08-13-2017, 05:29 PM
(08-12-2017, 01:21 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(08-12-2017, 08:42 AM)gabrielle Wrote: Protesters clash in Virginia city on eve of white nationalist rally
The timing of the alt-right violence seems a bit strange to me. All it takes is a few dozen to hit national headlines, yet it has been erratic rather than continuous.
That's because while the alt right is large, very few of them are extremists such as the ones who conducted this rally. And even then, violence requires a counterprotest. Basically, these white nationalists are even more of a fringe group than Occupy Wall Street or the Black Lives Matter militants were.
However, Kinser correctly notes that the tremendously overinflated news coverage they get works to their advantage. The publicity is a great recruiting tool for them.