“The rise of Milo, Trump and the alt-right are not evidence of the return of the conservatism, but instead of the absolute hegemony of the culture of non-conformism, self-expression, transgression and irreverence for its own sake – an aesthetic that… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“As Lasch understood, for progressive politics anti-moral transgression has always been a bargain with the devil, because the case for equality is essentially a… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The obsession with decline found on the alt-right today comes from a long conservative line of thought, who regularly drew upon books like Edward… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The pop culture cliché of the American High School movie, which adapted old archetypes, depicted a social world in which the worst sexists were… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“It is significant here too that, despite the constant accusations of ‘Cultural Marxism’ by the Trumpian online right, the countercultural aesthetics of anti-conformism in… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The rise of Milo’s 4chan-influenced right is no more evidence of a resurgence of conservatism than the rise of Tumblr-style identity politics constitutes a… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“During the recent online culture wars, and their spillover into campus and protest politics, feminists have tried to embrace transgression with the Slut Walk… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“In academia, the ‘cultural turn’ saw a radical shift in scholarship whereby universities made culture the focus of contemporary debates. It also meant a… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“In the end, Buchanan was one of the paleocons to back Trump and many of those who formerly loathed most of what Yiannopoulos and… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“Other similar niche online subcultures in this milieu, which were always given by the emerging online right as evidence of Western decline, also include… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The rise of Milo, Trump and the alt-right are not evidence of the return of the conservatism, but instead of the absolute hegemony of… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The ease with which this broader alt-right and alt-light milieu can use transgressive styles today shows how superficial and historically accidental it was that… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“When Milo challenged his protesters to argue with him countless times on his tour, he knew that they not only wouldn’t, but also that… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
“The rise of Milo, Trump and the alt-right are not evidence of the return of the conservatism, but instead of the absolute hegemony of… — Angela Nagle Copy Share Image
