tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post3566753954471765801..comments2023-12-22T08:44:24.389-05:00Comments on threewayfight: The Christchurch massacre and fascist revolutionary politicsMatthew N Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664330735255207352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-44928025089628289082019-08-15T03:17:18.565-04:002019-08-15T03:17:18.565-04:00I think the lack of discussion on his manifesto...I think the lack of discussion on his manifesto's anti-capitalism likely stems from the fact that many of the kingpins in the alt-right are funded by rightwing media companies. Taking a specifically pro-capitalist stance in response would be suspicious and generally against the grain of alt-right currents, but taking an anti-capitalist stance would not sit well with their backers. <br /><br />Thank you for the lens into how the alt-right reacted to this aspiring martyr. Definitely glad I didn't have to wade through all those sh!tposts to find the relevant info. Kris from Mode Sixhttp://modesix.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-85291928417131743452019-04-23T18:43:08.383-04:002019-04-23T18:43:08.383-04:00It's a good question, Cautiously Pessimistic, ...It's a good question, Cautiously Pessimistic, and it sent me back to the manifesto to see if I could suss out any clues. But I don't think there's enough there to go on one way or another. I think he only mentions being an ex-leftist once, and I can't tell if it's smoke or just something he doesn't want to dwell on. There have certainly been leftists who moved to the far right--Mussolini, for example--but who knows.Matthew N Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664330735255207352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-85713537024360502232019-04-22T09:47:39.492-04:002019-04-22T09:47:39.492-04:00I know that Tarrant claims to be an ex-communist/a...I know that Tarrant claims to be an ex-communist/anarchist - do you think that, despite his own opposition to red-brown alliance-building, he might have been won over to Third Positionism by that kind of anti-capitalist and anti-imperalist rhetoric? Or the whole claim to be an ex-leftist just more smoke and mirrors designed to confuse people?Cautiously Pessimistichttp://nothingiseverlost.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com