LogFAQs > #937207481

To some extent the differences between the alt-right and conservatism are superficial; they share many goals, but take different rhetorical approaches towards getting there. But there are things that distinguish them from the strains of conservatism that have typically defined right-wing politicians in the US and UK

In comparison to a generic Republican, the alt-right is:
- more explicit about their racist and ethnonationalist beliefs, though sometimes layering this under irony rather than the usual dogwhistles
- younger, more online, and more conversant in memes
- less committed to the idea of free markets and capitalism, and willing to criticize the ways in which unchecked capitalism undermines the nation or traditional societal structures
- less motivated by religion, though rarely are they any less Islamophobic or homophobic
- more anti-Semitic
- no particular interest in "small government"
---

kin to all that throbs