The Alt-Right Playbook: Control the Conversation

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends the series for explaining the tactics and mentality of bad-faith online arguments.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Innuendo Studios

Topic

bad-faith argument tactics

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

7

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• The problem is you're implicitly assuming this (and other recent "culture war topics" is actually about reasoning and legitimate attempt at debate. It isn't. This is about controlling narratives and reframing offensive goals so they become a legitimate political opinion. Most of these calls for …

• The alt-right playbook ( [VIDEO] ) is a great summary of common experiences with this sort of cancer online. It's next to impossible to engage with these people for rational debate, when all they care about is spreading their hatred and ignorance through the virality …

• Before this gets too far I’d just like to point out that anyone arguing this is an issue of free speech or “first they came for x, who’s next” is not arguing in good faith.. I’ve noticed a pattern of moving the goal post. The …