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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I've been enjoying seeing people make fun of this tweet and not being able to tell if they're woke or alt-right before clicking their profile; it's basically a toss up. This does update me a bit more in the direction of the two being similar.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
In my mind, alt-right stuff is roughly equivalent to the woke stuff, just on the other extreme. I don't know how true this is, or how much my reasoning comes from a "things are equal tho aren't they?" fallacy. What kind of evidence should I be looking for to prove/disprove this?
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Cinciboss
@cinciboss
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@Aella_Girl
"Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater There was a time when the right actually thought about justice.
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Zupanic! at the Disco
@Zupancia
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@Aella_Girl
"alert to racial prejudice" vs. "far-right, white nationalist movement" I think there are two things going on. One, you are confused (or dishonest) about what these terms mean. Two, you are confusing argumentative tactics with substantive positions.
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Rodney Tickle
@RodneyTickle
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@Aella_Girl
You could choose to shun both woke and alt-right, and see your cultural influence rise at the same time as your number of followers decreases. Most public figures whose income relies on their popularity don’t have the strength to make that choice. (Neither do most professors…)