Rising Out of Hatred

by

Eli Saslow

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The alt-right is a far-right political movement that is largely based online. The term loosely describes a variety of other groups, including white supremacism, white nationalism, and right-wing populism. Many people and groups who fall under the “alt-right” classification espouse racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, homophobia, and Islamophobia. Richard B. Spencer began the movement when he launched a website called The Alternative Right, and the movement gained popularity throughout the 2016 U.S. election cycle.

Alt-Right Quotes in Rising Out of Hatred

The Rising Out of Hatred quotes below are all either spoken by Alt-Right or refer to Alt-Right. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14 Quotes

During the coming months, Don and Derek would watch as white nationalism continued to explode into mainstream politics. There would be fights over the destruction of Confederate monuments, followed by a succession of marches and rallies led by white nationalists throughout the South. One of those marches would arrive in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, where Richard Spencer, David Duke, and hundreds of neo-Nazis would carry guns and torches into downtown, threatening counterprotesters with chants of “White lives matter” and “You will not replace us,” until one neo-Nazi rammed his car into a crowd, killing one counterprotester and injuring nineteen others. Trump would go on national TV to explain away the violence by blaming “both sides”—what he called the “alt-left” and also “the good people” on the “alt-right”—creating a moral equivalency between racists and antiracists. Don would call Trump’s comments “the high point” of white nationalism during his lifetime. Derek would write another opinion piece for The New York Times to say that Trump’s “frightening statement” had “legitimized” a racist ideology. Don would watch Stormfront's traffic triple overnight, spiking to 300,000 daily page views, signifying what he called the “full awakening of our people.”

Related Characters: Derek Black, Don Black, David Duke, Donald Trump, Richard B. Spencer
Page Number: 282
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Alt-Right Term Timeline in Rising Out of Hatred

The timeline below shows where the term Alt-Right appears in Rising Out of Hatred. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13
White Supremacy and Racism Theme Icon
...the U.S. House of Representatives out of Montana and launches a new website for the alt-right, speaking to an audience that has suddenly become rapt. (full context)
Ostracism vs. Open Dialogue Theme Icon
...disavowed him. He wants to inoculate himself from this by building a headquarters for the alt-right with a media staff and security guards. Meanwhile, he sees flyers with his face on... (full context)
Chapter 14
Rhetoric and Language Theme Icon
Then Don, Chloe, and Derek watch Tucker Carlson, a new hero among the alt-right. Carlson talks about “alien immigrants” and “cultural erosion.” The SPLC has named his show the... (full context)