I'm from the Alt-Right and I'm offended by ..........

[Mog The Almighty]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

[penguin]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

That's exactly what an alt-right poster would say.

[Mog The Almighty]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

That's exactly what an alt-right poster would say.

What qualifies one as "alt right"?

I suspect having a vaguely original political ideology. As opposed to one that is a carbon copy of some other "team left" or "team right" or "team libertarian" ideology that are so unoriginal and adhere so strictly to same narrow identity-politics group-think definition, that you can easily guess every single view that a person holds by knowing just one of them.

[penguin]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

That's exactly what an alt-right poster would say.

What qualifies one as "alt right"?

I suspect having a vaguely original political ideology. As opposed to one that is a carbon copy of some other "team left" or "team right" or "team libertarian" ideology that are so unoriginal and adhere so strictly to same narrow identity-politics group-think definition, that you can easily guess every single view that a person holds by knowing just one of them.

Don't take that reply from me seriously, I was just pissing around.

People better positioned than myself have tried to define it somewhat on this thread if you dig around.

[Waratah]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

That's exactly what an alt-right poster would say.

What qualifies one as "alt right"?

I suspect having a vaguely original political ideology. As opposed to one that is a carbon copy of some other "team left" or "team right" or "team libertarian" ideology that are so unoriginal and adhere so strictly to same narrow identity-politics group-think definition, that you can easily guess every single view that a person holds by knowing just one of them.

There's very little that's original about the guiding philosophy of the alt-right, which is explicitly white-nationalist, incorporating anti-semitism, neo-nazism, nativism and good old fashioned racism dressed up as something virtuous and reactionary. A good example of this is its description by one of its supposed leaders, Richard Spencer, as 'identity politics for whites'. The only thing that is new in that is the spurious idea that it's a response to the growth of identity politics, rather than a thin excuse for good old fashioned racists and bigots to pretend they are something more noble or important than old fashioned racists and bigots.

[Mog The Almighty]

See this is what I'm talking about.

If you go to this story and watch the video:

https://www.vox.com/2015/1/13/7536655/r ... h-debunked

the most interesting thing is not the subject matter, but the very strange delivery method of the woman narrating it. It turns out it has a name: vocal fry:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... male-voice

So you would think it would be from some valley girl person, but the narration is by this woman:

Spoiler: show

A butch lesbian from Alabama, who mostly writes and blogs about utterly inane rap / hip hop shit like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgPk5T1xi0
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/ex ... e-caswell/

What a fcking mess. None of this will end well.

Joe Rogan does, like, an excellent impression of that, like, trendy SJW voice, y'know ...

[Mog The Almighty]

Until now, never bothered even clicking on this thread as I have zero to do with the "alt right" and zero interest in them. Imagine my bemusement to see I'd been name-dropped in the OP.

Some people are seriously clueless.

That's exactly what an alt-right poster would say.

What qualifies one as "alt right"?

I suspect having a vaguely original political ideology. As opposed to one that is a carbon copy of some other "team left" or "team right" or "team libertarian" ideology that are so unoriginal and adhere so strictly to same narrow identity-politics group-think definition, that you can easily guess every single view that a person holds by knowing just one of them.

There's very little that's original about the guiding philosophy of the alt-right, which is explicitly white-nationalist, incorporating anti-semitism, neo-nazism, nativism and good old fashioned racism dressed up as something virtuous and reactionary. A good example of this is its description by one of its supposed leaders, Richard Spencer, as 'identity politics for whites'. The only thing that is new in that is the spurious idea that it's a response to the growth of identity politics, rather than a thin excuse for good old fashioned racists and bigots to pretend they are something more noble or important than old fashioned racists and bigots.

Yeah well I'm definitely not one of them then. Whatever fat white western people need, it's definitely not an egocentric, identity-driven political movement fighting for their allegedly infringed-upon rights.

That's my 2c.

[Waratah]

Yeah well I'm definitely not one of them then. Whatever fat white western people need, it's definitely not an egocentric, identity-driven political movement fighting for their allegedly infringed-upon rights.

Seneca's not fat.

[Bowens]

See this is what I'm talking about.

If you go to this story and watch the video:

https://www.vox.com/2015/1/13/7536655/r ... h-debunked

the most interesting thing is not the subject matter, but the very strange delivery method of the woman narrating it. It turns out it has a name: vocal fry:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... male-voice

So you would think it would be from some valley girl person, but the narration is by this woman:

Spoiler: show

A butch lesbian from Alabama, who mostly writes and blogs about utterly inane rap / hip hop shit like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgPk5T1xi0
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/ex ... e-caswell/

What a fcking mess. None of this will end well.

It's ripped off from the Kardashians. There was a female stand up who did a funny bit about it. She called it the "sexy growl." Can't remember her name now though.

[Waratah]

Yeah well I'm definitely not one of them then. Whatever fat white western people need, it's definitely not an egocentric, identity-driven political movement fighting for their allegedly infringed-upon rights.

Seneca's not fat.

Very lean at the moment. My 5k Parkrun times are on fire.

I'm offended by that. You imply that by being thin and able to run 5Km that I am not, and that you are somehow better than me. I notice you did not deny being white and western, another implicit condescension. If I were non-white, thin, and fit, then you'd look like a right twat.

[fatcat]

Don't think on it too long on it. Life is too short. And fatcat is just a mouthy but thinskinned fúckstick in any event.

And you're supposed to be one of the more intelligent pensioners on here?

I've got very thick skin thank you.

[Mog The Almighty]

Yeah well I'm definitely not one of them then. Whatever fat white western people need, it's definitely not an egocentric, identity-driven political movement fighting for their allegedly infringed-upon rights.

Seneca's not fat.

Very lean at the moment. My 5k Parkrun times are on fire.

I'm offended by that. You imply that by being thin and able to run 5Km that I am not, and that you are somehow better than me. I notice you did not deny being white and western, another implicit condescension. If I were non-white, thin, and fit, then you'd look like a right twat.

[paddyor]

https://t.co/tsxMVVNCgt

Jared Holt
‏ @jaredlholt

Richard Spencer, a leading figure in the "alt-right" movement, says that the alt-right does not actually support free speech, but rather pretends to do so for "radically pragmatic" reasons

Interesting!

[pontifex]

https://t.co/tsxMVVNCgt

Jared Holt
‏ @jaredlholt

Richard Spencer, a leading figure in the "alt-right" movement, says that the alt-right does not actually support free speech, but rather pretends to do so for "radically pragmatic" reasons

Interesting!

Not really. The dude claims he's going to be able to create a white ethnostate out of the US peacefully. He's clearly full of shit, and has been cornered on his authoritarianism by people you would probably label alt-right. He's playing the same game as the identitarian left, and it's no surprise he shares their predeliction for authoritarianism. Horseshoe theory and all that.

The only reason you claim that's 'interesting' is because you collapse people who are not alt-right in with people who are. Authoritarianism and identitarianism are commonalities among the alt-right and the identitarian left, since they share a basic worldview. Their only disagreement is on which group power interests they want to promote.

Identity politics is a shit game. I don't see how anybody wins it.

[pontifex]

America's 'smartest man' on identity politics https://www.quora.com/What-is-Chris-Lan ... y-politics :

My view on identity politics is that it can be justified only if everyone of any ethnicity is entitled to participate, in which case it is necessary for all (because failing to assert it, as when White people of European ancestry fail to assert it lest they be branded as “racists”, means leaving oneself and one’s group defenseless against competition for resources and opportunity). Alternatively, lest any group be denied its identity while others assert their own, group identity must be equitably denied to everyone.

Human identity is stratified, and thus has both individual and group levels. Accordingly, we can (and sometimes must) reason in terms of group identity. But when group self-identification is officially granted to some groups yet denied to others against which they compete, this can only result in imbalance and injustice. For example, when some overpopulating groups which have overtaxed their own resources by reproductive incontinence and homegrown oligarchy are allowed to migrate into the sovereign territories of worldwide ethnic minorities - e.g., people of European descent - and enjoy special “oppressed” status whereby they reap special benefits such as free food, free housing, free education, free healthcare, affirmative action, reproductive subsidies, and special treatment under the law, and are even credited with moral superiority due to their alleged “oppression”, this can result in the destruction of the national, cultural, and ethnic identity of the hosts, leading ultimately to their extinction. Incoming groups which assert their own collective identities while denying their hosts any reciprocal right of political group cohesion thus amount to noxious, invasive, and ultimately lethal socioeconomic parasites. Obviously, any governmental authority which enforces or encourages such asymmetry - e.g., the European Union - is illegitimate.

Bear in mind that once we cease to treat individuals as individuals per se, thus allowing members of their respective groups to assert their ethnic, cultural, or religious (etc.) identities against their “oppressors”, their group properties and statistics are automatically opened to scrutiny and comparative analysis. For example, if after several generations of special treatment in the educational sphere (compulsory school integration, special programs, modifications of educational procedure, racially defined college admission preferences, etc.), a particular “oppressed” group fails as a whole to outgrow these measures, its members are no longer entitled to exemption from objective characterization in terms of associated group statistics; if one wants to enjoy the social benefits attending ethically loaded group-defined properties like “belonging to an oppressed group”, one must submit to rational policies formed on the basis of not just individual assessment, but empirically confirmed group-defined properties such as “belonging to a group exhibiting a relatively low mean IQ and a tendency to violently disrupt the educational environment”. Continuing to pursue racially parameterized measures of human worth and achievement can only lead to personal injustice, social degradation, and biological degeneration (because such measures inevitably supplant any rational form of social, economic, and reproductive selection).

In short, identity politics should either be shut down immediately, or the majority populations of Europe and North America should be encouraged to assert their own ethnic and cultural identities and group interests with full force. Any governmental, academic, religious, or media authority which tries to prevent it is clearly unworthy of respect and obedience.

[MungoMan]

Don't think on it too long on it. Life is too short. And fatcat is just a mouthy but thinskinned fúckstick in any event.

And you're supposed to be one of the more intelligent pensioners on here?

I've got very thick skin thank you.

Obviously!

I’m pretty sure no-one on the bored has ever accused me of being intelligent, tho’. And FWIW I’m still in the workforce.

[Santa]

America's 'smartest man' on identity politics https://www.quora.com/What-is-Chris-Lan ... y-politics :

My view on identity politics is that it can be justified only if everyone of any ethnicity is entitled to participate, in which case it is necessary for all (because failing to assert it, as when White people of European ancestry fail to assert it lest they be branded as “racists”, means leaving oneself and one’s group defenseless against competition for resources and opportunity). Alternatively, lest any group be denied its identity while others assert their own, group identity must be equitably denied to everyone.

Human identity is stratified, and thus has both individual and group levels. Accordingly, we can (and sometimes must) reason in terms of group identity. But when group self-identification is officially granted to some groups yet denied to others against which they compete, this can only result in imbalance and injustice. For example, when some overpopulating groups which have overtaxed their own resources by reproductive incontinence and homegrown oligarchy are allowed to migrate into the sovereign territories of worldwide ethnic minorities - e.g., people of European descent - and enjoy special “oppressed” status whereby they reap special benefits such as free food, free housing, free education, free healthcare, affirmative action, reproductive subsidies, and special treatment under the law, and are even credited with moral superiority due to their alleged “oppression”, this can result in the destruction of the national, cultural, and ethnic identity of the hosts, leading ultimately to their extinction. Incoming groups which assert their own collective identities while denying their hosts any reciprocal right of political group cohesion thus amount to noxious, invasive, and ultimately lethal socioeconomic parasites. Obviously, any governmental authority which enforces or encourages such asymmetry - e.g., the European Union - is illegitimate.

Bear in mind that once we cease to treat individuals as individuals per se, thus allowing members of their respective groups to assert their ethnic, cultural, or religious (etc.) identities against their “oppressors”, their group properties and statistics are automatically opened to scrutiny and comparative analysis. For example, if after several generations of special treatment in the educational sphere (compulsory school integration, special programs, modifications of educational procedure, racially defined college admission preferences, etc.), a particular “oppressed” group fails as a whole to outgrow these measures, its members are no longer entitled to exemption from objective characterization in terms of associated group statistics; if one wants to enjoy the social benefits attending ethically loaded group-defined properties like “belonging to an oppressed group”, one must submit to rational policies formed on the basis of not just individual assessment, but empirically confirmed group-defined properties such as “belonging to a group exhibiting a relatively low mean IQ and a tendency to violently disrupt the educational environment”. Continuing to pursue racially parameterized measures of human worth and achievement can only lead to personal injustice, social degradation, and biological degeneration (because such measures inevitably supplant any rational form of social, economic, and reproductive selection).

In short, identity politics should either be shut down immediately, or the majority populations of Europe and North America should be encouraged to assert their own ethnic and cultural identities and group interests with full force. Any governmental, academic, religious, or media authority which tries to prevent it is clearly unworthy of respect and obedience.

Jehayzuss.

[Mog The Almighty]

America's 'smartest man' on identity politics https://www.quora.com/What-is-Chris-Lan ... y-politics :

My view on identity politics is that it can be justified only if everyone of any ethnicity is entitled to participate, in which case it is necessary for all (because failing to assert it, as when White people of European ancestry fail to assert it lest they be branded as “racists”, means leaving oneself and one’s group defenseless against competition for resources and opportunity). Alternatively, lest any group be denied its identity while others assert their own, group identity must be equitably denied to everyone.

Human identity is stratified, and thus has both individual and group levels. Accordingly, we can (and sometimes must) reason in terms of group identity. But when group self-identification is officially granted to some groups yet denied to others against which they compete, this can only result in imbalance and injustice. For example, when some overpopulating groups which have overtaxed their own resources by reproductive incontinence and homegrown oligarchy are allowed to migrate into the sovereign territories of worldwide ethnic minorities - e.g., people of European descent - and enjoy special “oppressed” status whereby they reap special benefits such as free food, free housing, free education, free healthcare, affirmative action, reproductive subsidies, and special treatment under the law, and are even credited with moral superiority due to their alleged “oppression”, this can result in the destruction of the national, cultural, and ethnic identity of the hosts, leading ultimately to their extinction. Incoming groups which assert their own collective identities while denying their hosts any reciprocal right of political group cohesion thus amount to noxious, invasive, and ultimately lethal socioeconomic parasites. Obviously, any governmental authority which enforces or encourages such asymmetry - e.g., the European Union - is illegitimate.

Bear in mind that once we cease to treat individuals as individuals per se, thus allowing members of their respective groups to assert their ethnic, cultural, or religious (etc.) identities against their “oppressors”, their group properties and statistics are automatically opened to scrutiny and comparative analysis. For example, if after several generations of special treatment in the educational sphere (compulsory school integration, special programs, modifications of educational procedure, racially defined college admission preferences, etc.), a particular “oppressed” group fails as a whole to outgrow these measures, its members are no longer entitled to exemption from objective characterization in terms of associated group statistics; if one wants to enjoy the social benefits attending ethically loaded group-defined properties like “belonging to an oppressed group”, one must submit to rational policies formed on the basis of not just individual assessment, but empirically confirmed group-defined properties such as “belonging to a group exhibiting a relatively low mean IQ and a tendency to violently disrupt the educational environment”. Continuing to pursue racially parameterized measures of human worth and achievement can only lead to personal injustice, social degradation, and biological degeneration (because such measures inevitably supplant any rational form of social, economic, and reproductive selection).

In short, identity politics should either be shut down immediately, or the majority populations of Europe and North America should be encouraged to assert their own ethnic and cultural identities and group interests with full force. Any governmental, academic, religious, or media authority which tries to prevent it is clearly unworthy of respect and obedience.

Jehayzuss.

I must admit to not fully understanding that, but what I did understand seems totally reasonable to me.

Regarding the last sentence, I find it worrisome that in Sweden, asserting your "Swedishness" is considered "racist" and inappropriate, yet the same people go out of their way to support women walking around in Sweden wearing full burqas on account of accepting a foreign culture. Surely same rules apply? Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

[Bindi]

America's 'smartest man' on identity politics https://www.quora.com/What-is-Chris-Lan ... y-politics :

My view on identity politics is that it can be justified only if everyone of any ethnicity is entitled to participate, in which case it is necessary for all (because failing to assert it, as when White people of European ancestry fail to assert it lest they be branded as “racists”, means leaving oneself and one’s group defenseless against competition for resources and opportunity). Alternatively, lest any group be denied its identity while others assert their own, group identity must be equitably denied to everyone.

Human identity is stratified, and thus has both individual and group levels. Accordingly, we can (and sometimes must) reason in terms of group identity. But when group self-identification is officially granted to some groups yet denied to others against which they compete, this can only result in imbalance and injustice. For example, when some overpopulating groups which have overtaxed their own resources by reproductive incontinence and homegrown oligarchy are allowed to migrate into the sovereign territories of worldwide ethnic minorities - e.g., people of European descent - and enjoy special “oppressed” status whereby they reap special benefits such as free food, free housing, free education, free healthcare, affirmative action, reproductive subsidies, and special treatment under the law, and are even credited with moral superiority due to their alleged “oppression”, this can result in the destruction of the national, cultural, and ethnic identity of the hosts, leading ultimately to their extinction. Incoming groups which assert their own collective identities while denying their hosts any reciprocal right of political group cohesion thus amount to noxious, invasive, and ultimately lethal socioeconomic parasites. Obviously, any governmental authority which enforces or encourages such asymmetry - e.g., the European Union - is illegitimate.

Bear in mind that once we cease to treat individuals as individuals per se, thus allowing members of their respective groups to assert their ethnic, cultural, or religious (etc.) identities against their “oppressors”, their group properties and statistics are automatically opened to scrutiny and comparative analysis. For example, if after several generations of special treatment in the educational sphere (compulsory school integration, special programs, modifications of educational procedure, racially defined college admission preferences, etc.), a particular “oppressed” group fails as a whole to outgrow these measures, its members are no longer entitled to exemption from objective characterization in terms of associated group statistics; if one wants to enjoy the social benefits attending ethically loaded group-defined properties like “belonging to an oppressed group”, one must submit to rational policies formed on the basis of not just individual assessment, but empirically confirmed group-defined properties such as “belonging to a group exhibiting a relatively low mean IQ and a tendency to violently disrupt the educational environment”. Continuing to pursue racially parameterized measures of human worth and achievement can only lead to personal injustice, social degradation, and biological degeneration (because such measures inevitably supplant any rational form of social, economic, and reproductive selection).

In short, identity politics should either be shut down immediately, or the majority populations of Europe and North America should be encouraged to assert their own ethnic and cultural identities and group interests with full force. Any governmental, academic, religious, or media authority which tries to prevent it is clearly unworthy of respect and obedience.

Jehayzuss.

I must admit to not fully understanding that, but what I did understand seems totally reasonable to me.

Regarding the last sentence, I find it worrisome that in Sweden, asserting your "Swedishness" is considered "racist" and inappropriate, yet the same people go out of their way to support women walking around in Sweden wearing full burqas on account of accepting a foreign culture. Surely same rules apply? Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

Reminds me of something in the news today.



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44220574

[Mog The Almighty]

America's 'smartest man' on identity politics https://www.quora.com/What-is-Chris-Lan ... y-politics :

My view on identity politics is that it can be justified only if everyone of any ethnicity is entitled to participate, in which case it is necessary for all (because failing to assert it, as when White people of European ancestry fail to assert it lest they be branded as “racists”, means leaving oneself and one’s group defenseless against competition for resources and opportunity). Alternatively, lest any group be denied its identity while others assert their own, group identity must be equitably denied to everyone.

Human identity is stratified, and thus has both individual and group levels. Accordingly, we can (and sometimes must) reason in terms of group identity. But when group self-identification is officially granted to some groups yet denied to others against which they compete, this can only result in imbalance and injustice. For example, when some overpopulating groups which have overtaxed their own resources by reproductive incontinence and homegrown oligarchy are allowed to migrate into the sovereign territories of worldwide ethnic minorities - e.g., people of European descent - and enjoy special “oppressed” status whereby they reap special benefits such as free food, free housing, free education, free healthcare, affirmative action, reproductive subsidies, and special treatment under the law, and are even credited with moral superiority due to their alleged “oppression”, this can result in the destruction of the national, cultural, and ethnic identity of the hosts, leading ultimately to their extinction. Incoming groups which assert their own collective identities while denying their hosts any reciprocal right of political group cohesion thus amount to noxious, invasive, and ultimately lethal socioeconomic parasites. Obviously, any governmental authority which enforces or encourages such asymmetry - e.g., the European Union - is illegitimate.

Bear in mind that once we cease to treat individuals as individuals per se, thus allowing members of their respective groups to assert their ethnic, cultural, or religious (etc.) identities against their “oppressors”, their group properties and statistics are automatically opened to scrutiny and comparative analysis. For example, if after several generations of special treatment in the educational sphere (compulsory school integration, special programs, modifications of educational procedure, racially defined college admission preferences, etc.), a particular “oppressed” group fails as a whole to outgrow these measures, its members are no longer entitled to exemption from objective characterization in terms of associated group statistics; if one wants to enjoy the social benefits attending ethically loaded group-defined properties like “belonging to an oppressed group”, one must submit to rational policies formed on the basis of not just individual assessment, but empirically confirmed group-defined properties such as “belonging to a group exhibiting a relatively low mean IQ and a tendency to violently disrupt the educational environment”. Continuing to pursue racially parameterized measures of human worth and achievement can only lead to personal injustice, social degradation, and biological degeneration (because such measures inevitably supplant any rational form of social, economic, and reproductive selection).

In short, identity politics should either be shut down immediately, or the majority populations of Europe and North America should be encouraged to assert their own ethnic and cultural identities and group interests with full force. Any governmental, academic, religious, or media authority which tries to prevent it is clearly unworthy of respect and obedience.

Jehayzuss.

I must admit to not fully understanding that, but what I did understand seems totally reasonable to me.

Regarding the last sentence, I find it worrisome that in Sweden, asserting your "Swedishness" is considered "racist" and inappropriate, yet the same people go out of their way to support women walking around in Sweden wearing full burqas on account of accepting a foreign culture. Surely same rules apply? Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

Reminds me of something in the news today.



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44220574

Ugh. Don't get me started. "Cultural appropriation" is such bullshit. Maoris should be happy that people want to adopt their culture. She's married to a Maori man, she wants to adopt his culture. She thinks it's cool. "No, that's only for our racial group". GTFO. If you're not mocking another culture, then it's fine. F-ck me, even if you are mocking another culture it's fine (although be prepared for a righteous punch to the face if you do).

I've heard of much worse examples than that though. Like people complaing about white girls wearing loop-earings because it's "cultural appropriation". Probably the dumbest one was some bunch of knob-jockey SJW's protesting about cultural appropriation because some white people were having a Japaense tea party in kimonos and shit as part of some festival or something (I can't remember exactly). When the Japanese were actually asked about it, they said they thought it was fantastic that western people wanted to adopt and share their culture.

It genuinely worries me how f-cking stupid people are and where it's going to lead western society over the next century.

[Bindi]

Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

That is fcked in the head.

I suspect there may be a few embellishments to that particular story.

[La soule]

Which groupuscule has chosen the Thor's hammer as an emblem?

[Mog The Almighty]

Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

That is fcked in the head.

I suspect there may be a few embellishments to that particular story.

Such as what

[Mog The Almighty]

Regarding the "Swedishness", one example is a small pendant I have which I bought at a Viking museum, it's a replica of Mjölnir (Thor's hammer) that was found in a Viking grave. I wore it happily for months until people started telling me "that's racist, you shouldn't wear it". Pretty sad I think. I thought it was cool AF.

That is fcked in the head.

I suspect there may be a few embellishments to that particular story.

He didn't mention the horned helmet, battle axe and bear skin suit he turned up to work in as well?

Vikings never wore horned helmets. It's a myth. But ... even if I did do that, it might be batshit, but it's not "racist".

[Tschussie]

Yeah, accusations of cultural appropriation feel to me like a child in the midst of a tantrum counter-productively smashing their own toys.

[Santa]

Yeah, accusations of cultural appropriation feel to me like a child in the midst of a tantrum counter-productively smashing their own toys.

That's a bit unfair. I don't have much truck with it as a concept but there is occasionally a point and some substance to the criticism.

For indigenes, for example, it is the last thing to go in a longer process of more substantial appropriations.

[Tschussie]

Yeah, accusations of cultural appropriation feel to me like a child in the midst of a tantrum counter-productively smashing their own toys.

That's a bit unfair. I don't have much truck with it as a concept but there is occasionally a point and some substance to the criticism.

For indigenes, for example, it is the last thing to go in a longer process of more substantial appropriations.

Fair.

[La soule]

Which groupuscule has chosen the Thor's hammer as an emblem?

Since you Alt right edgy types can answer questions, I had to go on google my self. Pricks.

Here it is:

Although its traditional origins are non-racist, and although most Asatruers today are not racist, the Thor's Hammer symbol has been appropriated by neo-Nazis and other white supremacists, especially those who practice racist or white supremacist versions of neo-Norse beliefs under the guise of Odinism or Wotanism. White supremacists will often even create racist versions of the Thor's Hammer, incorporating swastikas or other hate symbols into the decoration.

[Santa]

Yeah, accusations of cultural appropriation feel to me like a child in the midst of a tantrum counter-productively smashing their own toys.

That's a bit unfair. I don't have much truck with it as a concept but there is occasionally a point and some substance to the criticism.

For indigenes, for example, it is the last thing to go in a longer process of more substantial appropriations.

As the pre-eminent Māori of the bored, I wanted to ask your opinion of the Pakeha woman who got a moko tattoo. She did it sincerely, so does that make it ok? Married to a Māori guy too. Bit of a minefield this stuff.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/arti ... d=12057551

Kia ora e hoa.

I'm not too fussed on this one. I doubt that it will catch on. She looks strange and may be a bit mental which is probably punishment enough. I mean why would she get one?

So say the Maori people.

[Tschussie]

Haven't those white supremacist types incorporated some Celtic (in the Irish sense) symbols too?

[Santa]

Haven't those white supremacist types incorporated some Celtic (in the Irish sense) symbols too?

And trousers. They wear trousers so...

[La soule]

Haven't those white supremacist types incorporated some Celtic (in the Irish sense) symbols too?

And trousers. They wear trousers so...

Interesting

[Tschussie]

Haven't those white supremacist types incorporated some Celtic (in the Irish sense) symbols too?

And trousers. They wear trousers so...

Bit hot right now but once the weather turns I will reclaim these symbols in the name of love.

[fatcat]

I wear dreadlocks on my bollocks but I would never dream of getting them out on the tube. Too many Guardian readers.

[Mog The Almighty]

Which groupuscule has chosen the Thor's hammer as an emblem?

Since you Alt right edgy types can answer questions, I had to go on google my self. Pricks.

Here it is:

Although its traditional origins are non-racist, and although most Asatruers today are not racist, the Thor's Hammer symbol has been appropriated by neo-Nazis and other white supremacists, especially those who practice racist or white supremacist versions of neo-Norse beliefs under the guise of Odinism or Wotanism. White supremacists will often even create racist versions of the Thor's Hammer, incorporating swastikas or other hate symbols into the decoration.

Well, this is the thing ... are they actually racist?

There is definitely a weird group that "pretends" to worship the old gods and tries to live their life according to those paganish beliefs, and they are proud of their ancestry. It's all about respect,honour, being powerful, pride in yourself and all that. But like I said, anything that is "proud of being Swedish" is considered racist here. So people who absolutely revel in their Swedishness and their Swedish ancestary are obviously "super racists", right? Well, maybe. But also maybe not.

Having said that, there are real racists in Sweden, just like there is everywhere. And I'm sure there is some of those "Odinism" type guys who are actually really racist. But I don't think it's the majority. I think mostly they're just weirdos.

I've listened a little bit to this guy, "The Golden One". Disclaimer: I am definitely not a right-wing nationalist, I've just listened to some of his videos more out of a kind of bizarre fascination. He's not stupid but he's pretty odd and he's a super-nationalist, Old-Gods, "modern Viking" type guy and he constantly gets called a racist by the Swedish media, etc. The thing is, I haven't actually heard him express any genuinely racist view. Which doesn't mean he hasn't or doesn't. It just means if he has, I haven't yet heard it. So is this what they're talking about when they say "white supremacist"? I dunno. Maybe. Maybe he is. He's definitely "different".

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLatsbrah

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[Mog The Almighty]

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLatsbrah

Description
This is a channel dedicated to how glorious and magnificent I am.

He's pretty funny with his weird narcissism. He is serious in that you should strive to be someone who you can be proud of, and if you achieve that, then there's nothing wrong with being proud of what you made of yourself. But all its also obviously a bit tongue-in-cheek.

To be fair to him, he is pretty magnificent. He reckons he's never taken steroids. Not sure if I believe that, but he also really doesn't come across like a liar. He comes across as the type of guy who, if he did roid up, would just say it and encourage it and say it's great and magnificent to enhance your body by any means necessary.

[La soule]

Which groupuscule has chosen the Thor's hammer as an emblem?

Since you Alt right edgy types can answer questions, I had to go on google my self. Pricks.

Here it is:

Although its traditional origins are non-racist, and although most Asatruers today are not racist, the Thor's Hammer symbol has been appropriated by neo-Nazis and other white supremacists, especially those who practice racist or white supremacist versions of neo-Norse beliefs under the guise of Odinism or Wotanism. White supremacists will often even create racist versions of the Thor's Hammer, incorporating swastikas or other hate symbols into the decoration.

Well, this is the thing ... are they actually racist?

There is definitely a weird group that "pretends" to worship the old gods and tries to live their life according to those paganish beliefs, and they are proud of their ancestry. It's all about respect,honour, being powerful, pride in yourself and all that. But like I said, anything that is "proud of being Swedish" is considered racist here. So people who absolutely revel in their Swedishness and their Swedish ancestary are obviously "super racists", right? Well, maybe. But also maybe not.

Having said that, there are real racists in Sweden, just like there is everywhere. And I'm sure there is some of those "Odinism" type guys who are actually really racist. But I don't think it's the majority. I think mostly they're just weirdos.

I've listened a little bit to this guy, "The Golden One". Disclaimer: I am definitely not a right-wing nationalist, I've just listened to some of his videos more out of a kind of bizarre fascination. He's not stupid but he's pretty odd and he's a super-nationalist, Old-Gods, "modern Viking" type guy and he constantly gets called a racist by the Swedish media, etc. The thing is, I haven't actually heard him express any genuinely racist view. Which doesn't mean he hasn't or doesn't. It just means if he has, I haven't yet heard it. So is this what they're talking about when they say "white supremacist"? I dunno. Maybe. Maybe he is. He's definitely "different".

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLatsbrah

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I don't know. That's why I asked the question. The symbol, according to some random link on google, appears to have been adopted by racist/supremacist groups.

As mentioned by Tschussie, the same appropriation of symbols has happened in other locations. Which is what those Swedes were most likely trying to tell you.

[pontifex]

Cultural appropriation can be a thing. A funny example is the American appropriation of Ugg boots, which then made them far more popular in Australia. Meanwhile, an American company, Ugg Australia TM, sued traditional Ugg boot manufacturers in Australia over their use of the word Ugg, which they had trademarked. That's a pretty trivial, but also fairly brazen example of how cultural appropriation can be less than a nice form of flattery. That said, the comment by Langan would equally apply in this sphere. If European cultural products were to be defended against appropriators from other cultures, then we'd be in all kinds of funny, annoying trouble.

[Mog The Almighty]

Which groupuscule has chosen the Thor's hammer as an emblem?

Since you Alt right edgy types can answer questions, I had to go on google my self. Pricks.

Here it is:

Although its traditional origins are non-racist, and although most Asatruers today are not racist, the Thor's Hammer symbol has been appropriated by neo-Nazis and other white supremacists, especially those who practice racist or white supremacist versions of neo-Norse beliefs under the guise of Odinism or Wotanism. White supremacists will often even create racist versions of the Thor's Hammer, incorporating swastikas or other hate symbols into the decoration.

Well, this is the thing ... are they actually racist?

There is definitely a weird group that "pretends" to worship the old gods and tries to live their life according to those paganish beliefs, and they are proud of their ancestry. It's all about respect,honour, being powerful, pride in yourself and all that. But like I said, anything that is "proud of being Swedish" is considered racist here. So people who absolutely revel in their Swedishness and their Swedish ancestary are obviously "super racists", right? Well, maybe. But also maybe not.

Having said that, there are real racists in Sweden, just like there is everywhere. And I'm sure there is some of those "Odinism" type guys who are actually really racist. But I don't think it's the majority. I think mostly they're just weirdos.

I've listened a little bit to this guy, "The Golden One". Disclaimer: I am definitely not a right-wing nationalist, I've just listened to some of his videos more out of a kind of bizarre fascination. He's not stupid but he's pretty odd and he's a super-nationalist, Old-Gods, "modern Viking" type guy and he constantly gets called a racist by the Swedish media, etc. The thing is, I haven't actually heard him express any genuinely racist view. Which doesn't mean he hasn't or doesn't. It just means if he has, I haven't yet heard it. So is this what they're talking about when they say "white supremacist"? I dunno. Maybe. Maybe he is. He's definitely "different".

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLatsbrah

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I don't know. That's why I asked the question. The symbol, according to some random link on google, appear to have been adopted by racist/supremacist groups.

As mentioned by Tschussie, the same appropriation of symbols has happened in other locations. Which what those Swedes were most likely trying to tell you.

Well ... as I said, I think you're "sort of right". My question is only are they really "racist/supremacist groups", or is that just a label that's been unfairly applied? I also don't know the answer.

But yes, it's been adopted by those "worship the old gods" modern-pagan type guys, and their whole gig is making yourself "glorious and magnificent" in the eyes of the gods and being proud of your nation and your ancestary and all that. It's definitely "nationalist", and weird. They're unique humans for sure. They've adopted all the old pagan symbols and stuff. It's part of their "religion". But does that make them racist?

I hung a small Swedish flag in the window of my apartment when I first arrived here too, and was promptly warned that was extremely racist and to take it down (I moved it inside). So if hanging a flag is racist, you can imagine what being a weirdo ancestor-worshipping nationalist makes you in the eyes of the very socially progressive population of "normal people" in Sweden.

[pontifex]

I have a Norse tattoo I got in the 90s, when Celtic tatts were the thing. Yes, I was a contrarian back then, too (and also underage). A couple of days ago, a mate saw it for the first time. He asked why I had a Nazi tattoo. I fully expected this to start happening, so I'm now careful where I go swimming around here (a t-shirt hides it).