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Re:A Profile of Claire Lehmann of Quillette by spamizbad on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:35PM (#18429719)
People probably call it alt-right because it was founded by RebelTV alumni... which is a reasonable assumption to make.
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Re:A Profile of Claire Lehmann of Quillette by mancerayder on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:42PM (#18429759)
Do you have a reference for that?

I did a search for "Quillette Alt-Right" and I got a ton of articles from them against the Alt-Right, and comparing the extreme Left to the alt-Right.

It's Patreon-supported, is that alt-right too?

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Re:A Profile of Claire Lehmann of Quillette by spamizbad on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:51PM (#18429788)
It was founded by Claire Lehmann, who worked for the Canadian far-right Rebel Media (RebelTV).

I don’t personally consider it alt-right, but i think someone viewing it that way is totally reasonable given her media background.

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Re:A Profile of Claire Lehmann of Quillette by jlawson on Sunday November 11, 2018 @10:20PM (#18430355)
RebelTV is not alt-right; it's founder has explicitly disavowed any association with the group/term. (Not to mention all the non-whites and women they employ.)
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