Tag: White Supremacy

[2016] ‘Putin’s Rasputin’ has lauded Donald Trump as a ‘sensation’

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

“I think his influence is greatly exaggerated — in the first place, by himself,” Dr. Daniel Treisman, a UCLA political scientist and author of The Return: Russia’s Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev, told ThinkProgress. “There is a great temptation to find a ‘thinker’ behind every ‘political actor.’ If the ideas of a certain writer correspond to some of the actions of a given political leader, then that is often considered proof of influence. Inconsistencies are ignored. And then, purveyors of extreme political ideologies are often good at self-promotion.”

Dugin may have been one of a litany of radical right wing ideologues supportive of Putin’s annexation of Crimea — but it seems that when Putin stopped needing their backing, he turned on them. In mid-2014 Dugin lost his job at Moscow University, where he headed the sociology department.

Max Fisher, then of Vox, traveled to Russia in spring 2015 to meet Dugin’s cohorts; he said they were “isolated and despondent, and no longer considered Putin an ally — but rather saw him as their enemy.”
— Read on thinkprogress.org/putins-rasputin-has-lauded-donald-trump-as-a-sensation-8de320369bc1/

Why Libertarians turn to the Alt-Right

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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”.

On President Dog Whistle and His Manifest Destiny: Complicit to the Core

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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— Read on www.citywatchla.com/index.php/2016-01-01-13-17-00/los-angeles/18632-on-president-dog-whistle-and-his-manifest-destiny-complicit-to-the-core