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While I was passingly familiar with the alt right movement, I found this piece from Buzzfeed to be informative (and depressing): How 2015 Fueled The Rise Of The Freewheeling, White Nationalist Alt Right Movement.
And, unfortunately, 2016 is going to provide additional chances to discuss this topic given the racism and nationalism fueling the Trump campaign.
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@Franklin: Hey, I do what I can.
Well, yes, that was depressing, but also informative. I’d heard of the “alt right,” and was somewhat familiar with the names of the major players, but I didn’t really know exactly what it was.
I did a little Googling, and discovered that there seems to be a bit of a dispute among white nationalists about what constitutes a European-American. Some define a European-American as an individual whose ancestors came from western Europe. Others claim that the only true European-Americans are those descended from Germans and Anglo-Saxons, with a courtesy nod to non-Finnish Scandinavians.
The latter want to “take back America.” They don’t seem to realize that they may be a tad outnumbered.
@DrDaveT: Well played, good sir!
@DrDaveT: If only.
@DrDaveT: Yes, but into Windows 95.
