I Don't Speak German

I Don't Speak German, Episode 1: Richard Spencer (REUP)

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Jan 8, 2019
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Richard Spencer and the Alt-Right

  • Richard Spencer popularized the term "alt-right", though Paul Gottfried coined it in 2008.
  • Spencer, editor of Taki's Magazine, adopted the term and launched altright.com.
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Origins of the Alt-Right

  • Gottfried's speech, "The Decline and Rise of the Alternative Right," was a reaction against neoconservatism.
  • It criticized the Iraq War and the neoconservative movement's response to its failures.
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Spencer's Early Political Involvement

  • In 2007, Richard Spencer introduced Ron Paul at a Robert Taft Club event.
  • Spencer's early rhetoric focused on foreign policy failures, aligning with paleo-conservative views.
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