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Are the Alt-Right and conservatives the same thing?

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Steve Bannon was fired from the White House and now is back with Breitbart. He is said to be going to lead conservatives in a war against Trump. I know that Brietbart is supposed to be an Alt-right, but is Alt-Right the same as what we understand to be conservatives? I know plenty of conservatives and even right of middle moderates, and none seem to believe the same as those I saw marching in the streets of Charlottesville. Were those in the White Supremacy marches in Charottesville Alt-Right or not? And if not, who are the Alt-Right?
 
independentusa said:
Steve Bannon was fired from the White House and now is back with Breitbart. He is said to be going to lead conservatives in a war against Trump. I know that Brietbart is supposed to be an Alt-right, but is Alt-Right the same as what we understand to be conservatives? I know plenty of conservatives and even right of middle moderates, and none seem to believe the same as those I saw marching in the streets of Charlottesville. Were those in the White Supremacy marches in Charottesville Alt-Right or not? And if not, who are the Alt-Right?
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No, conservatives are not "alt-right", and the originators of the term weren't white nationalists, white supremacists, or Nazis. The term as used today is utterly meaningless.
 
independentusa said:
Steve Bannon was fired from the White House and now is back with Breitbart. He is said to be going to lead conservatives in a war against Trump. I know that Brietbart is supposed to be an Alt-right, but is Alt-Right the same as what we understand to be conservatives? I know plenty of conservatives and even right of middle moderates, and none seem to believe the same as those I saw marching in the streets of Charlottesville. Were those in the White Supremacy marches in Charottesville Alt-Right or not? And if not, who are the Alt-Right?
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****. If you talk to some of the lefties you'll soon find that anyone who doesn't support them and their causes is "alt-right".

Are you pro life? If so, you're alt-right.
Do you support free speech for ideas you disagree with? You're alt-right.
Do you want a limited federal government that minimizes national "safety net" programs? You're alt-right.
Do you believe that your religious rights should be protected from the assorted social justice causes? You're alt-right.

Frankly, it doesn't take much to be alt-right these days.
 
As I said somewhere else - the alt-right as it exists today is not conservative. The alt-right started as anti-establishment conservatives including white supremacists and their ilk. What is known as the alt-right today is the leftover white supremacists after Trumps election. The alt-right today is anti constitutional and supports authoritarian government power to support their ends. They're similar to the alt-left in this regard but certainly not conservative.
 
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