Nightwind wrote a really good post linking to an in-depth article Matthew Rose wrote about the Alt Right called, “THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN ALT-RIGHT, the perverse thought of right-wing identity politics.” It’s a beautiful thesis, well researched and presented. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Alt Right and probably a few things you didn’t.
I’m always interested in the intersection between culture, politics, and faith, so I started observing and following the rise of the Alt Right about five years ago. A subset of the Alt Right are the red pills who I have written about extensively.
First let me say, “Alt Right” is a big umbrella. I don’t like to label entire groups as if they were all the same. I myself have been lumped into the Alt Right category. There are traditionalists, conservatives, and people who are simply right leaning in their politics. That is not what is meant by “Alt Right.” Alt Right is a cultural movement, a cult really. Very cultian in their tactics, style, and presentation.
Matthew Rose focuses on my primary concern right here, “The alt-right is anti-Christian. Not by implication or insinuation, but by confession. Its leading thinkers flaunt their rejection of Christianity and their desire to convert believers away from it.”
They do this much like the evangelizing atheists do, by seeking to make decons out of people and to lure them into the cult, with one key difference, the Alt Right is smart, sophisticated, and organized. Many of them are “Christians” or appear to be or present themselves as such. They know how to use enough scriptural truth to lend credence to what they are saying, but their purpose is not to bring people to Jesus Christ, it is to bring people in the Alt Right cult.
Flat out, they believe and clearly state that Christianity and conservatism are threats to Western civilization and they wish to destroy both and replace them with their own utopian visions.
It’s an issue that really troubles me. I stayed up half the night waiting for the SBC to pass a resolution condemning these groups and the vote was very close, the struggle to get people to understand the danger and what is really going on with the Alt Right, is very challenging. People tend to think this is a conspiracy theory or you’re just making a mountain out of a molehill. The whole mess is entwined with politics and carefully concealed under pseudo Christian values, so it’s not an easy whistle to blow.
Also, the Alt Right has a lot of minions on the internet who attack and silence people who try to speak up. They retaliate, doxx you, threaten you, harass you in real life, contact employers, etc,etc. Not long ago Comichound, a tiny blogger, wrote an excellent Christian response, “ a point-by-point rebuttal to an Alternative Right (Alt Right) statement of belief,” and I’m fairly certain he felt the backlash. Just the same he was right on.
One of the hardest things for me has been trying to get people to listen. It’s kind of like trying to point out that there are a pack of wolves circling out there and people just go, don’t be ridiculous. That just sounds like a conspiracy theory. Well it isn’t, it’s very real, and it’s a large enough movement to be concerned about. What bothers me the most is how deceptive they are, how easily people can be deceived. They are look a-likes, copy cats. They are neither conservative nor Christian.
So, I’m very grateful to those who are paying attention, to those bloggers brave enough to stand up and say something. I’m also grateful to the SBC and to some Catholics too, who have seen the canary in the coal mine and understand the implications and the danger.
If you read your bible, if you know your Lord, if you hear His voice, if you have a good support system, you’ll see right through these people and not be deceived at all. Tragically a good hunk of Americans don’t have those things and so they are vulnerable to the seduction of promised power that the Alt Right is so good at exploiting.
“I will hand you the kingdoms of the world,” said the Father of all lies.
Michael Wilson said:
Thanks for the warning. I’ve heard a little of them, mainly associated with Steve Bannon.
The Apostle Paul challenges us: 1 Thessalonians 5:21 “But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good…”
Be blessed. God is God.
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
Maybe.. just maybe.. those alt-right sites are alt-Russian?
I wish the President had the kahunas to defend this country against obvious attacks rather than attacking the windmills in his mind.
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insanitybytes22 said:
Honest to goodness Doug, I’ve never encountered a single Russian among the Alt Right. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any lurking about, just that I’ve never bumped into one. 😉
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
The whole point is how would you know? Honestly, I’m speculating of course and it’s not my intent one bit to be some sort of an alarmist. But one of the successes of the Russian meddling is that it’s starting to cast doubt, albeit it’s percolating and not main stream for now, that what we are reading is not true American opinion. I am simply suggesting that if certain political or even religious “alts” are fomenting disgruntled discourse that we should be wary of their origins. Here’s the thing about that.. until we start fighting back against nations desiring to feed our cultural confusion our faith in what we read online will deteriorate.
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insanitybytes22 said:
“The whole point is how would you know?”
Quite true, except many of the leaders on the Alt Right are American born,well known, and have a pretty easily verified past. But you do make a good point because there are also several ex-pats involved, pulling strings from the foreign countries they now reside in. Vox for example, lives in Italy.
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
I suppose you just never know.
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The Night Wind said:
Doug: Here’s a post I did awhile back on a related topic. While I’m really skeptical about Russian influence, many of these guys do have foreign connections:
https://nightwind777.blogspot.com/2017/05/foreign-provocateurs-financing-red-pill.html
Another one of their duplicitous positions is that they are ‘anti-globalist’. In reality, Americans (both here and expats) are very well-connected to these international Right-Wing movements. Very similar to the old Communist International Committees imo.
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anon said:
Does it matter whether they are Russian trolls or American trolls?
Is there something about the delicate genius of the Russian troll that makes it particularly dangerous and influential by comparison to all other of the millions of trolls roaming the planet?
They have Jedi mind tricks or something?
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insanitybytes22 said:
“Does it matter whether they are Russian trolls or American trolls?”
LOL! That’s an interesting question. I’ve often wondered about the fear of the Russian Jedi mind tricks. I think part of that is the romanticism of the cold war and Hollywood. I mean, Russian spies are all devastating handsome and extremely manipulative right? They will simply seduce us into complete compliance with their mystical foreign powers. 🙂
I jest a bit here, psy/ops are real enough, but I am curious about the cultural mindset, the psychology behind our fear of Russian spies?
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
Because fear is a human condition and motivates our species in various ways. (uh.. rather shocked you suggested that question). Another of those, “If you had to even ask that, then why, (yada, yada, yada.. fill in the insulting retort).
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
If you have no issue in a foreign power attempting to rattle our American collective cages for the singular purpose of trying to break our spirit from within that’s your right. The absolute point is…. the Russian trolls are NOT, in fact, some invincible force.. which Mueller, the intel community, and the DOJ are confronting legally. But the White House seems fearful to defend us.
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anon said:
“until we start fighting back against nations desiring to feed our cultural confusion our faith in what we read online will deteriorate.”
Oh no!! You mean to tell me not everything I read on the internet is true?!?
See comment on Russian trolling. I’m serious….no one seems to be asking this question, which would seem the most obvious question of all. What makes Russian trolls different?
We have more spies per square mile in Washington DC than anywhere else on earth. That’s spies from all around the world. The internet doesn’t even require a passport, and posting on social media is free and ubiquitous. For everyone, not just Russia. What makes you (and apparently just about everyone else these days) believe that Russia has some monopoly on this?
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
Rather one dimensional perception, dontcha think?
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anon said:
“Rather one dimensional perception, dontcha think?”
My point exactly. Do you honestly believe Russians are the only nation making use of social media to sway opinion? You’ve got to be kidding me.
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Doug (FPS/DougLite.com) said:
“Faith” as I referenced it, is not a substitute for critical thinking… or even some level of common sense with what you are reading/listening/viewing. Unless you prefer to be led by whatever source you are reading at the moment because they might agree with the way you think… which is not critical thinking at all.
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lynnabbottstudios said:
I don’t really know anything about this group, but just their title/name, and some of the activities that have been attributed to the group were enough to make me very uneasy. Thanks for giving us more info about it! ❤
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The Night Wind said:
Thank you for the link; and more importantly to Dr. Rose’s piece. Vox Day has already come out and denounced Rose as another ‘Churchian’. I think, though, that people who read Rose’s article will see who reflects Christ and who doesn’t.
Though Rose didn’t come out and say so, I think that he wrote this in light of the upcoming Vatican Synod on Youth. The US Council of Catholic Bishops introduced a statement to address the radicalization of young men as a topic for the Synod. It will be interesting to see if Pope Francis addresses it—he has alluded to the problem before. The SBC really got the ball rolling in America. This is what we really need: Christian and Conservative leaders to stand up to these thugs.
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authorstephanieparkermckean said:
Excellent. Thank you. So many don’t believe the enemy is real, which makes his mission to kill, steal, and destroy easy.
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Desdi said:
I’m still trying to figure out the Alt Right. I like Red Ice Radio and at times they seem open to Christianity but Lana L. rejects the doctrines of salvation outright. They both pagans
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Desdi said:
And xstians as well as atheists interviewed on Red Ice and the show is intetesting and informative.
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