If one wants a taste of the world of “alt right”, go to the takimag site.
On the positive side, the articles are generally insightful (and sometimes inciteful), and often amusing; the authors are generally fearless and proudly dismissive of political correctness. The site is a bastion of free speech, and does little (if anything) to moderate comments to posted articles.
On the down side, that freedom attracts an odd crowd to the comments board. While the stable of authors (at least one of whom is Jewish) are mostly at least skeptical of the place Israel holds among US conservatives, a significant number of those who comment at the site are frankly anti-Semitic, and a similar number openly express white supremacist views. Those folks really have a disdain for neo-conservatives (whom they see as Jewish infiltrators) and “cuckservatives” (essentially squishes on the right).
There’s a fine line there - IMO authors like MciInness, Goad, and Shaidle spit in the eye of political correctness without crossing the line into outright craziness, but that’s not the case for lots of those who comment there - they provide a view into the scary side of “alt right”.
This is the feeling I have been getting from looking at articles posted on "Takimag". There are several other sites that I have noticed (usually through links with each other) that seem to be following this flavor.
I've actually been thinking of posting comments on some of these sites declaring support for Israel and shaming people for promulgating those stupid "Jewish Conspiracy" theories.
There’s a fine line there - IMO authors like MciInness, Goad, and Shaidle spit in the eye of political correctness without crossing the line into outright craziness, but that’s not the case for lots of those who comment there - they provide a view into the scary side of “alt right”.
I haven't been looking at any of these sites long enough to recognize any names. Still trying to figure out exactly what they are, and what sort of engagement (if any) that I want to have with them.
I had originally noticed "Takimag" because I found a John Derbyeshire (Fired from National Revue for writing "The Talk") there. John Derbyeshire had made the mistake of telling some ugly truths and he thereafter became the victim of political correctness.
Interesting— thank you! I’ve always imagined it as being populated by the characters from South Park...