How to Actually Fight Fascism

I’m seeing a narrative right now, it’s a narrative about how to fight fascism, how to beat the alt-right.

Here’s the problem — it’s mostly a recommendation to do more of the same. I will lay out exactly why I believe this approach is doomed to failure, and what might have more success.

As identity politics rose in the public eye so did the alt-right. The two are two sides of a coin, and they feed each other. The alt-right uses the kind of division created by the particular brand of leftism that uses identity politics as a recruiting tool (disclaimer: I spent a few years identifying as an MRA before I smartened up, there is no question that some of these methods were used on me, effectively).

Let’s start with division. At it’s most basic fascism requires you to not view the people you are attempting to oppress as people. You have to other them. The current system of identity politics is doing that for the alt-right, without them ever having to raise a finger. A recent anti-fascist article I read talked about how the alt-right recruits people from their mother's basements. So, if you are say a white male who has trouble with social interaction, plays video games, and is involved in technology, how do you probably feel after reading this? All of a sudden you know that you aren’t welcome in that version of the left, no chance. Well, they don’t…