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A Washington Post-ABC News poll found that roughly one in ten Americans support the alt-right and nine percent find it acceptable to hold neo-Nazi or white supremacist views. Those numbers are a bit higher than you would like, as ideally they would be hovering somewhere around zero.

The poll, conducted after the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville,explicitly asked, Thinking now about the movement known as the alt-right Would you describe yourself as a supporter or an opponent of the alt-right movement?

Ten percent of respondents marked themselves down as supporters of the movement, although only four of that 10 percent said they strongly support the alt-right, while the other six only somewhat support it. Well, as long as you only kind of agree with the racists I suppose thats OK. But another issue is that a large chunk of those surveyed dont seem to realize that the alt-right is filled with white supremacists.

When asked, As far as you know, do you think the alt-right does or does not hold neo-Nazi or white supremacist views? 21 percent said it doesnt and 39 percent said they had no opinion, even thought this is not really a matter of opinion.

People have argued about this question, but lets be very clear here. The man who coined the term alt-right is Richard Spencer. Spencer is a white nationalist who wants to create a white ethno state. He claims he wants to do so peacefully, but theres no way to do that and everybody knows it. In addition to that, you have self-identified members of the alt-right marching around with tiki torches, chanting Jews will not replace us, and rallying in support of Confederate monuments. The man accused of murdering Heather Heyer in Charolottesville marched with National Vanguard, an explicitly white supremacist group that loves the phrase blood and soil. Andrew Anglin of the Daily Stormer counts himself and his followers as alt-right.

This is white supremacy, plain and simple.

[Washington Post | Photo: Getty]

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