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white_wolf

(6,238 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:36 PM Aug 2016

Since the Alt-Right hates "political correctness" let's call them what they really are...

I applaud Hillary for calling Trump out on his ties to such racist groups, but I believe we should go a step farther and call them what they really are: Neo-Nazis and white supremacists. They're modern-day fascists who know how to use Twitter.

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Since the Alt-Right hates "political correctness" let's call them what they really are... (Original Post) white_wolf Aug 2016 OP
One doesn't need to be on the alt-right to think political correctness has gone too far. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #1
True. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #3
PC is an exercise in respect. Cooley Hurd Aug 2016 #4
PC is an exercise in word policing NuclearDem Aug 2016 #9
No, it's a VERY simple exercise of respect... Cooley Hurd Aug 2016 #12
Respect is earned, not enforced by people you don't know calling you names. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #13
When I meet anyone for the first time, I don't view them as suspect Cooley Hurd Aug 2016 #15
Actually, yes... all rationalizations not withstanding. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #7
No, not really. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #10
Agreed. romanic Aug 2016 #17
I prefer 'assholes' superpatriotman Aug 2016 #2
I beg to disagree BLACK4EVER Aug 2016 #5
Best offense too! ffr Aug 2016 #8
Yes and no. Alt-Right is their label ffr Aug 2016 #6
Alt-Right? roamer65 Aug 2016 #11
Skinheads who stopped shaving central scrutinizer Aug 2016 #14
K&R... spanone Aug 2016 #16
hate-filled assholes works for me. niyad Aug 2016 #18
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
4. PC is an exercise in respect.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:42 PM
Aug 2016

My MO, out of the gate, is to do my best to be respectful to others. It's WAY easier that being an asscarrot to others.

...and it's beneficial to my sleep patterns. I sleep like a log without the yoke of disrespect around my neck.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
9. PC is an exercise in word policing
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:51 PM
Aug 2016

often by people taking it upon themselves to be offended on behalf of others who probably didn't ask them. Offending someone's sensibilities during a discussion about a topic they're uncomfortable with is not the same thing as being an asshole.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
12. No, it's a VERY simple exercise of respect...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:18 PM
Aug 2016

...simple (meaning easy).

Any opposition of respect is nonsense.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
13. Respect is earned, not enforced by people you don't know calling you names.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:27 PM
Aug 2016

Sometimes, language has to offend.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
15. When I meet anyone for the first time, I don't view them as suspect
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:03 PM
Aug 2016

I might be wrong, but you sound like people you meet for the first, perhaps, second time are to be suspect to you before you give respect.

My way is easier.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
7. Actually, yes... all rationalizations not withstanding.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:49 PM
Aug 2016

Actually, yes... all rationalizations not withstanding.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
10. No, not really.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:54 PM
Aug 2016

Thinking political correctness has gone too far is not equivalent to white supremacy or white nationalism.

superpatriotman

(6,247 posts)
2. I prefer 'assholes'
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:39 PM
Aug 2016

Because that's all they are. And like most assholes the best defense against them is to ignore them. GOTV

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
5. I beg to disagree
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:47 PM
Aug 2016

You can't ignore fascist "assholes". You have to bring them down to front street and let the sun shine on their evilness and hatred, so that they will shrivel up like the worms they are. Remember roaches scatter when the lights come on. Just saying

ffr

(22,665 posts)
6. Yes and no. Alt-Right is their label
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:48 PM
Aug 2016

As that term begins to go viral, its connotations will begin to sink in with supporters of both sides. A huge turn off if you're an unknowing Drumpf supporter, completely unaware of his Neo-Nazi white supremacist dog whistle campaign. Finding his team is made up of recognizable Alt-Right leaders, is going to soften more republican congressional seats in November, as more and more people connect the dots.

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