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The '''alt-right''' (shortening of "'''alternative right'''") is a loose collection of [[Fascism|neo-fascist]] and [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] groups mostly based in online circles. The alt-right gained popularly in the 2010s in which various online right-wing extremist groups established an internet presence. | The '''alt-right''' (shortening of "'''alternative right'''") is a loose collection of [[Fascism|neo-fascist]] and [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] groups mostly based in online circles. The alt-right gained popularly in the 2010s in which various online right-wing extremist groups established an internet presence. | ||
== Etymology and history == | |||
The phrase "alt-right" was coined in 2010 by [[Richard Spencer]], head of the [[National Policy Institute]], a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] organization. It later became widely used in the media to describe a range of far-right figures, including Richard Spencer, [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], and [[Steve Bannon]]. Spencer has promoted the creation of a "White European ethno-state" in the United States. Following the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]], Spencer attracted national attention at a National Policy Institute conference where he proclaimed, "Hail [[Donald Trump|Trump]], hail our people, hail victory!" while members of the audience responded with [[National socialism|Nazi]] salutes.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ava Lipatti|newspaper=Workers World|title=The ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacy|date=2017-02-13|url=https://www.workers.org/2017/02/29668/}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:46, 10 July 2026
The alt-right (shortening of "alternative right") is a loose collection of neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups mostly based in online circles. The alt-right gained popularly in the 2010s in which various online right-wing extremist groups established an internet presence.
Etymology and history[edit | edit source]
The phrase "alt-right" was coined in 2010 by Richard Spencer, head of the National Policy Institute, a white supremacist organization. It later became widely used in the media to describe a range of far-right figures, including Richard Spencer, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Steve Bannon. Spencer has promoted the creation of a "White European ethno-state" in the United States. Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Spencer attracted national attention at a National Policy Institute conference where he proclaimed, "Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!" while members of the audience responded with Nazi salutes.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ava Lipatti (2017-02-13). "The ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacy" Workers World.