December 14, 2016

Where is the "Alt-Left"?

Where is the "Alt-Left"? 

As someone who's seen firsthand the emergence of individuals such as Milo Yiannopoulos, Ben Shapiro, Nigel Farage and many others from almost no fame to huge followings(Proof) all in just a short 2016 year1 .  I at first did not understand the sheer implications of what I was seeing, just a few YouTube videos right? I say a few because that's where a lot of people first connected with the ideas of the aforementioned thinkers. Today there are thousands of videos with millions of views. 
Washington D.C. at the top for searches within the US



Looking at Google Trends we see overwhelming evidence that indeed "Something" has started. For example looking at Nigel Farage, a member of the European Parliament a man many are saying is personally responsible for Brexit. Recently came to the spot light in the United States. We compared the search results within the US vs World Wide and found a shocking revelation. Outside of his native United Kingdom The place that has the most search queries for Mr Farage was Washington D.C.2 ! How interesting... 

Some in the mainstream media are calling this band wagon of a movement the " Alt-Right". 

You will notice that our media personalities are quick to slap labels on people or topics they don't understand or worse are simply different from their own, and so must be censored.

Why does this matter?

Well unless you all have been living under a rock, people started talking a lot in 2016.The following words were only whispers not a year ago. SJW(Social Justice Warriors), Trigger Warnings, Safe spaces, Micro Aggressions. And a Trump presidency was still merely a SNL joke. Everyone was holding their breath.

  The fact that people are starting to talk about real issues is a welcomed change. Don't forget the power of human discourse has not seen a more prestigious platform then the one currently available on Reddit.  


So who will there be a crowned king or queen of the (Alt-Left) mainstream media ? I can think of a few possibilities. Who in the media today in you're opinion stands for the leftist movement ?



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