Fuck you. The actual facists are on the left now -- they're going to insist on what you're allowed to think and believe. Or in the left's terms, "We accept everyone -- as long as you have the exact prescribed world view we do (ultimate political correctness, anti-Christian, pro-globalization and maximum involvement of government in your life), and if you don't, we'll rain ad hominem attacks on your and impugn your character."
In fact I was banned on this very website for stating that "oriental" is not an offensive term. That's based on the opinion of every Asian friend I've ever asked about it. Unfortunately that conclusion doesn't conform with the prescribed political beliefs of Scott, the HN San Fransisco liberal moderating the site, so I've been banned from all expression. Tell me again, who's the "neo-facist"?
Very detailed and interesting! This is the first good attempt I've seen at unpicking the different strands of the "alt-right". The author arranges the various groups along two axes, Nationalism and Faith (http://baltimore-art.com/wp-po/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fi...) and explores the memes they like to create and share.
I find this really similar to zarkizian (if you read her master's thesis; she has a similar chart around Whedon shows).
It speaks elegantly, but equivocates the current political situation in much of the developed world as fascists (it's not, it's oligarchial) and pre-labels the followers of these movements with assumed predispositions.
It's divisive and continues the false left/right politics that's use to keep people around the world fighting each other instead of realizing how truly similar we are and how we are all deceived by those who want power or control.
These kinds of essays are just as bad as the "alt-right" they claim to stand against. The divide is a fiction meant to keep us fighting the wrong thing.
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[ 7.2 ms ] story [ 29.4 ms ] threadFuck you. The actual facists are on the left now -- they're going to insist on what you're allowed to think and believe. Or in the left's terms, "We accept everyone -- as long as you have the exact prescribed world view we do (ultimate political correctness, anti-Christian, pro-globalization and maximum involvement of government in your life), and if you don't, we'll rain ad hominem attacks on your and impugn your character."
In fact I was banned on this very website for stating that "oriental" is not an offensive term. That's based on the opinion of every Asian friend I've ever asked about it. Unfortunately that conclusion doesn't conform with the prescribed political beliefs of Scott, the HN San Fransisco liberal moderating the site, so I've been banned from all expression. Tell me again, who's the "neo-facist"?
It speaks elegantly, but equivocates the current political situation in much of the developed world as fascists (it's not, it's oligarchial) and pre-labels the followers of these movements with assumed predispositions.
It's divisive and continues the false left/right politics that's use to keep people around the world fighting each other instead of realizing how truly similar we are and how we are all deceived by those who want power or control.
These kinds of essays are just as bad as the "alt-right" they claim to stand against. The divide is a fiction meant to keep us fighting the wrong thing.
I think the author is reading a little too much into what essentially amount to stuff someone thought was funny