[Terminology] AP has defined several common terms for its reporters' use ("alt-right", "alt-left", racism, white nationalism, white separatism, white supremacy, neo-Nazism, antifa)
Is this good? If not, why not? Can we add other related terms?
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“alt-right”
A political grouping or tendency mixing racism, white nationalism, anti-Semitism and populism; a name currently embraced by some white supremacists and white nationalists to refer to themselves and their ideology, which emphasizes preserving and protecting the white race in the United States.
racism
The broad term for asserting racial or ethnic discrimination or superiority based solely on race, ethnic or religious origins; it can be by any group against any other group.
white nationalism
A subset of racist beliefs that calls for a separate territory and/or enhanced legal rights and protections for white people. Critics accuse white nationalists of being white supremacists in disguise.
white separatism
A term sometimes used as a synonym for white nationalism but differs in that it advocates a form of segregation in which races would live apart but in the same general geographic area.
white supremacy
The racist belief that whites are superior to justify political, economic and social suppression of nonwhite people and other minority groups.
neo-Nazism
Combines racist and white supremacist beliefs with admiration for an authoritarian, totalitarian style of government such as the German Third Reich to enforce its beliefs.
antifa
Shorthand for anti-fascists, an umbrella description for the far-left-leaning militant groups that resist neo-Nazis and white supremacists at demonstrations and other events.
“alt-left”
A term that some use to describe far-left factions.
Posted Aug 17, 2017, 8:31 PM UTC