It's interesting to see the term "Alt Left" being bandied around like it's a defined thing.
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Is it? Words like "free media", "democracy promotion" etc. are used without (intended) irony all the time.
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I find the use of terminology in superficial debate interesting; the spontaneous creation of a word to imply equivalence is an illustration.
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In the same way that actual groups are considered to be the "opposite" of your own group and then labeled with anti-versions of your values.
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Eg Capitalists Vs Communists in the Cold War period. A cyclical process of confirmation bias amplifies the differences.
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the alt right consciously exploits this. Exalting intergroup struggle is actual ethnonationalist doctrine, after all.
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They've been very clever indeed, as a group. Tapping the emotional energy of those who feel dispossessed so directly is a thing to behold.
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Repeating fascist tactics is not impressive in itself; that playbook was written a while ago. Their use of networks, OTOH, is excellent.