Why Libertarians turn to the Alt-Right

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
— Read on medium.com/@elliotgulliverneedham/why-libertarians-are-embracing-fascism-5a9747a44db9

I’ve noticed that these ‘Libertarians’ were mainly Ron Paul supporters.

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This was from elsewhere (in a comment by Mattie).

Alt-right does not stand for “Authoritarian Right”. It stands for Alternative Right.

The alt-right, or alternative right, is a loosely connected far-right, white nationalist movement.

The alt-right is a white nationalist, racist movement. Part of its membership supports anti-immigrationist policies to ensure a continued white majority in the United States. Others call for the breakup of the country to form a white separatist ethno-state in North America. Some alt-rightists seek to make white nationalism socially respectable in the U.S., while others—known as the “1488” scene—adopt openly white supremacist and neo-Nazi stances. Some alt-rightists are anti-semitic, promoting a conspiracy theory that there is a Jewish plot to bring about white genocide; other alt-rightists view most Jews as members of the white race. The alt-right is anti-feminist, advocates for a more patriarchal society, and intersects with the men’s rights movement and other sectors of the online manosphere. Alt-rightists generally support anti-interventionist and isolationist foreign policies alongside economic protectionism and thus criticise mainstream U.S. conservatism. Attitudes to social issues like homosexuality and abortion vary within the movement. Individuals aligned with many of the alt-right’s ideas but not its white nationalism have been termed “alt-lite”.