Saturday, August 26, 2017

Alt-right

So, just what is it?  Like most labels, the answer is not straightforward, because different people put their own slant on it.  I think everybody agrees it stands for "alternative-right", but beyond that, it depends who you talk to.  To many, it's just a different way of saying "extreme right" but for others it specifically means white nationalism and even more extreme views, like antisemitism, neo-Nazism, homophobia and the like.  Very much a "we hate (fill in the blank)" movement.  It was clearly always there, bubbling under the surface, but there's no doubt it has been energised by the election of President Trump and his "make America great again" slogan.

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