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erronis

(23,480 posts)
32. Smells like Bannon and Dugin.
Thu Mar 14, 2024, 05:05 PM
Mar 2024

From https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/16/why-far-right-nationalists-like-steve-bannon-have-embraced-russian-ideologue/

Stephen K. Bannon is back. He’s making the rounds in the United States and abroad, talking about uniting “the Judeo-Christian West” in a clear call for violence against the Islamic world. Two new documentaries focus on his life and work — Alison Klayman’s “The Brink” and Errol Morris’s not-yet-released “American Dharma” — and Anderson Cooper interviewed him on CNN late last month.

Bannon’s return should raise concerns. It became clear during his time in the Trump campaign and then the administration that the former head of Breitbart was a key player in the mainstreaming of the alt-right in the United States. But Bannon’s reemergence is tied to the global spread of the far right in the United States and Europe. And Bannon is using a racist version of the history of the Middle Ages to justify and legitimize his vision for nationalist imperialism.

To understand Bannon and the threat posed by his reemergence, we need to get to know the dangerous Russian ideologue who has inspired him: Aleksandr Dugin, a man once called “The Most Dangerous Philosopher in the World” for his influence on world politics. A Russian political analyst and modern fascist, Dugin has written dozens of books laying out his political philosophy. His Eurasianist ideology is grounded in a fundamentalist religious nationalism that seeks to create a Christian empire that unites Europe and Asia in a quest to restore a “traditionalism” rooted in conservative Orthodox Christian values and white supremacy.

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Excellent! Ray Bruns Mar 2024 #1
Good. Morons. underpants Mar 2024 #2
He did talk about killing someone publicly. It's close. Kennah Mar 2024 #3
These traitorous Traildogbob Mar 2024 #4
That is inevitable The Grand Illuminist Mar 2024 #18
I believe in science Traildogbob Mar 2024 #21
they taught you Democrats are evil in Sunday school???? LymphocyteLover Mar 2024 #22
Just Good versus evil Traildogbob Mar 2024 #23
So when have liberals supported harming people NanaCat Mar 2024 #56
"there are some accurate predictions in the book" - self-fullfilling prophecy. erronis Mar 2024 #31
Only takes about one Traildogbob Mar 2024 #39
Trump is clearing the field so only the uber loyal remain. hadEnuf Mar 2024 #41
Yay!!! 🌊 !!! Think. Again. Mar 2024 #5
It's called cutting their own throats. Lara trump's takeover is going splendidly... brush Mar 2024 #6
It's A Set Up HandmaidsTaleUntold Mar 2024 #7
Welcome to DU wryter2000 Mar 2024 #8
Our Founders Rolling In Their Graves HandmaidsTaleUntold Mar 2024 #16
Nah. The founding fathers didn't want most people to vote. The franchise was limited to male, white property owners. 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #24
You're right, but they also believed in immigration FakeNoose Mar 2024 #29
Pro-immigration, especially in the northern states where cheap labor was needed. 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #40
They believed in immigration John Shaft Mar 2024 #60
Well You're Correct About Some HandmaidsTaleUntold Mar 2024 #43
"use this as a basis to call the democrat win illegitimate" Talitha Mar 2024 #17
And with DeJoy still in there DENVERPOPS Mar 2024 #33
Smells like Bannon and Dugin. erronis Mar 2024 #32
(I engaged my caps lock for the following:) WHY THE FUCK ISN'T HE IN PRISON APPEALING INSTEAD OF OUT APPEALING? ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2024 #34
"Democrats better wake up fast and go full war mode on republican fascists." hadEnuf Mar 2024 #42
HA HA!! bullimiami Mar 2024 #9
please proceed mercuryblues Mar 2024 #10
They know they'll lose & are counting on chaos & court challenges Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #11
Hey Cassandra, you might be right about that Redleg Mar 2024 #13
It's gonna be strong tea too! But the response from TSF's cult is gonna be worse Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #48
I agree Hikerchick57 Mar 2024 #14
Yes 2024 will go down in history as one of the biggest routs ever FakeNoose Mar 2024 #46
Your last sentence is where the biggest focus MUST be oldsoftie Mar 2024 #61
BOOM! The GOP is undertaking the great process of dismantling itself. They are undergoing the program SWBTATTReg Mar 2024 #12
Well, they won't get to drop all those challenges in the laps of corrupt judges in Texas or Florida courts any longer. pecosbob Mar 2024 #15
And they killed off minority outreach. Renew Deal Mar 2024 #19
I moved to Oregon i 2013 CanonRay Mar 2024 #20
Colorado has for some time now, and it is great! colorado_ufo Mar 2024 #28
"Grow the Vote" is doomed to fail. louis-t Mar 2024 #25
The Bride of Gums has her KKK robe on Blue Owl Mar 2024 #26
Thank you! The Dems just won all the marbles FakeNoose Mar 2024 #27
good job prodigitalson Mar 2024 #30
I wonder how many of the RNC staffers who were fired worked in the finacial division? ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2024 #35
This is really bad news SomedayKindaLove Mar 2024 #36
So, on election day it will look like he is winning as the in-person votes are being counted. Novara Mar 2024 #37
Another, shoot yourself in the foot move! Lem1951 Mar 2024 #38
hahahahahahahahaha ZonkerHarris Mar 2024 #44
This is perplexing to me... but let's give it a go and see what happens! liberalla Mar 2024 #45
And thinking about it, it might be a good thing kimbutgar Mar 2024 #47
Great news for us vadermike Mar 2024 #49
MAGA is taking the "How stupid can you get?" challenge again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2024 #50
Game Set Match for Democrats in November n/t Indykatie Mar 2024 #51
They know they have no path to victory in November, so they are gearing up for 10,000 court battles AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #52
Bruh. ColinC Mar 2024 #53
Putin's chaos theory is applied in full here. They know the only leverage they have is to incite doubt and suspicion Ford_Prefect Mar 2024 #54
Mail In Voting and The Weather Postal Grunt Mar 2024 #55
If low information voters are what they are banking on then a campaign waged by planting rumors that MAGA candidates are cstanleytech Mar 2024 #57
If the world is due any luck these days, the ineptitude of Trump's cadre may be largely responsible for it. jaxexpat Mar 2024 #58
Shhhhhh!!! "When your adversary is making a mistake. Don't interrupt them!" SKKY Mar 2024 #59
I take this to mean they will storm polling places on election day bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #62
since they loves themselves some guns, it appears they shot themselves in the foot with a machine gun. nt Javaman Mar 2024 #63
Next: claiming mail in ballots are rigging Captain Zero Mar 2024 #64
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