Colin Liddell on the latest mutation of the Alt-Right.
In its nearly 8-year span, the Alt-Right has moved through some interesting phases. Starting as a largely intellectual movement, its initial medium was the longish, academic-style essay, often on arcane subject matter.
In its nearly 8-year span, the Alt-Right has moved through some interesting phases. Starting as a largely intellectual movement, its initial medium was the longish, academic-style essay, often on arcane subject matter.
Next was the period of meming, trolling, and podcasting, typified by the likes of TRS.
In its latest incarnation, the "energy" of the movement is increasingly going into Google Hangout "spats" between various "celebrities" of the Alt-Right, like Millennial Woes, and other wellish-known YouTubers, such as Sargon of Akkad and Styxhexenhammer. Liddell argues that this creates a kind of soap-opera effect, with ready-made characters and intriguing relationships.
