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The Ugliness of Trolls: Comparing the Methodologies of the Alt-Right and the Ku Klux Klan
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal ( IF 0.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-11-25 , DOI: 10.5130/ccs.v10.i3.6026
Nathan Eckstrand

The alt-right claims it responsibly advocates for its positions while the Ku Klux Klan was “ad-hoc.” This allows them to accept the philosophy of white nationalism while rejecting comparisons with prior white nationalist organizations. I confront this by comparing the methodologies of alt-right trolls and the KKK. After studying each movement’s genesis in pranks done for amusement, I demonstrate that each uses threats to police behavior, encourages comradery around ethnic heritage, and manipulates politics to exclude voices from public deliberation. Differences between alt-right trolls and the KKK originate in the technologies they use, not out of a concern for responsible advocacy.

中文翻译:

巨魔的丑陋:比较“另类权利”和“库克卢克家族”的方法论

极右派声称,它负责任地主张自己的立场,而Ku Klux Klan是“临时的”。这使他们能够接受白人民族主义的哲学,而拒绝与先前的白人民族主义组织进行比较。我通过比较右倾巨魔和KKK的方法来面对这一问题。在以娱乐为目的的恶作剧中研究了每个运动的起源之后,我证明了每个运动都对警察的行为施加威胁,鼓励围绕种族传统的斗争,并操纵政治以将声音排除在公众审议之外。右倾巨魔与KKK之间的差异源于它们使用的技术,而不是出于负责任倡导的考虑。
更新日期:2018-11-25
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