Hillary’s speech attacking the alt-right will only raise their profile

Hot Air ^ | August 24, 2016 | John Sexton

[2ndDivisionVet]

There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Yesterday the Hill reported that Hillary Clinton would be giving a big speech Thursday aimed at the so-called alt-right:

Clinton’s campaign announced Tuesday morning that her Reno, Nev., speech would focus on Trump and his aides’ “embrace of the disturbing ‘alt-right’ political philosophy.”

“This ‘alt-right’ brand is embracing extremism and presenting a divisive and dystopian view of America which should concern all Americans, regardless of party,” her campaign said.

I don’t know what Hillary will be saying tomorrow but one thing I’m pretty certain of is that attacking the alt-right isn’t going to lessen their influence. On the contrary, Dave Weigel writes today that some in the movement are actually looking forward to it:

On the alt-right itself, the speech is being welcomed as a sort of coming-out party; alt-right figures are finding their phones and email boxes glowing with new messages, asking to explain who they are and what they think.

That’s the reality here. Hillary Clinton is a candidate for president. By attacking the alt-right she’s elevating them in this election. She’s insuring lots of previously marginal voices will be appearing on cable news to discuss this topic. Hillary openly inviting them to center stage in the national debate.

I don’t think that’s accidental or some kind of miscalculation. On the contrary, I think she wants to elevate those voices for obvious political reasons.

From Hillary’s perspective, there’s really no downside to kicking this particular hornet’s nest. The inevitable response to her comments will only help solidify the idea that the Republican party is now the party of white nationalism, something many party leaders would dispute. Hillary needs to secure a high percentage of the black and Latino vote to get elected and starting this debate will help her do that. Also, her camp has been pushing for more moderate voices in the GOP to denounce Trump. This could accelerate that process as people who are not on the alt-right begin to wonder whether they can remain in a party in which that group has a growing voice. Strategically, politically it’s a smart move for Hillary. I get that.

But I think this could be very bad news for America and I wonder if Clinton’s camp has even paused to think about that at all.

Last year we saw a white racist shoot black church-goers. This summer we’ve seen riots in major cities and racist black radicals murdering white police officers in revenge killings. Racial tension is high. It has spilled over into violence multiple times already.

Trump has been criticized plenty for his tone, for his tweets. That’s fair game and I’ve criticized it myself. But make no mistake, Hillary’s speech tomorrow is going to significantly elevate the alt-right’s status on the national stage. She can pretend she’s trying to take them down all she wants but in reality she’s giving them a gift. This is the kind of national publicity the alt-right could never buy.

[T-Bone Texan]

"Racism should be banned from FR."

There is a big difference between racism and race realism, FRiend, and you do a disservice by conflating the two.

[T-Bone Texan]

By calling your opponent a Nazi you automatically lose the argument.

I find iChing’s thesis to be well-supported and valid.

[bootless]

D-fender didn’t write the word “Nazi.” Stormfront has long knocked on the door of FreeRepublic and occasionally slips through.

Godwin’s Law notwithstanding, ignoring past events and reality doesn’t make sense.

[tbw2]

The right’s alternative to social justice warriors.

[tbw2]

The alt-right is in response to the authoritarian left that thinks these hash tags are somehow OK, and the authoritarian left is bolstered by both the federal government and those in power - demonstrated by Twitter’s trust and safety council not finding a problem with these hash tags even existing but removing conservative and libertarian people for expressing conservative views.

#killallcops
#killallwhites
#KillAllMen
#killallwhitemen
#KillAllJews
#waroncops
#polarbearhunting and #KnockOutGame, where blacks try to knock out whites with one blow to the head, brain damage and death irrelevant

And in an era of identity politics, it is understandable that the group most demonized (whites, conservatives) would create a stronger tribal identity when under siege. When the social justice warriors can demonize all whites publicly and the media and officials applaud them, when you can sit in HR seminars where men, whites, Christians are all demonized and blamed for all ills of the world, when you can watch the left call for violence against whites and men with impunity, of course there will be a stronger “banding together for safety”.

Black Activists Call for Lynching and Hanging of White People and Cops
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/08/28/black-activists-called-for-lynching-and-hanging-of-white-people-and-cops/

Black Lives Matter Leader Calls for Running Over, Shooting Police
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/caught-video-black-lives-matter-leader-calls-running-shooting-police/

BLM activist advocates white genocide at Harvard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC-Cqkq6zWc

NY BLM Protesters chant, “What do we want? Dead Cops.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_qkvXLuGsc&feature=youtu.be

Milwaukee Rioters: ‘They Beatin’ Up Every White Person!’
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/08/14/milwaukee-riot-beating-every-white-person/

There was also the story of the reporters attacked for their light skin in the riots with the Asian reporter initially attacked then let go when someone pointed out he wasn’t white, then he was told to leave, by Black Lives Matter. Accidentally lynched by blacks would have been the right title for his article.

[tbw2]

To turn mostly politically right wing and sometimes internet trolls into proof there’s a massive young KKK movement propelling Trump.

Says the authoritarian left physically attacking Trump supporters for being Trump supporters and censored for merely holding their opinions.

Anti-Trump Mob Hunts Trump Fans Like ‘Prey,’ Assaults Police
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/06/03/anti-trump-mob-assaults-police-hunts-trump-supporters-like-prey/

Time for the Left to Stop Excusing Violence Against Trump Supporters
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/06/09/time_for_the_left_to_stop_excusing_violence_against_trump_supporters_130831.html

This article discusses even more attacks on Trump supporters other than San Jose.

Trump supporter BLOCKED by Facebook for complaining about site’s censorship of right-wing activists
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3603345/Conservative-activist-Lauren-Southern-banned-Facebook-mentioning-censorship.html

Apple, Twitter, Google, Instagram collude to defeat Trump
http://observer.com/2016/08/tech-companies-apple-twitter-google-and-instagram-collude-to-defeat-trump/

[tbw2]

Is the Goldwater comparison a good thing or a bad thing?

[tbw2]

Milo Yiannapolis is the classic example of alt-right.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I LOVE Milo, gay or not I LOVE this guy he has a spine of steel !!! He was a YUGE BREXIT supporter, and he is a YUGE Trump supporter!!! He is a YUGE gun rights supporter and is advising ALL gays who will listen to arm themselves!! This guy HAS NO FEAR!!!

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

This is ALL the damned Marxists have RACISM is their meme, ANYONE who has half a brain KNOWS their side is closer to Nazi’s than OUR side could EVER be the sad thing is MOST of America doesn’t have half a brain!!! ALT RIGHT BS!!!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Ok, bye.

[T-Bone Texan]

He did not write the literal word “Nazi” but he invoked Nazism. Doesn’t that trigger Godwin’s law?

[bootless]

Not when it’s based in reality. As you know, Godwin’s Law is targeted at people who use an ad hominen “Nazi” reference during an online flame war when they have nothing of substance to say.

I don’t believe that Mike meant his law to completely prohibit discussion of people who are actually engaging in Nazism. Like Stormfront. And Greece’s Golden Dawn party. And the burgeoning neo-Nazi party (again).

[bootless]

Thank you.

[Dajjal]

Pepe & Wojak bump

[sargon]

We have a new addition to your zot list: IChing. I'll take the bounty for this scalp. Not specifically a NeverTrumper. Worse.

If you want to be a member of FR, you need to keep your nose clean of the kind of hysterical racial antagonism which IChing seemed hellbent on engaging in and propagating.

We don't need such ilk here (or anywhere else), IMHO.

Vote Trump!

[sargon]

I find iChing’s thesis to be well-supported and valid.

Orly?

Please, summarize it for us...

Vote Trump!

[ViLaLuz]

Thanks for the link to the explanation of alt-right.

[ViLaLuz]

I'm alt-right...

[gaijin]

Big ups..!

You said it..!

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