>>587807In light of what I recently read:
>despite being part of the alt-right, /pol/ doesn't recognize itself as such>alt-right is the catchy name given by journalists to anything far-right in America>what is called the alt-right is composed of many different online and irl sub-groups>/pol/ always had far-right elements but it imploded with the elections >the alt-right isn't a new phenomenon, it's just more documented today as it reached the mainstream via social media, especially with Trump's election, a candidate who wasn't from the mainstream Right>there always were fascists and fringe right-wing groups opposed to mainstream neoconservatism in America, they're now called the alt-right>today the alt-right is losing momentum as its websites are getting shut down>In its current state of high population, /pol/ is the bastard son of 4chan contrarian culture and the alt-right (in both its old unnamed form and current popularized form)>normal 4chan =/= current /pol/>/pol/ is a platform of conversion of 4chan users into members of the alt-right, while passing as part of the site's culture>the "average" 4chan user is a perfect prey to far-right propaganda and recruitment tactics>The "alt-right" of /pol/ started as part of 4chan culture (half-satire) but is now dead serious due to the influx of alt-right sympathisers and new posters oblivious to the rest of the site's culture.>As a result a lot of boards of 4chan experienced a noticeable shift towards far-right ideas (thinly-veiled crossboard posting on /tv/, etc)>/pol/ should be removedDoesn't sound really ground-breaking. I underestimated the mass of data that was already written about it because apparently 4chan doesn't get information from outside of 4chan. I'm going to have to read a lot of books on the topic now, should have done that BEFORE posting here. This thread helped putting me on the right track, but asking questions here will be more interesting once I've read all the studies on the subject.
