The Alt-Right is whoever considers himself Alt-Right. There are no membership requirements.
“Conservatism”, in the sense of people being leery of radical change, is dead. We currently NEED radical change, in the free-market/less-government direction, before our society implodes.
What does that mean? Free market global free movement of people, goods, and capital across national borders? That's what a lot of people are rejecting now. And anybody who went that way is now left hanging out on a limb. How about less talk of radical anti-goverment change until we can figure out exactly what it would and wouldn't mean?
This is very true — one thing we need to be wary of right now is exactly that brand of "conservatism"… as something as simple as everyone is subject to the law
(i.e. Rule of Law) is pretty dang radical in our current [political/judicial] environment.
Another thing, IMO, is the Republican = conservative = good formulation; Stefan and Vox are absolutely correct to ask the question What, exactly, is being conserved?
in that context.
Well, since there are no membership requirements, we should congratulate Hillary on not demanding investigation of card-carrying alt-right members.
Maybe that is her next speech.
We also need to end political correctness and let communities set their own standards re: freedom of association.
“The Alt-Right is whoever considers himself Alt-Right. There are no membership requirements.”
Hey, those are the EXACT same requirements for being a “true conservative”!