Both the pro-1488 and anti-1488 arguments are counter-productive in this thread.
Breitbart essentially wrote an article defending Trump supporters as the alt-Right, which is a broad and completely casual category.
If the group (Trump supporters) can be defended in public, then both it and its various interests will stay in the public sphere.
If you adopt the language and assertions of the Left, mainly that the tens of millions of Trump supporters are a small group of people that frequent a few low traffic websites that they consider racist, then they will name you, attack, you, and probably win.
Whether you are pro-1488 or anti-1488, this isn't the period in time nor the place to have that debate in my opinion.
First, neither of you are going to convince the other of a single thing. That argument will play out in another way at another time. Convincing the alt-Right that there is another perspective is akin to attempting to convince Israel that there is another perspective, and attempting to convince anti-Alt Right conservatives to join the alt-Right is similarly like attempting to convince Arabs that there is another perspective on Israel. You are both wasting your breath. Attacking one another is completely and utterly self-defeating to the point of sabotage to the Right in general. One can argue for economic or social conservatism without attacking the other group.
Second, linked below is a (weakly reasoned and written) article by the NRO capitalizing on Milo's characterizations in the Breitbart article. Whether or not one agrees, it's easy to see how their ability to isolate Trump supporters opens supporters to attack.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/43...-moral-rot
On one hand, the "alt-Right" is happy to be acknowledged. On the other hand, acknowledgement is worthless. Non "alt-Right" Trump supporters should be dismayed that they will be lumped in. Alt-Right Trump supporters need to concentrate on doing things instead of having political discussions with opponents. Non-alt Right conservatives need to similarly concentrate on things other than engaging with the alt-Right.
Breitbart essentially wrote an article defending Trump supporters as the alt-Right, which is a broad and completely casual category.
If the group (Trump supporters) can be defended in public, then both it and its various interests will stay in the public sphere.
If you adopt the language and assertions of the Left, mainly that the tens of millions of Trump supporters are a small group of people that frequent a few low traffic websites that they consider racist, then they will name you, attack, you, and probably win.
Whether you are pro-1488 or anti-1488, this isn't the period in time nor the place to have that debate in my opinion.
First, neither of you are going to convince the other of a single thing. That argument will play out in another way at another time. Convincing the alt-Right that there is another perspective is akin to attempting to convince Israel that there is another perspective, and attempting to convince anti-Alt Right conservatives to join the alt-Right is similarly like attempting to convince Arabs that there is another perspective on Israel. You are both wasting your breath. Attacking one another is completely and utterly self-defeating to the point of sabotage to the Right in general. One can argue for economic or social conservatism without attacking the other group.
Second, linked below is a (weakly reasoned and written) article by the NRO capitalizing on Milo's characterizations in the Breitbart article. Whether or not one agrees, it's easy to see how their ability to isolate Trump supporters opens supporters to attack.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/43...-moral-rot
On one hand, the "alt-Right" is happy to be acknowledged. On the other hand, acknowledgement is worthless. Non "alt-Right" Trump supporters should be dismayed that they will be lumped in. Alt-Right Trump supporters need to concentrate on doing things instead of having political discussions with opponents. Non-alt Right conservatives need to similarly concentrate on things other than engaging with the alt-Right.