What is the Alt-Right? Maybe you should ask one.

[Alpo]

Melania won't move into the White House, Breitbart is the onsite publisher, Trump won't separate from his businesses....

...anyone else feel carsick?

 

[mcjon77]

First of all, I think Bannon never actually gets put up for confirmation. Second, I don't see any evidence that Bannon was a true-believer. He was a cynical user at most, but he should go.

Because Trump made up Bannon's position, there is no Senate confirmation necessary. The problem is (IMHO) that Trump TRUSTS Bannon's advice and counsel. After all, Trump's campaign was collapsing before he brought in Steve Bannon (and Kellyanne Conway) and now he is picking drapes for the Oval Office.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This headline has everything. Never disappoint, Guardian.

‘Alt-right’ online poison nearly turned me into a racist

The "alt-right" can make you racist.

And Mitt Romney can give you cancer.

 

[Alpo]

Melanoma is now the first lady...so it seems to fit.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Melania won't move into the White House, Breitbart is the onsite publisher, Trump won't separate from his businesses....

...anyone else feel carsick?

They're saying the Secret Service is going to rent an ENTIRE floor at Trump Tower (on our dime, of course) for security for them, while Trump is in Washington, and the NYPD is planning to have an addition 300 officers on-site, at a cost of ONE MILLION Dollars per day. Cheese and rice!, what a nightmare for that city. He's putting us in the red before he even takes office.

 

[jbombelli]

This headline has everything. Never disappoint, Guardian.

‘Alt-right’ online poison nearly turned me into a racist

The "alt-right" can make you racist.

And Mitt Romney can give you cancer.

This thread is giving me cancer.

 

[Jludo]

They're saying the Secret Service is going to rent an ENTIRE floor at Trump Tower (on our dime, of course) for security for them, while Trump is in Washington, and the NYPD is planning to have an addition 300 officers on-site, at a cost of ONE MILLION Dollars per day. Cheese and rice!, what a nightmare for that city. He's putting us in the red before he even takes office.

No amount of money is too much to spend on the imperial presidency.

 

[HoughMade]

No amount of money is too much to spend on the imperial presidency.

We've had 8 years to learn that lesson.

 

[Kutnupe14]

We've had 8 years to learn that lesson.

So apparently both the left and the right are ok with it, leaving us in the middle paying for each side's respective crooks.

 

[jbombelli]

So apparently both the left and the right are ok with it, leaving us in the middle paying for each side's respective crooks.

Welcome to America.

 

[HoughMade]

So apparently both the left and the right are ok with it, leaving us in the middle paying for each side's respective crooks.

OK with it? What does it matter if any of us are "OK" with it?

 

[jamil]

So apparently both the left and the right are ok with it, leaving us in the middle paying for each side's respective crooks.

Here's the problem with that. People on the right aren't all okay with it. People on the left aren't all okay with it. People in the middle aren't all opposed to it. It's hard to resolve reality with just 3 pigeon holes.

 

[Kutnupe14]

OK with it? What does it matter if any of us are "OK" with it?

Here's the problem with that. People on the right aren't all okay with it. People on the left aren't all okay with it. People in the middle aren't all opposed to it. It's hard to resolve reality with just 3 pigeon holes.

Oooooh, I get it now. It's like the Muslim Terrorism thing. Just because the non-violent Muslims aren't condemning the bad actions of those who say they are representing them, they aren't necessarily complicit. That must be why the right-wing of INGO is so silent... save a few others, most notably Trigger Time who keeps it real. Kinda scary, but he keeps it consistent, at least.

 

[jamil]

Oooooh, I get it now. It's like the Muslim Terrorism thing. Just because the non-violent Muslims aren't condemning the bad actions of those who say they are representing them, they aren't necessarily complicit. That must be why the right-wing of INGO is so silent... save a few others, most notably Trigger Time who keeps it real. Kinda scary, but he keeps it consistent, at least.

I think I've been consistently an individualist. Groups are comprised of individuals, who have subtly to widely varying viewpoints and actions.

I have consistently maintained that the left isn't monolithic. The right isn't monolithic. The middle isn't monolithic. Muslims aren't monolithic. INGO isn't monolithic. Blacks aren't monolithic. Whites aren't monolithic. Shall I go on?

Since you mentioned it, I have in the past thought that the more moderate Muslims should speak out against the extreme ones. And then BBIs explained some things and I've backed off on that viewpoint.

ETA: Remember that you're the one who treated those groups as monoliths.

 

[jbombelli]

I'm monolithic.