Quote:I can tell you where this "alt-right" thing comes from.  It's a throwback to the infancy of the internet when rather than message boards like this one existed, it was "newsgroups".  At that particular time (mostly in the early 90's) much of the "internet" was all text based.  It's a different source of information other than the state sponsored  MSM.

 

In today's terms, it's websites like Breitbart as well as the Huffing-and-puffing post, Drudge, and other news related websites.  Back in the day, certain topics or certain groups were always preceded with "alt" as part of the web address.

 

Good catch.  The "alt" newsgroups were actually a response to moderated groups who wanted to police certain content.  The newsgroups were largely used by researchers and professionals for serious discussion.  For instance, the group discussing pharmaceutical drugs did not allow discussion of illegal drugs.  One guy created alt.sex and alt.drugs to allow free discussion of these subjects.  Somebody else saw the obvious need for alt.rock-and-roll to complete the set.  Soon the alt groups dwarfed the other groups in popularity. 

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