Alt-Wrong Ireland pt. 2
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09/24/20 • 53 min
The liberal fantasy of civil debate is dead and gone: we live in an age of post truth and conspiracy theories, and we need new arguments and methods to tackle the growing far right, who will use every trick in the book. In the second half of this emergency miniseries Helen and Glen debunk the ideologies, methods and myth-making of the Irish far right. Why do they use revolutionary figures from the likes of the 1916 Rising to promote their conservative values? How is it possible that the Left and the Right in Ireland can have the same heroes? Do they have any legitimate concerns? And most importantly, how can we fight back?
The liberal fantasy of civil debate is dead and gone: we live in an age of post truth and conspiracy theories, and we need new arguments and methods to tackle the growing far right, who will use every trick in the book. In the second half of this emergency miniseries Helen and Glen debunk the ideologies, methods and myth-making of the Irish far right. Why do they use revolutionary figures from the likes of the 1916 Rising to promote their conservative values? How is it possible that the Left and the Right in Ireland can have the same heroes? Do they have any legitimate concerns? And most importantly, how can we fight back?
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Alt-Wrong Ireland pt. 1
You've read the long reads: the growing anti-mask movement has provided space for several far right movements, heavily inspired by the American alt-right, to flourish in Ireland. They've moved from social media to the streets, and they employ emancipatory republican imagery to appeal to people's heightened emotions in this time of panic. It's essential that we can identify and debunk these strategies, so welcome to your toolkit. In part one of this two part series Glen and Helen set the scene: outlining the different movements and their main ideologies. Listen quick, cause this Thursday we're dropping pt. 2, which demystifies these ideologies and their strategies and provides you with counter arguments to try and stop the spread.
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