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CORE 400. Alt Right Class 1. Administrative. Anything to collect? Return any assignments? Final Exam Reminder. Review. Radical Islam and Islamic Terrorists Radical Christianity, both left-wing and fundamentalist. Today. What is the Alt Right? Who Belongs to the Alt Right?
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CORE 400 Alt Right Class 1
Administrative • Anything to collect? Return any assignments? • Final Exam Reminder
Review • Radical Islam and Islamic Terrorists • Radical Christianity, both left-wing and fundamentalist
Today • What is the Alt Right? • Who Belongs to the Alt Right? • What Do They Believe? • The Alt Right Manifesto
I. What is the Alt Right? • Origins • Alternative to what? • What it is not • What it is
II. Who Belongs to the Alt Right? • Not always clear who belongs, largely a matter of self identification • Who are some of the diverse groups?
III. What Do They Believe? • What are they against?
III. What Do They Believe • What are they for? • What is the bottom line?
IV. Manifesto of the Alt Right • We are peaceful activists and advocates for all peoples of European Descent • We believe race is a valid, unique and precious source of identity for all racial groups • The white race is a tiny and shrinking minority on our planet and this must be stopped and reversed • Each racial group has a right to its own territory, where it can thrive and live according to its own norms and values
IV. Manifesto of the Alt Right • We advocate a society where peace, prosperity and survival are ensured for all of our people • Love for one’s own people does NOT and MUST NEVER equal hatred for others • We work with like-minded individuals and groups of all races who share our goals • We oppose slavery, colonialism, political intervention in other nations and military adventurism
IV. Manifesto of the Alt Right • We stand for freedom of expression but NOT the right to advocate the end of our race • The traditional family is the optimal building block of society and the best way to raise health children • We advocate physical, mental and spiritual health through exercise, learning and cultural revival • We serve a cause far greater than us as individuals, our people
Next Time • We’ll continue with the Alt Right. Read Hawley
Alt Right Class 2
Administrative • Final Exam Reminder
Today • Conservatives and the Alt Right • Republicans and the Alt Right • Donald Trump and the Alt Right • The Alt Right and Earlier Radical Groups • Evaluate the Alt Right
I. Conservatives and the Alt Right • How are conservatives and the Alt Right similar? • How are conservatives and the Alt Right different? • How have conservatives and the Alt Right reacted to each other?
II. Republicans and the Alt Right • Politicians • Commentators
III. Donald Trump and the Alt Right • Does Trump belong to the Alt Right? • Why did the Alt Right support him?
IV. The Alt Right and Earlier Radical Groups • What earlier groups do you see reflected in the Alt Right? • How are those groups reflected in the Alt Right? • How is the Alt Right different?
V. Evaluate the Alt Right • Will it last? • Will its influence last? • What is that influence?
Next Time • Summary • More discussion of final exam • Course Evaluation