Alt-Right Accusations

Cluster centers on debates accusing Hacker News content or commenters of being alt-right propaganda, including arguments over the term's definition, validity, and usage as a pejorative label.

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Sample Comments

jk7tarYZAQNpTQa Jun 24, 2021 View on HN

It's alt right propaganda. On the frontpage of HN.

philangist Jan 25, 2017 View on HN

They're not wrong, they're alt right.

FlameRobot Oct 25, 2025 View on HN

The alt-right does not like them. You don't know what you are talking about.

shadytrees Sep 15, 2017 View on HN

all alt-right stuff. flag and move on

pcwalton Oct 11, 2017 View on HN

Can you not throw alt-right bombs into HN threads please?

dforrestwilson1 Nov 18, 2016 View on HN

If true, this would seem to validate some of the concerns the "alt-right" has been espousing.

1000units Aug 8, 2019 View on HN

The "alt-right" is mostly a boogieman for talking heads. One of my personal hobbies is hanging out in politically extreme internet communities (of both polarities) and arguing with people. Groups labeled "white-supremacist" rarely even contain a large number of white people.

wyoh Nov 5, 2018 View on HN

"people disagree with me so they must be alt-right"Please.

leereeves Aug 11, 2017 View on HN

If you're asking about "the alt-right", you'll first have to define it.As far as I know, that's not some duly constituted group - it's an insult used against a wide variety of people ("everyone to the right of Bernie Sanders") by their political adversaries.And the intention of the insult is to encourage exactly what happened here - to associate people like James Damore with people like those marching in Charlottesville.

monksy Jul 31, 2017 View on HN

I would say the "alt-right" rejects and anti-social people.