Hi there. What I'm saying that failing to draw distinctions between people like Sam Harris and people like Richard Spencer strips the designation "alt-right" of its power and meaning. That has two main effects, as I see it.
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1) you seek enlightenment; 2) you listen to Jordan Peterson and he makes some sense; 3) you’re told Peterson is a gateway drug to the alt-right; 4) you feel ashamed to openly admit your agreement w/Peterson; 5) now you feel alienated...
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That’s exactly the point. Some people are politically inexperienced/uneducated. They feel alienated by the whole “X is just as bad as Spencer” narrative. And then slowly get radicalized. The actual alt-right knows this btw, and takes advantage of it.
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If that's the case then don't Charles Murray & Sam Harris have a responsibility to be careful with their language lest someone use it to take advantage of the weak minded?
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“Alienated individuals absorbing extremist messages” IS the alt right. That’s the whole phenomenon.
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