2016 couldn't be a more tumultuous time to be alive. The ongoing
stream of bad news seems to multiply every minute. The war with ISIS
for instance, doesn't seem to come to an end, and more terror attacks,
such as the recent one on Nice, seem to manifest every single minute.
Geopolitical ties structures that are believed to last are falling
apart. Xenophobia and racism seems to be prevalent in Western
societies, and elections seem to solve nothing despite the emphasis on
their importance within a democratic society, with both parties
representing special interests over those desired by the populace.
Income inequality appears to be rising
The current
climate has given rise to a new group of far-right demagogues--the
alternative right, or alt-right for short. The alt-right are far-right
activists viewing themselves as "purer" than mainstream American
conservatives and more willing to supposedly "discuss" race and
terrorism(read: meaning more willing be racist). Under the current
circumstances, the alt-right has been able to normalize their discourse
within society and paint themselves as the only ones that are willing to
fight against a political establishment perceived to be corrupt and
supposedly killing Western civilization with "multiculturalism",
"political correctness", and a perceived reluctance to fight against
Islamic fundamentalism. Unfortunately, with the rise of Donald Trump in
American politics, a candidate that propagates these far-right
worldviews,
The goal of this blog, written by a
history and political science graduate, is to document the rise of this
alt-right and how geopolitical events may be manipulated to be tilted in
their favor. It is written to be a voice of dissent against the
complete dominance of the alt-right on the internet, with many websites,
in particular Breibart, the Daily Stormer, Reddit and 4chan, being hubs
of activity for this far-right. This blog will analyze why is the
alt-right growing, how they would respond to geopolitical events. Yet
unlike most mainstream media analysis of the alt-right, this is written
to focus on more systemic issues as to explain what is causing the rise
of the alt-right across Europe and America; hence the title "The Root of
the Problem". In particular, articles on this blog will analyze how
current social, political and economic currents supported by current
political establishments, or the backlash against these currents, may
benefit or intensify support for the alt-right. Ultimatly, it asks the
question: Is it just enough for culture to progress to a certain level
in order to leave the reactionary alt-right backlash behind, but
maintain current sociopolitical currents? Does defeating the alt-right
require the preservation of current world sociopolitical systems, or to
challenge it from a progressive or leftist perspective? Is the current political establishiment, particuarly in the West, the "Root of the Problem"?
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