The Alt Left

For this post, please refer to this article for a definitive answer to what the Alt Right is. Specifically, keep in mind Point 1 - The Alt Right is of the political right in both the American and the European sense of the term. Socialists are not Alt Right. Progressives are not Alt Right. Liberals are not Alt Right. Communists, Marxists, Marxians, cultural Marxists, and neocons are not Alt Right.

#fakenews reports of the events of last weekend in Charlottesville, VA keep referencing the Alt Right as being equivalent to Nazis or white supremacists.  These #fakenews outlets reference three specific names: Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler, and David Duke. These three men call themselves Alt Right... but Westboro Baptist calls themselves Christians, and ABCNNBCBS calls itself news, too.

Maybe self proclamations are not always accurate.

Duke is easy enough to dismiss. He has held allegiance to the American Nazi party, the Democrat party, the Republican party, the Reform party, and the Populist party. The man in reality is simply a charlatan - trying to make an easy buck.

Jason Kessler is also easily dismissed. He is admittedly a Nazi. The definition of Naziism is "National Socialism." Despite claims to the contrary, this is not an ideology of the Right.  Socialism of any sort is a Leftist concept. 

Richard Spencer is the hardest to dismiss, but it's still easy. The only roadblock here is that Spencer founded the website altright.com. other than that, he has ties to neo-Nazis and is an avowed white supremacist.

The Alt Right is opposed to the rule or domination of any native ethnic group by another, particularly in the sovereign homelands of the dominated peoples. The Alt Right is opposed to any non-native ethnic group obtaining excessive influence in any society through nepotism, tribalism, or any other means.

Vox Day is correct - these three and the very few white supremacists who showed with them last Saturday are the Fake Right.  In all reality, they are Alt Left.