13) As Matthew Lyons notes in "Insurgent Supremacists,": "Because alt-rightists were explicitly white nationalist, many observers didn’t notice that they also promoted a misogyny so extreme that even many neonazis criticized it." But this is an absolutely critical dynamic.
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14) It's how the alt-right was able to grow so quickly. They recruited from the message boards of MRAs, incels,
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15) And there's a healthy crossover between these groups. Here's Sargon of Akkad, an anti-feminist vlogger who rose to prominence during
#GamerGate, discussing his "race realism," the current dogwhistle term for being a racist: http://www.rockingphilosophy.com/2018/01/sargon-of-akkad-discusses-race-realism-liberalism.html …3 replies 18 retweets 89 likesShow this thread -
16) "Pickup artist" and rape advocate Roosh V even supports white nationalist Richard Spencer: https://web.archive.org/web/20170315233507/www.rooshv.com/i-do-not-disavow-richard-spencer … And Roosh isn't even white.
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17) Roosh: "Donald Trump had not advocated for a white ethno-state, but the alt-right felt that his immigration policies bring that one step to fruition, while I supported Trump because I believed his policies would be beneficial to heterosexual men, regardless of their race."pic.twitter.com/vOYkkkSQTq
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18) They both fundamentally support gender inequality, and organize together along those terms.pic.twitter.com/SzcsPNvgvj
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19) We see the same thing happening with nationalism. That's how groups like the Proud Boys are able to recruit non-white members while still organizing alongside open white nationalists like the 211 Bootboys, Identity Evropa, and Emily Youcis.
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20) Race is a powerful organizing platform for the far right, but it's not the only one. However, when racist groups are allowed in spaces unchecked, their philosophy spreads.
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21) So while the Proud Boys-- as an organization-- are not explicitly white nationalist, their members aren't opposed to it. This is "Daily Shoah" host Mike Peinovich talking about his friendship with Gavin McInnes and the membership of the Proud Boys.pic.twitter.com/RIi9ZhHMXK
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22) This is how fascism creeps in, folks. You refuse to call the Proud Boys dangerous because they don't wear swastikas. But they're still fascists.
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23) They hate trans people, Muslims, and immigrants just as much as the 1930s fascists ever hated Jewish folks, Romani people, disabled people, and LGBTQIA people. They just call themselves "Western chauvinists" instead of "white supremacists."
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24) We can beat them back, people, but it's going to take all of us working together. I'll be dropping the names and employment information of more Proud Boys starting next week, and I need your help. Call their employers. Show them that hate has consequences.
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25) Not everyone can be in the streets, literally fighting fascists. But almost all of us can reach out to get a fascist fired. A successful anti-fascist movement needs a broad base. You are part of it. Getting fascists fired is self-defense. ¡No pasarán! </thread>
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