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What is the alt-right and what does it mean?
The alt-right is a white nationalist movement and is fundamentally concerned with white identity. Not all members of the alt-right, however, actively embrace the term “white nationalist” in reference to themselves.
What is the alternative right?
In 2010, the American white nationalist Richard B. Spencer launched The Alternative Right webzine. His “alternative right” was influenced by earlier forms of American white nationalism, as well as paleoconservatism, the Dark Enlightenment, and the Nouvelle Droite.
Who are the leaders of the alt-right movement?
Many leaders of the alt-right movement, including include Spencer, Andrew Anglin, Mike Cernovich, John Derbyshire and Kyle Chapman are married to, or romantically involved with, women of Asian descent.
Is Breitbart an alt-right website?
Many press sources described Breitbart News as an alt-right website. The journalist Mike Wendling termed it “the chief popular media amplifier of alt-right ideas”; Spencer described Breitbart as “a ‘gateway’ to Alt Right ideas and writers”.
What is the alt-right and why is it growing on Twitter?
Social media have been instrumental to the growth of the alt-right. Legions of anonymous Twitter users have used the hashtag #AltRight to proliferate their ideas, sometimes successfully pushing them into the political mainstream.
What happened to the alt-right movement?
Attempting to move from a web-based to a street-based movement, Spencer and other alt-rightists organized the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which faced significant anti-fascist opposition. After this, the movement declined.
What does high ALT mean in a blood test?
High levels of ALT in the blood can indicate a liver problem, even before you have signs of liver disease, such as jaundice, a condition that causes your skin and eyes to turn yellow. An ALT blood test may be helpful in early detection of liver disease.