref> The French New Right also serve as a source of inspiration for many leaders of the alt-right."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/ An Establishment Conservative’s Guide To The Alt-Right, Breitbart, March 29, 2016]</ref>. Contemporary alt-right authors include Jared Taylor, Steve Sailor, Richard Spencer, Paul Kersey, Razib Khan, and Milo Yiannopoulos. <ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/meet-milo-yiannopoulos-the-appealing-young-face-of-the-racist-alt-right.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:04, October 17, 2016
The Alt-right, or alternative right, is an emerging faction of the right-wing that opposes unrestrained multiculturalism, un-"skilled" immigration, and globalization.[1][2] The alt-right has emerged as the central opponent of the Establishment. The alt-right movement's central theme is as follows:[3]
| “ | 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. | ” |
The leading alt-right websites are Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit. "The origins of the alternative right can be found in thinkers as diverse as Oswald Spengler, Joseph Sobran, H.L Mencken, Julius Evola, Sam Francis, and the paleoconservative movement that rallied around the presidential campaigns of Pat Buchanan.[4] The French New Right also serve as a source of inspiration for many leaders of the alt-right."[5]. Contemporary alt-right authors include Jared Taylor, Steve Sailor, Richard Spencer, Paul Kersey, Razib Khan, and Milo Yiannopoulos. [6]
The term "alt-right" came into being 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.[7] The alternatively right has alternatively been called "national" libertarianism, "neo"-paleoconservatism, "evolutionary" conservatism, "scientific" conservatism, and the post-religious right.[8]
Contents
Style of Alt-right
The style of the alt-right is to reject the approaches of the mainstream media, and use the internet rather than traditional avenues of communication preferred by moderates.[9]
The alt-right employs an "emo fascist" approach to the Internet with the memes on 4chan, Reddit, Facebook, and 9gag.[10]
Breitbart news editor Stephen Bannon joined the Trump campaign in August 2016.[11]
Rejection of neoliberalism
The alternative right holds neoliberalism responsible for the decimation of national borders and national identity. It views the rise left-leaning governments as an effect of multicultural amalgamation caused by large business interests run amok. Extreme elements of the alt-right oppose Keynesian as well which, paradoxically, is the ideological opponent of neoliberalism.
Distinction from fascism
The alt-right seeks racial "identitarianism" through a largely monocultural state; and cultural cohesion over economic interests. [12] The alt-right does not explicitly seek genocide of non-white races. It views national borders as a proxy for racial segregation, but does not support de facto racial segregation. Mainstream alt-righter members support skilled immigration.
"National" libertarianism
The alt-right rejects the financial deregulation and open-borders aspect of libertarianism while accepting libertarianism's social components (marijauana legalization, gay rights, etc.). The alt-right has seen its membership ranks swell exponentially with authoritarian ex-libertarians. Ex-libertarian "identitarians" largely make up the non-antisemitic component of the alt-right and may make up up to 80% of all alt-righters.
View of Christianity
The alt-right emphasizes the crypto-polytheistic aspects of Christianity and links it to Greco-Roman and pan-European polytheistic history and "Western" accomplishments. The alt-right views Christianity as a religion distinct from Islam and Judaism in its polytheistic elements and "special" relationship to European history. The alt-right accepts the study of evolution and global warming as a product of Western polytheistic science. It rejects modern evangelical Christianity for its pro-immigration stance (for proselytization purposes) although it views Europe's history of colonization and Christian proselytization as having a positive effect on those respective colonial countries.
Due to its pro-"Western science" views the alternative right has on occasion called itself "evolutionary" conservatism or "scientific" conservatism.
Unofficial Creed
We've hijacked your -isms.
We've hijacked your -phobias.
We've hijacked your divisive rhetoric.
We've Pepe'd/meme'd/gif'd/video edited it all into oblivion.
You can censor/flag/ban us, we'll come back stronger. We always do.
We won't be silenced.
We won't go away.
We're just getting started.
Alt-right publications
Alt-right publications include Radix Journal, Countercurrents Publishing, The Unz Review, Taki Mag, The Right Stuff, and Red Ice. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Opposition
The movement is smeared by elitists of society that thinks it knows better. However, the usual liberal scare tactics and other social engineering schemes are rejected. The alt-right moves to its own beat. The alt-right opposes Feminism, and masculinity is promoted. Anything liberal and the views held by RINOs: immigration, political correctness, cultural appropriation, misogyny, "homophobia", etc. are fiercely rejected.
Where the Establishment or modern conservatives shy away from a fight for fear of being called "racist", "bigoted" or "ignorant" by liberals projecting their own attitudes and beliefs onto them, the alt-right unapologetically fights against this notion.
Extremist leftwing progressives at the Southern Poverty Law Center have taken notice, recently commenting about Breitbart and their inclusion to the SPLC hate-list[19]
| “ | 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.' | ” |
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.[20]
References
- ↑ http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/
- ↑ http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism
- ↑ What is the Alt-Right?, AngryWhiteDude.com, April 12, 2016
- ↑ https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/how-2015-fueled-the-rise-of-the-freewheeling-white-nationali?utm_term=.gro5QeAlb#.am3VkM4ZB
- ↑ An Establishment Conservative’s Guide To The Alt-Right, Breitbart, March 29, 2016
- ↑ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/meet-milo-yiannopoulos-the-appealing-young-face-of-the-racist-alt-right.html
- ↑ http://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/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/douthatnyt/status/704462319074594816
- ↑ https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-American-alternative-right
- ↑ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo+fascism
- ↑ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/stephen-bannon-donald-trump-alt-right-breitbart-news
- ↑ http://www.amren.com/news/2016/10/what-is-the-alt-right-jared-taylor/
- ↑ http://www.counter-currents.com/
- ↑ http://www.radixjournal.com/
- ↑ http://www.unz.com/
- ↑ http://takimag.com/#axzz4MpkgjNbs
- ↑ http://therightstuff.biz/
- ↑ https://redice.tv/
- ↑ southern-poverty-law-center-slaps-breitbart-news-with-racist-charge, DailyCaller, April 29, 2016
- ↑ Weigel, David. "The alt-right’s take on Clinton’s speech: Botched, but legitimizing", Washington Post, August 28, 2016. Retrieved on August 29, 2016.
