- 31 Dec 2016 22:42
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They actually called this way back in the summer after Hilary's speech forced them to define themselves more clearly. They could have taken the broader route and kept it all as one big tent but the general thrust was to define the alt-right as White Nationalism, and anything else as outside the alt-right. This made them a smaller but more cogent movement.
So, by the time of the NPI conference and 'hailgate' the die had already been set so when people such as Mike Cernovitch and RamZPaul made negative comments it was not a 'split', but a predicable reaction from the alt-light that caused no problems. Also when more internal figures such as Jared Taylor and Greg Johnson disapproved, this was also anticipated and seems to have been absorbed.
So, the so-called 'rift' is not really problematic but adds to the spectrum of attitudes surrounding the alt-right.
Albert wrote:I was noticing this happening as well. There seems to be difference in perspective of what constitutes one as a national.
One is a civic nationalism approach. That says you are part of us, if you share our culture and allegiance to the state.
The other is more of ethnic nationalism rooted in physique and blood as well as culture.
This split was bound to come onto surface. I wonder which approach will persevere.
They actually called this way back in the summer after Hilary's speech forced them to define themselves more clearly. They could have taken the broader route and kept it all as one big tent but the general thrust was to define the alt-right as White Nationalism, and anything else as outside the alt-right. This made them a smaller but more cogent movement.
So, by the time of the NPI conference and 'hailgate' the die had already been set so when people such as Mike Cernovitch and RamZPaul made negative comments it was not a 'split', but a predicable reaction from the alt-light that caused no problems. Also when more internal figures such as Jared Taylor and Greg Johnson disapproved, this was also anticipated and seems to have been absorbed.
So, the so-called 'rift' is not really problematic but adds to the spectrum of attitudes surrounding the alt-right.