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an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

Weeping Wound posted:

huh, tell me more on that

This is a good overview. She overstates the connection and to do so she takes the alt-right at face value which is like, lol.

She doesn't straight up say "this is all tumblr's fault" but the argument she makes isn't very good.

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an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

Fallen Hamprince posted:

the alt right is new GBS' fault

Everything bad online is SA's fault

an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

I might be speaking too soon but I'm pretty sure everything in Kill All Normies is already out of date. Bretbart is dying, Milo is dead, Verizon is gonna shut down Tumblr and Trump was always a normal republican but even more so now.

an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

the trump tutelage posted:

You can say that X is a reaction to Y without blaming Y or excusing X.

"Would there be an alt-right without the tumblr left?" is the big question though, and Nagle doesn't have a compelling answer.

an actual dog
Nov 18, 2014

Karl Barks posted:

lotta people in this thread who clearly haven't read the book and have strong opinions hmmmm

I don't read books only posts

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