#StrongerTogether ! "How *alt-right’s sexism lures men into white supremacy | movement's many online communities prey on male insecurity to advance a racist political agenda"

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The meme is courtesy of a September 2016 article. The article is courtesy of a December 2016 article -- together they provide some interesting need-to-know *alt-right background and -- it is disturbing...)

(* For purposes of my work, I define “Alt-Right” as a conglomerate of white supremacists.)

How the alt-right’s sexism lures men into white supremacy

The movement’s many online communities prey on male insecurity to advance a racist political agenda

Just the subtitles... 

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... The “alt-right” label is tricky to define, but the movement’s top priority is elevating the status of white men

… The alt-right’s indoctrination process starts out looking like a healthy way for men to socialize

… How sexism serves as the alt-right’s gateway drug

… The alt-right’s ongoing fight against “social justice warriors” fuels a larger campaign of white supremacy

… Gamergate foreshadowed the alt-right’s rise — and created an unsettling template for the movement to expand

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