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[fuagf]

Why the Far-Right Hates Freedom & Loves Bullshit

"You conflate opinion with fact, which is bullshit."

By It's Going Down -
May 25, 2017

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But seemingly grabbing more headlines than the continuous class war of everyday life, is the steady rise of the Far-Right who rode the Trump wave: media moguls such as InfoWars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, and Mike Cernovich; the militias such as the Oath Keepers and the III%ers; and the Alt-Right, which includes white nationalists and neo-Nazis.

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But when one actually gets down to what the Far-Right believes, when one matches the rhetoric with reality, especially to the real needs that everyday people have, one begins to realize how full of shit these movements actually are.

But moreover, you begin to understand that rational thought, logic, and facts don’t actually matter to the Far-Right. Instead, what the Right learned from liberals is that it can instead invert every criticism of itself back onto its enemies. “Antifa are the real fascists! They hate free speech!,” claims the Alt-Right, as they murder people of color and attack places of worship across the country .. https://itsgoingdown.org/many-murderers-will-allow-alt-right-create/ . “Anarchists are the shock troops of the Communist, Democratic Party, and are funded by George Soros!,” proclaim the militias and right-wing biker groups .. https://itsgoingdown.org/george-soros-globalism-far-right-explains-revolt/ , as they cozy up with billionaires and career politicians. “Feminism is a cancer! It oppresses men!,” write the Men’s Rights Activists and neo-reactionaries, who, in turn, promote everything from rape .. https://itsgoingdown.org/gender-fascists-dark-enlightenment/ .. to pediofillia ..

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Muh Free Speech

Everyone from neo-Nazis to militia members says that free speech is under attack in the United States and of course the real victims are themselves. This claim utilizes some of the major rhetorical reference devices of the Far-Right: it paints them as victims, portrays this victimization as the work of a conspiracy between anti-American forces and the government (or at least the Democrats), and also demands that the government intervene and protect them.

But while the Far-Right cries swastika tears, people across the US are getting organized in their communities to physically confront and shut down fascist organizing (as opposed to pushing the State to censor the fascists), the State–which has never cared about free speech to begin with–has been gearing up to attack social movements that actually challenge its power.

Much more - https://itsgoingdown.org/why-the-far-right-hates-freedom-and-loves-bullshit/

[ForReal]

Obviously you didn't fact check either the book or the film

I read it. It is for me, not someone else to tell me how I should think or what to read. Only sheeple let others determine those things for them.
I read it. It makes some convincing points and there is some good historical fact. Did you know, when Roosevelt brought out Social Security, that black people were not allowed in the program?

Like I said, it was an interesting and informative read, for many reasons. Not just the political narrative of the book.