Having risen out of obscure boards on 4chan and Reddit, the alt-right is a right-wing extremist movement that’s mostly decentralized. Despite this, they have become incredibly pervasive, not through logical argument, but through operating in a way that makes spotting and opposing them particularly tricky. This post shall act as a brief look into some of the tactics they employ, and how leftists can effectively counter them.
- The Lulz
- Never On The Defensive
- I Decide What You Believe
- Whataboutism
Anyone who hasn’t seen it already, I highly recommend “the alt-right playbook” series of videos about alt-right tactics and logic.
We shouldnt just counter them, we should attack back in some way. Though not in such way it escalates things, that it likely what they are aiming for.
Mentioned in this article is something I’ve been wondering about recently. The author says you should counter “so you want to inject children with chemicals?” with “Is that what you call medicine that saves dysphoric children from suicide?”. I haven’t been able to find it yet so could somebody link the source that they use to say that gender affirming care saves trans youth from suicide? I’ve heard a lot of opinions about it but I’ve never seen the studies.
