Why the 'Alt-Left' is a problem

[TalkRadio]

Donald Trump’s challenge on August 15 — “what about the alt-left” — has stirred silly arguments. Claiming there is no “alt-left” because no one calls themselves “alt-left,” ignores the long, colorful history of political nicknaming. And claiming there is no “alt-left” because all leftists hate Neo-Nazis mistakenly defines the “alt-” modifier as being about racism not fanaticism. With 100 goons from the Left having attacked peaceful demonstrators from the Right as recently as this Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, we must stop viewing the growing epidemic of political brutality through myopic, partisan lenses. The real question remains: Is “alt-left” a useful term?

The “alt-left” designation helps explain the Democrats’ emerging civil war, with extremists assailing centrist liberals, and turning the word “neoliberal” into one of their overused epithets. It exposes the postmodern fanatics: bullies who violate liberal principles by shutting up speakers they dislike; brats who riot in Berkeley, Portland, Oakland and elsewhere when they don’t get their way; hypocrites who denounce their opponents’ unreason and violence yet can’t see their own; and brutes who whip each other into vulgar frenzies on the Internet.

The “alt-left” is populated by ideologues who reject the American value of compromise. They see a world of conspiracy theories, imagined enemies and exaggerated slights. Ironically, they echo their far right rivals by demonizing Wall Street, the Big Banks, the Mainstream Media — and, frequently, Jews or Zionists. Both far right and far left radicals represent a politics of backlash and lashing out, not consensus-building or reaching out.

http://time.com/4919011/donald-trump-alt-left-antifa/

 

[richard_daily]

stop posting the same bullshit over and over and over.

You're tired... give it up.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I prefer the term CTRL-Left...

 

[jaF0]

'Rump and his minions are ignorant imbeciles.

There. Fixed that for ya'.

 

[Hypoxia]

http://time.com/4919011/donald-trump-alt-left-antifa/

Kewl story, dewd.

stop posting the same bullshit over and over and over.

It's recognizably anal-compulsive behavior. His mommy gave him bad toilet training. He lives with that the rest of his life. Sad.