What is the alternative right and the alt-right?
The Alternative Right, commonly known as the “alt-right,” is a set of far-right ideologies, groups and individuals whose core belief is that “white identity” is under attack by multicultural forces using “political correctness” and “social justice” to undermine white people and “their” civilization.
What makes someone an ‘alt-right sympathizer?
On Hawley’s schema, someone counted as an alt-right sympathizer if they expressed support for all three of the key sentiments.
What happened to the alt right?
The alt right’s moment of triumph was cut short, however, when a white supremacist named James Fields used his car to murder counter-protester Heather Heyer, and wound many others. The repercussions were immediate for the alt right, and for the larger white supremacist community.
What is the alt-right and why is it so marginal?
The alt-right is an extremely online-focused, extremely marginal movement. People who don’t closely follow the news or spend a lot of time online are unlikely to know a ton about the movement or self-identify with it, let alone spend time and money to attend its rallies.
What happened to the alt-right movement?
Attempting to move from a web-based to a street-based movement, Spencer and other alt-rightists organized the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which faced significant anti-fascist opposition. After this, the movement declined.
Who coined the term ‘alt-right’?
The term “alt-right” was first used in November 2008 by self-described paleoconservative philosopher Paul Gottfried, addressing the H. L. Mencken Club about what he called “the alternative right”.
What is the alt-right and why is it growing on Twitter?
Social media have been instrumental to the growth of the alt-right. Legions of anonymous Twitter users have used the hashtag #AltRight to proliferate their ideas, sometimes successfully pushing them into the political mainstream.