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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Right Right Right

  In April 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has essential historical expertise on all types of hate supremacy groups in the USA, wrote that Brietbart News is at the center of the ‘Alt-Right’ movement, a term Americans need to become familiar with. Stephen Bannon, Breitbart’s former executive chairman, is now Donald Trump's Chief Executive of his 2016 presidential campaign.

Southern Poverty Law Center: Is Breitbart.com Becoming the Media Arm of the 'Alt-Right'?

6 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

Donald is doubling down by putting Bannon in charge of his campaign. Not only doesn't he think he's doing anything wrong , but it appears he thinks he can create an alt. reality with this guy , one America will buy. I doubt it , because honestly there just isn't enough people in the alt. rt. bubble to win this fall. That said, there are entirely too many to feel relaxed about this even if he loses badly. The BIG ? is has Fox and the rest of the right wing echo chamber created the famous WARP bubble of Star Trek fame where millions of people live in a self creating reality alongside the actual reality the rest of humanity resides in? Their world is an increasingly totalitarian one which is what bothers me. The more interaction I have with people that live there the scary it looks.

Jim Sande said...

"has Fox and the rest of the right wing echo chamber created the famous WARP bubble of Star Trek fame where millions of people live in a self creating reality alongside the actual reality the rest of humanity resides in?"

Yes, not only that, they have cultivated it into an artform of disinformation. Trump seems to just want to be liked, it's so strange. He's found his tribe.

Glynn Kalara said...

Yep, it's as if these people actually believe that the rest of us just don't even exist and that the election should be one where ONLY they get to vote. They've gradually been making the transition from being authoritarians to totalitarians , trouble is though the rest of us actually do exist.

Jim Sande said...

Yeah, it's going to be trouble, they're not going away. I expect all kinds of mischief from small to murderous and then some - acts of terrorism actually. This will be Trump's legacy and the guy has zero awareness and could care less. He'd pick you or me apart without batting an eyelash.

Mark said...

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/what-are-donald-trump-roger-ailes-and-steve-bannon-really-up-to

It's really about something like what this article describes. He's never seriously wanted the presidency. He's said "I can run for President and make money." His brand is worth more than ever and this team will help him capitalize on it. I think he's already having the last laugh.

Jim Sande said...

Good article Mark