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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
You guys are almost certainly talking about different things when you say "alt right", because I suspect that Pepsifree associates it much more with racist white nationalism than anything else. And presumably no one wants to placate the racist white nationalist element.
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Well if Oling thinks the alt-right is half the population plus some liberals then he clearly has zero idea what alt-right means.
Based on his misnterpretation of what happened along with his talking points (a white cop being racist to a white kid?), maybe the election of Trump has normalised the alt-right to the point where their little bubbles have gotten so bold that they actually think they're a big part of the pie, who knows.
The negative reaction to this, especially considering the explanation afterwards, seems eerily similar to the regressive left and the very thing the alt-right was to rise against.
Essentially different sides of the same coin. Use the language we want, or pay your pound of flesh.
I think there's a place for considering language and being thoughtful about it, but as soon as you see a misstep and look for blood regardless of an explanation or an apology, it looks embarrassing.