alt-right
far-right ideologies presented as an alternative to mainstream conservatism originating in the United States
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Summary
alt-right is a political ideology[1]. alt-right ranks in the top 5% of political ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,088 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: social movement[4]
- Subclass of: right-wing[5]
- Part of: far-right politics[6], nationalism[7], white supremacy[8], white nationalism[9]
- Commons category: Alt-right[10]
- Opposite of: alt-left[11]
- Has part(s): antisemitism[12], antifeminism[13]
- Significant event: Unite the Right rally[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alt-right[15]
- Facet of: Internet activism[16]
- Described by source: Extremist Files[17]
- Uses: internet meme[18]
- Interested in: scientific racism[19], identity politics[20], white genocide conspiracy theory[21]
- Significant person: Richard B. Spencer[22], Andrew Anglin[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Black Lives Matter[24]
- WordLift URL: http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/alt-right[25]
Why It Matters
alt-right has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] alt-right is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]