Iâm really alarmed by the misinformation I see on social media right now, so here is a little simplified guide to WTF is going on.
(Edited to work better for tumblr, I originally just made screenshots for Twitter)
Nazi is an abbreviation for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus) an ideology associated primarily with the 20th-century German Nazi Party (especially while it was being led by Adolt Hitler). The idea that National Socialism lived and died primarily through Hitler is actually a myth propagated by post-war propaganda and Hollywood. America destroyed those Nazis!! YAY!! â Wrong, They still exist. Although not under that name. Any far-right groups is basically a âNaziâ party (many even used the term âNational Socialismâ until a re-branding in the 80âs.
The German political scientist Klaus von Beyme describes three historical phases in the development of far-right parties in Western Europe after World War II.
From 1945 to the mid-1950s, far-right parties were marginalized, and their ideologies were discredited due to the recent existence and defeat of Nazism â because people were murdered. In droves. Like millions of people. Death camps are REAL. 11 million people died, including 1.1 million children. Thus in the years immediately following World War II, the main objective of far-right parties was survival; achieving any political impact at all, was largely not expected.
From the mid-1950s to the 1970s, the so-called âpopulist protest phaseâ emerged with sporadic electoral success. During this period, far-right parties drew to them charismatic leaders whose profound mistrust of the political establishment led to an âus-versus-themâ mind set: âusâ being the nationâs citizenry, âthemâ being the politicians and bureaucrats who were then in office; beginning in the 1980s, the electoral successes of far-right political candidates made it possible for far-right political parties to revitalize anti-immigration as a mainstream issue.
What does anybody in the far right REALLY support?
How politics work is that there is two sides. The right and the left. In the middle, Liberalism and democracy.
The far-right isnât about the âworking manâ at all. Thatâs what the LEFT is about. The Left is ALL about the public being in control. There is currently no major leftist parties in power in America (Democrats are closer to the middle - center-right, actually. They just get called the left party because nobody is).
What the right really advocates is private economic ownership (aka the rich gettingâ richer), racial hierarchy (whites better than everyone else) and Social Darwinism (which is the idea that âweakâ humans, aka the old, the sick, etc, deserve to be removed. That means gradually killed. Donât get attached to your grandma). Extreme right-wing politicians are usually extreme nationalists (âbringing back JOBS to AMERICANSâ = eventually they will exploit you as workers void of rights), and are opposed to immigration. They are also profoundly chauvinistic (that means women are seen as inferior).
Is Trump a representative of the extreme right?
Most definitely, since he supports all that was listed above. Loudly, too.
So, Trump isnât going to really help the so-called American Working Man?
Who even is that? Everybody American works, no matter who they are. But if you mean that youâre a white middle class American, then youâll get candy for a year and then be abused just like the rest of us. Youâre already losing your rights to free information and healthcare. So, you might as well join the fight with us.
Who is Richard B. Spencer?
Richard Bertrand Spencer (born May 11, 1978) is an American white nationalist, known for promoting white supremacist views. He is president of the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist think-tank, and Washington Summit Publishers, an independent publishing firm. Spencer has stated that he rejects the description of white supremacist, and describes himself as an identitarian. He advocates for a white homeland for a âdispossessed white raceâ and calls for âpeaceful ethnic cleansingâ to halt the âdeconstructionâ of European culture.
The Identitarian movement is a European political movement that started in France in 2002 and is basically all about destroying anybody who is a shade darker then milk. The Identitarian movement has a close linkage to members of the German New Right, aka Neo-Nazis.
So this guy is definitely a âNaziâ.
Itâs never ok to punch someone who has not provoked you. HOWEVER, what Spencer is doing is saying: I want to hurt people. I want to hurt people a lot. Not today. But, tomorrow, maybe. His very existence and allegiance is a constant menace. Picture it this way, if you met a guy in the park and he said hi, I donât have a gun today, but I might tomorrow, and I might come back to shoot people, would you just ignore him? No. So in conclusion, march peacefully, but do punch Nazis.Â
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