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In reply to the discussion: Can someone please give me names of some in the alt-left [View all]MineralMan
(146,296 posts)13. So, someone answered your question with a list of names,
and you dismiss it because it's a short list of names? Some of those named have lots of people who think they're terrific supporting them. I suggest that there is, indeed, an alt-left movement, but I don't believe that movement supports progressive Democrats at all. Instead, they are either libertarians or anarchists of some sort.
They're a group that really makes up a third party, rather than people who will vote for Democrats most of the time.
If you claim such a group does not exist, and simply dismiss the names of those who seem to be at the top of that group, then you have already decided that there is no alt-left. Which begs the question of why you posted your original post as a question, if you already thought you had an answer.
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Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, Julian Assange, Cornel West, Jimmy Dore, Susan Sarandon, etc.
DanTex
Apr 2017
#5
So the alt-left is not a movement like the alt-right (aka white supremacists)
angstlessk
Apr 2017
#6
They think that after it all burns down, a glorious socialist revolution will rise up.
DanTex
Apr 2017
#8
Correct - the alt-right, Fox and Trump use it to pretend the left is just as bad as they are.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#60
There seem to be a lot of ex republicans and libertarians who suddenly feel it's their place
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#35
Randomly copy usernames off of a screen capture of a Jackpine Radicals forum. nt
LexVegas
Apr 2017
#14
You've left out a great deal on where they stand politically except for downplaying "social" issues.
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#36
It doesn't seem like you've listened to these people before passing judgement.
TeacherB87
Apr 2017
#43
I didn't say anything about whether the social justice left is the majority.
TeacherB87
Apr 2017
#71
I'm not sure why you claim liberals are doing nothing but policing speech and"inventing intent" but
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#72
"The thing is, social justice lefties are not promoting any strategies that will actually lead to.."
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#78
A name created and used by those feeding fuel to dividing the Democratic voters. nt
PoliticalPie
Apr 2017
#68
Is it legal to ask if you are deliberately helping those who work so hard to divide us?
PoliticalPie
Apr 2017
#88