So, after the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, an old film resurfaced and began to go viral. It's an anti-fascist film created by the US government in 1943 (reedited and distributed into theaters in 1947), and it's very relevant to today's political atmosphere. It tells a tale of how the Nazis were able to gain power by their rhetoric against other races and religions, things that were almost mirrored by the rise of the Alt right and Trump in thiscountry. I was marking off, in my mind, the numerous similarities between the two.
Promote white nationalistic pride by defining who is a real citizen of a country through their race and religion. Check,
Villianize minorities, especially other races and religions. Check and check
Make people xenophobic and distrusting of immigrants and foreigners. Check
Call those who disagree with you enemies, like the media and science. Check and check
Attack Unions. Check
Attack the Catholic church, or religious leaders who are critical of your sense of morality. Check
So many parallels.... And it looks like the father of Godwin's law has given his blessing on using it on white nationalists, who are so interconnected with the alt-right that it practically defines them as being the same thing. I'm not saying that Trump, or the alt right are Nazis, but it getting real close, considering their shared ideology of cultural nationalism that centers around a specific race and religion, while demonizing all others.
Aside from the Alt-right's hate of socialism - based on ignorance, and stereotyping others as commies - I have noticed another difference that separates them from Nazi's, and that is their use of reverse psychology to spread their hate. It's their way of justifying their hatred of other races and religions by claiming that they are the victims of discrimination and hate by those other races, and by liberals, even though they have nothing to show for being oppressed in any way, other than being ostracized for their hateful views, and perceived slights on their white pride. And this is what they do to lure people to their cause, they pander to those who are thin skinned, and insecure about their own race, and have a tendency to want to conveniently blame others for how they feel or where they are at, and become hardened and unapologetic the more they become part of the movement, and participate in it's defense.
And they are very much for violence, and authoritarian rule. They don't trust Trump, but want someone who would go even further than him to clean up the filth in the country, like the Jews and the N....... thugs and other undesirables, to retake the country back for the white race. What is also apparent is that they are better organized than their opponents, who seem disorganized and all over the place with their actions. The alt-right is also not afraid to die for their beliefs, or use force to get their way. And people wonder why their is growing resistance to them, and I expect that more blood will be spilled, and terrorism, by the alt right group, who are will armed, and are capable of bombing buildings and public places, if they don't they they are being listened to, or get their way.
Here's another video that follows some alt-right white nationalist around:
