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The term "alt-right" was coined in 2010 by socialist and white supremacist Richard Spencer and has never been an entity within the Republican Party or conservative movement. The term specifically refers to an "alternative right" in which the Republican Party is to be invaded in an attempt to use it for the advancement of socialist ideals.

However, Spencer's plan to alter the conservative movement has not worked well for him, as true conservatives have undoubtedly and expectedly refused to welcome Spencer into our circles. True conservatives do not respect Spencer, and he has never respected conservatives either, oftentimes referring to us as "cucks" and "the fake right."

Time and time again, Spencer proudly admits to wanting to "co-opt" the Right in order to achieve his own personal goal of replacing conservative values with policies he finds more ideal.

Spencer's ideal vision is to see the Republican Party riddled with socialism. As a national-socialist himself, the alt-right leader's two biggest problems with the Republican Party is our championing of individuality and free markets. Spencer would rather see conservatives engage in similar practices of the Left, such as focusing predominantly on collectivism and grouping people based on identity, such as skin color.

Spencer also advocates for a single-payer, universal healthcare system, believing that the United States could benefit from imitating "democratic socialist countries" in Europe.

Spencer has previously said, "I am not totally opposed to socialism, when done right I think we should have a national healthcare system."

Spencer criticizes free markets, agreeing with Karl Marx's statement that capitalism, not communism, is to blame for an "undifferentiated, alienated proletarian mass." Spencer stands for everything the liberty movement is against.

Socialism, whether it is adorned with a hammer and sickle or a swastika, is responsible for killing millions of people throughout history. It is fundamentally anti-American, and no political party in the country should ever invite it into their worlds.

Despite having horrible views on politics and ethics, Spencer does know what he's doing. The current political climate makes right now more than ever the best opportunity for Spencer to gain popularity by fueling his own publicity off the hysteria of the Left.

The hysterical Left make themselves vulnerable by jumping at every opportunity they can to label even the most mundane and non-radical ideas "fascism." By this premise, Spencer knows that when a real white supremacist becomes vocal, such as himself, that he will find himself effortlessly basking in massive amounts of free publicity given to him by the Left.

Leftists are making Spencer relevant in a society that at its core has no interest in anything the man has to say.

No decent person wants someone with radically fringe positions to have influence in our society, not even in the slightest. Therefore, the Left should join conservatives in ignoring Richard Spencer and this ridiculous "alt-right" movement, because it is impossible to be heard when nobody is listening to you.

Alana Mastrangelo is a political activist and writer.

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