Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort [View all]erronis
(23,479 posts)32. Smells like Bannon and Dugin.
Stephen K. Bannon is back. Hes 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 Klaymans The Brink and Errol Morriss not-yet-released American Dharma and Anderson Cooper interviewed him on CNN late last month.
Bannons 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 Bannons 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.
Bannons 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 Bannons 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.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
64 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
It's called cutting their own throats. Lara trump's takeover is going splendidly...
brush
Mar 2024
#6
Nah. The founding fathers didn't want most people to vote. The franchise was limited to male, white property owners.
3Hotdogs
Mar 2024
#24
Pro-immigration, especially in the northern states where cheap labor was needed.
3Hotdogs
Mar 2024
#40
(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
It's gonna be strong tea too! But the response from TSF's cult is gonna be worse
Attilatheblond
Mar 2024
#48
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
I wonder how many of the RNC staffers who were fired worked in the finacial division?
ArkansasDemocrat1
Mar 2024
#35
So, on election day it will look like he is winning as the in-person votes are being counted.
Novara
Mar 2024
#37
They know they have no path to victory in November, so they are gearing up for 10,000 court battles
AZLD4Candidate
Mar 2024
#52
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
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