what’s in the future hold for America I will say this and I’ll say it right to
I will say this and I’ll say it right to
I will say this and I’ll say it right to the camera stop it there are a lot of
the camera stop it there are a lot of
the camera stop it there are a lot of differing opinions and some are
differing opinions and some are
differing opinions and some are downright terrifying to a lot of people
downright terrifying to a lot of people
downright terrifying to a lot of people welcome to watchmojo.com ting down the
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welcome to watchmojo.com ting down the top 5 most interesting facts that we
top 5 most interesting facts that we
top 5 most interesting facts that we could find about the alt-right this
could find about the alt-right this
could find about the alt-right this informal movement has broadly been
informal movement has broadly been
informal movement has broadly been described as a conservative group
described as a conservative group
described as a conservative group brought together by their rejection of
brought together by their rejection of
brought together by their rejection of mainstream American conservative beliefs
mainstream American conservative beliefs
mainstream American conservative beliefs the media has called them everything
the media has called them everything
the media has called them everything from white supremacists to the new power
from white supremacists to the new power
from white supremacists to the new power behind the GOP however you choose to
behind the GOP however you choose to
behind the GOP however you choose to define them they certainly have captured
define them they certainly have captured
define them they certainly have captured the attention of the nation number 5
the attention of the nation number 5
the attention of the nation number 5 Trump was accused of dog whistling to
Trump was accused of dog whistling to
Trump was accused of dog whistling to the alt-right we need somebody that can
the alt-right we need somebody that can
the alt-right we need somebody that can take the brand of the United States and
take the brand of the United States and
take the brand of the United States and make it great again there’s no denying
make it great again there’s no denying
make it great again there’s no denying it Donald Trump’s relationship with the
it Donald Trump’s relationship with the
it Donald Trump’s relationship with the alt-right is a complicated one whether
alt-right is a complicated one whether
alt-right is a complicated one whether or not you believe he actually went out
or not you believe he actually went out
or not you believe he actually went out of his way to appeal to members of this
of his way to appeal to members of this
of his way to appeal to members of this controversial movement there are a
controversial movement there are a
controversial movement there are a number of questionable moments from his
number of questionable moments from his
number of questionable moments from his presidential campaign that certainly
presidential campaign that certainly
presidential campaign that certainly warrant scrutiny these are radical
warrant scrutiny these are radical
warrant scrutiny these are radical Islamic terrorists and she won’t even
Islamic terrorists and she won’t even
Islamic terrorists and she won’t even mention the work upon entering politics
mention the work upon entering politics
mention the work upon entering politics this world renowned businessman sold
this world renowned businessman sold
this world renowned businessman sold himself as the candidate of the common
himself as the candidate of the common
himself as the candidate of the common man going out of his way to avoid
man going out of his way to avoid
man going out of his way to avoid alienating potential voters be they
alienating potential voters be they
alienating potential voters be they visible minorities or you know ex KKK
visible minorities or you know ex KKK
visible minorities or you know ex KKK leaders will you unequivocally condemn
leaders will you unequivocally condemn
leaders will you unequivocally condemn David Duke and say that you don’t want
David Duke and say that you don’t want
David Duke and say that you don’t want his vote or that of other white
his vote or that of other white
his vote or that of other white supremacists in this election well just
supremacists in this election well just
supremacists in this election well just so you understand I don’t know anything
so you understand I don’t know anything
so you understand I don’t know anything about David Duke Trump quickly inspired
about David Duke Trump quickly inspired
about David Duke Trump quickly inspired the alt-right with his
the alt-right with his
the alt-right with his anti-establishment messaging and with
anti-establishment messaging and with
anti-establishment messaging and with his rise to power so too did this fringe
his rise to power so too did this fringe
his rise to power so too did this fringe internet movement step into the
internet movement step into the
internet movement step into the mainstream they embraced him and with
mainstream they embraced him and with
mainstream they embraced him and with his appointment of Steven Bannon as
his appointment of Steven Bannon as
his appointment of Steven Bannon as campaign strategist more about him
campaign strategist more about him
campaign strategist more about him shortly it appeared as if Donald was
shortly it appeared as if Donald was
shortly it appeared as if Donald was returning the love despite publicly
returning the love despite publicly
returning the love despite publicly denouncing them following the Heil Trump
denouncing them following the Heil Trump
denouncing them following the Heil Trump debacle Trump has been accused of
debacle Trump has been accused of
debacle Trump has been accused of covertly campaigning to the alt-right
covertly campaigning to the alt-right
covertly campaigning to the alt-right dog-whistle politics refers to the use
dog-whistle politics refers to the use
dog-whistle politics refers to the use of coded wording that sounds normal to
of coded wording that sounds normal to
of coded wording that sounds normal to the general public but conveys an
the general public but conveys an
the general public but conveys an entirely different meaning to special
entirely different meaning to special
entirely different meaning to special groups or demographics looking at
groups or demographics looking at
groups or demographics looking at Trump’s campaign alleged examples
Trump’s campaign alleged examples
Trump’s campaign alleged examples include his promise to focus on quote
include his promise to focus on quote
include his promise to focus on quote Americanism not globalism on
Americanism not globalism on
Americanism not globalism on at the RNC Americanism not globalism
at the RNC Americanism not globalism
at the RNC Americanism not globalism will be our credo and his encouragement
will be our credo and his encouragement
will be our credo and his encouragement for people to watch out for voter fraud
for people to watch out for voter fraud
for people to watch out for voter fraud while singling out primarily minority
while singling out primarily minority
while singling out primarily minority neighborhoods according to some
neighborhoods according to some
neighborhoods according to some including Rolling Stone magazine Trump’s
including Rolling Stone magazine Trump’s
including Rolling Stone magazine Trump’s comment on the Second Amendment was a
comment on the Second Amendment was a
comment on the Second Amendment was a blatant and terrifying dog whistle
blatant and terrifying dog whistle
blatant and terrifying dog whistle encouraging gun enthusiasts to
encouraging gun enthusiasts to
encouraging gun enthusiasts to assassinate Hillary Clinton nothing you
assassinate Hillary Clinton nothing you
assassinate Hillary Clinton nothing you can do folks
can do folks
can do folks although the Second Amendment people may
although the Second Amendment people may
although the Second Amendment people may be there is I don’t know Trump was seen
be there is I don’t know Trump was seen
be there is I don’t know Trump was seen by many as a voice for the
by many as a voice for the
by many as a voice for the disenfranchised but one closer
disenfranchised but one closer
disenfranchised but one closer examination his choice of campaign words
examination his choice of campaign words
examination his choice of campaign words seemingly carried more meaning than the
seemingly carried more meaning than the
seemingly carried more meaning than the average listener was likely to catch if
average listener was likely to catch if
average listener was likely to catch if the name is there it’s radical Islamic
the name is there it’s radical Islamic
the name is there it’s radical Islamic terror number four they reject America’s
terror number four they reject America’s
terror number four they reject America’s founding principles Trump’s campaign
founding principles Trump’s campaign
founding principles Trump’s campaign promise to quote make America great
promise to quote make America great
promise to quote make America great again but the ideological leaders of the
again but the ideological leaders of the
again but the ideological leaders of the alt-right don’t think that the country
alt-right don’t think that the country
alt-right don’t think that the country should be glorifying the past they
should be glorifying the past they
should be glorifying the past they believe in America but in their humble
believe in America but in their humble
believe in America but in their humble opinion it has yet to live up to its
opinion it has yet to live up to its
opinion it has yet to live up to its potential what do I want my
potential what do I want my
potential what do I want my great-grandchildren to experience for me
great-grandchildren to experience for me
great-grandchildren to experience for me it’s something like the revival of the
it’s something like the revival of the
it’s something like the revival of the Roman Empire so what exactly do members
Roman Empire so what exactly do members
Roman Empire so what exactly do members of the alt-right believe has been
of the alt-right believe has been
of the alt-right believe has been stunting America’s growth honestly a
stunting America’s growth honestly a
stunting America’s growth honestly a bunch of things but at least according
bunch of things but at least according
bunch of things but at least according to Richard Spencer all right leader and
to Richard Spencer all right leader and
to Richard Spencer all right leader and founder of conservative think tank
founder of conservative think tank
founder of conservative think tank National Policy Institute the
National Policy Institute the
National Policy Institute the fundamental issue is an unreasonable
fundamental issue is an unreasonable
fundamental issue is an unreasonable commitment to the ideals of the founding
commitment to the ideals of the founding
commitment to the ideals of the founding fathers
fathers
fathers what would you say though if Mexican
what would you say though if Mexican
what would you say though if Mexican Americans or African Americans said hey
Americans or African Americans said hey
Americans or African Americans said hey we’re going to pay all the white people
we’re going to pay all the white people
we’re going to pay all the white people to leave and go back to Europe an
to leave and go back to Europe an
to leave and go back to Europe an interesting prospect I’m very flexible
interesting prospect I’m very flexible
interesting prospect I’m very flexible in fact Spencer said quote when I look
in fact Spencer said quote when I look
in fact Spencer said quote when I look at Thomas Jefferson’s writing the
at Thomas Jefferson’s writing the
at Thomas Jefferson’s writing the Declaration of Independence it makes me
Declaration of Independence it makes me
Declaration of Independence it makes me want to vomit
want to vomit
want to vomit the idea that a creator made all human
the idea that a creator made all human
the idea that a creator made all human beings equal that’s ridiculous
beings equal that’s ridiculous
beings equal that’s ridiculous the idea that we would dedicate
the idea that we would dedicate
the idea that we would dedicate ourselves to something as stupid as
ourselves to something as stupid as
ourselves to something as stupid as equality or democracy is morally
equality or democracy is morally
equality or democracy is morally insulting to me unquote to be clear he’s
insulting to me unquote to be clear he’s
insulting to me unquote to be clear he’s a major thought leader of the movement
a major thought leader of the movement
a major thought leader of the movement and has even been credited with coining
and has even been credited with coining
and has even been credited with coining the term all right we’re often told that
the term all right we’re often told that
the term all right we’re often told that being an American or Britain or juror
being an American or Britain or juror
being an American or Britain or juror Iranian European nationality is about
Iranian European nationality is about
Iranian European nationality is about being dedicated to a collection of
being dedicated to a collection of
being dedicated to a collection of abstractions and buzzwords democracy
abstractions and buzzwords democracy
abstractions and buzzwords democracy freedom tolerance multiculturalism
freedom tolerance multiculturalism
freedom tolerance multiculturalism mirroring Spencer’s sentiments members
mirroring Spencer’s sentiments members
mirroring Spencer’s sentiments members of the alt-right generally resent
of the alt-right generally resent
of the alt-right generally resent traditional conservatives who they call
traditional conservatives who they call
traditional conservatives who they call cock servants seeing them as weak and
cock servants seeing them as weak and
cock servants seeing them as weak and overly committed to the Constitution not
overly committed to the Constitution not
overly committed to the Constitution not just that they are leftist in kuck it’s
just that they are leftist in kuck it’s
just that they are leftist in kuck it’s not just that many are genuinely stupid
not just that many are genuinely stupid
not just that many are genuinely stupid indeed one wonders if these people are
indeed one wonders if these people are
indeed one wonders if these people are people at all
people at all
people at all according to ben shapiro an ex editor
according to ben shapiro an ex editor
according to ben shapiro an ex editor for Breitbart news the leading alt-right
for Breitbart news the leading alt-right
for Breitbart news the leading alt-right website this movement simply shares
website this movement simply shares
website this movement simply shares nothing in common with Western
nothing in common with Western
nothing in common with Western right-wing politics as he explained in
right-wing politics as he explained in
right-wing politics as he explained in an interview with slate for leaders at
an interview with slate for leaders at
an interview with slate for leaders at least it all comes down to identity
least it all comes down to identity
least it all comes down to identity politics the donald trump campaign was
politics the donald trump campaign was
politics the donald trump campaign was the first time in my lifetime that a an
the first time in my lifetime that a an
the first time in my lifetime that a an identity politics for white people was
identity politics for white people was
identity politics for white people was was on the scene they believed that a
was on the scene they believed that a
was on the scene they believed that a strong nation has no use for the
strong nation has no use for the
strong nation has no use for the constitution it just needs an ethnically
constitution it just needs an ethnically
constitution it just needs an ethnically european population in fact is only
european population in fact is only
european population in fact is only white people can support what we call
white people can support what we call
white people can support what we call Western civilization
Western civilization
Western civilization number three Trump’s chief strategist
number three Trump’s chief strategist
number three Trump’s chief strategist has been called a major voice of the
has been called a major voice of the
has been called a major voice of the alt-right Trump has publicly denounced
alt-right Trump has publicly denounced
alt-right Trump has publicly denounced the alt-right but in that very same
the alt-right but in that very same
the alt-right but in that very same interview he rose to the defense of this
interview he rose to the defense of this
interview he rose to the defense of this chief strategist turned senior adviser
chief strategist turned senior adviser
chief strategist turned senior adviser Steve Bannon and the right-wing news
Steve Bannon and the right-wing news
Steve Bannon and the right-wing news outlet Breitbart where Bannon is an
outlet Breitbart where Bannon is an
outlet Breitbart where Bannon is an executive chair of Breitbart Trump said
executive chair of Breitbart Trump said
executive chair of Breitbart Trump said to the New York Times it’s just a
to the New York Times it’s just a
to the New York Times it’s just a publication that covers subjects on the
publication that covers subjects on the
publication that covers subjects on the right and that’s at least partially true
right and that’s at least partially true
right and that’s at least partially true Breitbart news was founded in 2007 by
Breitbart news was founded in 2007 by
Breitbart news was founded in 2007 by Jewish conservative publisher Andrew
Jewish conservative publisher Andrew
Jewish conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart but since his passing in 2012
Breitbart but since his passing in 2012
Breitbart but since his passing in 2012 according to the Southern Poverty Law
according to the Southern Poverty Law
according to the Southern Poverty Law Center Steven Bannon has become the
Center Steven Bannon has become the
Center Steven Bannon has become the quote main driver behind Breitbart
quote main driver behind Breitbart
quote main driver behind Breitbart becoming a white ethno nationalist
becoming a white ethno nationalist
becoming a white ethno nationalist propaganda mill unquote and regardless
propaganda mill unquote and regardless
propaganda mill unquote and regardless of what Trump may say Bannon himself has
of what Trump may say Bannon himself has
of what Trump may say Bannon himself has described Breitbart as the platform for
described Breitbart as the platform for
described Breitbart as the platform for the alt-right in the past while some
the alt-right in the past while some
the alt-right in the past while some purists like Richard Spencer might not
purists like Richard Spencer might not
purists like Richard Spencer might not consider Bannon to be a real alt-right
consider Bannon to be a real alt-right
consider Bannon to be a real alt-right member there’s no
member there’s no
member there’s no eyeing the colossal contribution he has
eyeing the colossal contribution he has
eyeing the colossal contribution he has made to the alt-right movement by giving
made to the alt-right movement by giving
made to the alt-right movement by giving it a major voice number two they have
it a major voice number two they have
it a major voice number two they have intelligent educated leadership and are
intelligent educated leadership and are
intelligent educated leadership and are very media savvy one of the biggest
very media savvy one of the biggest
very media savvy one of the biggest mistakes one can make when dealing with
mistakes one can make when dealing with
mistakes one can make when dealing with the alt-right is to underestimate the
the alt-right is to underestimate the
the alt-right is to underestimate the men leading the movement we say men
men leading the movement we say men
men leading the movement we say men because while there are some women
because while there are some women
because while there are some women involved it’s estimated that they only
involved it’s estimated that they only
involved it’s estimated that they only account for one-fifth of the members and
account for one-fifth of the members and
account for one-fifth of the members and according to Richard Spencer the role of
according to Richard Spencer the role of
according to Richard Spencer the role of women in any organization should be
women in any organization should be
women in any organization should be limited as he believes that quote their
limited as he believes that quote their
limited as he believes that quote their vindictiveness knows no bounds unquote
vindictiveness knows no bounds unquote
vindictiveness knows no bounds unquote for decades racists in America have been
for decades racists in America have been
for decades racists in America have been dismissed as unintelligent Hicks
but this stereotype could not be further
but this stereotype could not be further from the truth as far as the alt-right
from the truth as far as the alt-right
from the truth as far as the alt-right is concerned granted the faithful
is concerned granted the faithful
is concerned granted the faithful members waging war online in the name of
members waging war online in the name of
members waging war online in the name of such notable causes as gamergate and
such notable causes as gamergate and
such notable causes as gamergate and keeping Ghostbusters an all-male cast
keeping Ghostbusters an all-male cast
keeping Ghostbusters an all-male cast might not be the most cerebral of men
might not be the most cerebral of men
might not be the most cerebral of men out there you might just get your wish
out there you might just get your wish
out there you might just get your wish anyway but the leading figures of the
anyway but the leading figures of the
anyway but the leading figures of the alt-right movement such as Richard
alt-right movement such as Richard
alt-right movement such as Richard Spencer
Spencer
Spencer Steve and dannan Jared Taylor and Vox
Steve and dannan Jared Taylor and Vox
Steve and dannan Jared Taylor and Vox Dei are all highly educated individuals
Dei are all highly educated individuals
Dei are all highly educated individuals who know how to present an argument and
who know how to present an argument and
who know how to present an argument and win debates the movement was born on the
win debates the movement was born on the
win debates the movement was born on the internet on sites like 4chan those
internet on sites like 4chan those
internet on sites like 4chan those involved in the alt-right have embraced
involved in the alt-right have embraced
involved in the alt-right have embraced meme culture in social media as a means
meme culture in social media as a means
meme culture in social media as a means of communicating and spreading their
of communicating and spreading their
of communicating and spreading their influence in 2016 Twitter actually
influence in 2016 Twitter actually
influence in 2016 Twitter actually banned a number of major figures
banned a number of major figures
banned a number of major figures including Spencer as part of an effort
including Spencer as part of an effort
including Spencer as part of an effort to curb hate speech and combat abusive
to curb hate speech and combat abusive
to curb hate speech and combat abusive users but many feel that these leaders
users but many feel that these leaders
users but many feel that these leaders have only gained greater notoriety and
have only gained greater notoriety and
have only gained greater notoriety and influence as a result of the censorship
influence as a result of the censorship
influence as a result of the censorship number one the alt-right is unabashedly
number one the alt-right is unabashedly
number one the alt-right is unabashedly about white nationalism to be white is
about white nationalism to be white is
about white nationalism to be white is to be a striver a crusader an explorer
to be a striver a crusader an explorer
to be a striver a crusader an explorer and a conqueror we build we produce we
and a conqueror we build we produce we
and a conqueror we build we produce we go upward there is progressive news
go upward there is progressive news
go upward there is progressive news outlets such as bustled Jezebel KUOW FM
outlets such as bustled Jezebel KUOW FM
outlets such as bustled Jezebel KUOW FM Seattle Public Radio as well as civil
Seattle Public Radio as well as civil
Seattle Public Radio as well as civil rights organizations have called for
rights organizations have called for
rights organizations have called for major news networks to stop using the
major news networks to stop using the
major news networks to stop using the term alt right because it obscures and
term alt right because it obscures and
term alt right because it obscures and normalizes something that America has
normalizes something that America has
normalizes something that America has long deemed unacceptable white
long deemed unacceptable white
long deemed unacceptable white nationalism which is itself a euphemism
nationalism which is itself a euphemism
nationalism which is itself a euphemism for an inherently racist concept the
for an inherently racist concept the
for an inherently racist concept the Washington Post has defined the
Washington Post has defined the
Washington Post has defined the alt-right as both a small or right
alt-right as both a small or right
alt-right as both a small or right movement that
movement that
movement that seeks a whites-only state unquote but
seeks a whites-only state unquote but
seeks a whites-only state unquote but this identity is not one that has been
this identity is not one that has been
this identity is not one that has been projected onto them by critical media no
projected onto them by critical media no
projected onto them by critical media no I’m not a white supremacist absolutely
I’m not a white supremacist absolutely
I’m not a white supremacist absolutely the white supremacy means that a white
the white supremacy means that a white
the white supremacy means that a white person wouldn’t want to rule over other
person wouldn’t want to rule over other
person wouldn’t want to rule over other people serious all right members
people serious all right members
people serious all right members willingly employ the term white
willingly employ the term white
willingly employ the term white nationalism often when seeking to
nationalism often when seeking to
nationalism often when seeking to distinguish themselves from white
distinguish themselves from white
distinguish themselves from white supremacists
supremacists
supremacists according to the Guardian some extreme
according to the Guardian some extreme
according to the Guardian some extreme alt writers believe they are currently
alt writers believe they are currently
alt writers believe they are currently experiencing a white genocide as a
experiencing a white genocide as a
experiencing a white genocide as a result of immigration Equal Opportunity
result of immigration Equal Opportunity
result of immigration Equal Opportunity Employment multiculturalism and black on
Employment multiculturalism and black on
Employment multiculturalism and black on white crime the fact is there’s a
white crime the fact is there’s a
white crime the fact is there’s a demographic struggle going on they claim
demographic struggle going on they claim
demographic struggle going on they claim that such factors are eroding the very
that such factors are eroding the very
that such factors are eroding the very foundation of a strong America
foundation of a strong America
foundation of a strong America namely quote the white culture of
namely quote the white culture of
namely quote the white culture of exclusively European descendants unquote
exclusively European descendants unquote
exclusively European descendants unquote it’s a country in which we ourselves
it’s a country in which we ourselves
it’s a country in which we ourselves have become strangers as such the
have become strangers as such the
have become strangers as such the alt-right ultimate goal is the
alt-right ultimate goal is the
alt-right ultimate goal is the establishment of a whites-only nation
establishment of a whites-only nation
establishment of a whites-only nation Richard Spencer has made his position
Richard Spencer has made his position
Richard Spencer has made his position quite clear on this he dreams of a white
quite clear on this he dreams of a white
quite clear on this he dreams of a white America achieved through what he calls
America achieved through what he calls
America achieved through what he calls peaceful ethnic cleansing stating that
peaceful ethnic cleansing stating that
peaceful ethnic cleansing stating that it would consist of having quote blacks
it would consist of having quote blacks
it would consist of having quote blacks Asians Hispanics and Jews removed from
Asians Hispanics and Jews removed from
Asians Hispanics and Jews removed from the US they’ve come here and therefore
the US they’ve come here and therefore
the US they’ve come here and therefore they could go home you can go home again
they could go home you can go home again
they could go home you can go home again according to Rolling Stone Spencer has
according to Rolling Stone Spencer has
according to Rolling Stone Spencer has summed up the movement as follows race
summed up the movement as follows race
summed up the movement as follows race matters and races the foundation of
matters and races the foundation of
matters and races the foundation of identity that is fundamentally what the
identity that is fundamentally what the
identity that is fundamentally what the alt-right is about
so just how familiar were you with the
so just how familiar were you with the alt-right had you ever heard of them
alt-right had you ever heard of them
alt-right had you ever heard of them before the 2016 presidential race for
before the 2016 presidential race for
before the 2016 presidential race for more political top tens and unnerving
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I want to influence politics and
I want to influence politics and influence culture I think we have an
influence culture I think we have an
influence culture I think we have an amazing opportunity to do that with
amazing opportunity to do that with
amazing opportunity to do that with Donald Trump
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