Alex Jones: White Supremacist Propaganda
This part is continued in Chapter 1 on Alex Jones
Alex Jones might not be a White Supremacist himself. However, he most definitely caters to his audience. One of his most powerful recruiting tools and methods to increase viewership comes from heavily-veiled usage of racism.
Some sociologists might call this timid bigotry: have bigoted or prejudicial feelings but not directly voicing and acting on them. Others might call it just stirring the pot to get the racists riled up. It should be noted that not every listener of the Alex Jones Show is a racist, nor is everyone who reads Infowars material a racist, but what is evident is the usage of racist and/or white supremacist material in the Infowars platform.
Alex Jones has made the statement "The Answer to 1984 is 1776" multiple times. It exists all across his youtube videos and Infowars.com. What this fails to address is that in 1776, slavery still existed as a practice in America. The Civil War had not been fought yet, and the country was a white-land owning-male dominated macrocosm. This represents the platform of Alex Jones, appealing to a massive white male audience to try and invoke emotionally-driven feelings of a time when white men ruled America.
Alex Jones has also made the comment that America needs to bring back the 1950's family structure. Nevermind the famous statement that during the 50's teen pregnancy rates skyrocketed, but in the 1950's once again America was segregated. How did interracial families do in the 1950's family structure? Is same sex marriage factored into that statement? This type of thinking is a very well-masked racist platform.
Comments like this attach themselves on to the inner feelings of the closeted racist and over time draw them into the Alex Jones/Infowars platform like a hypnotic seed that grows into a racist neuro-lifeform.
You will notice this tactic used in other forms of propaganda. Whether it is Brian Kilmeade on Fox and Friends calling other races different "species" of people or John McCain talking about exporting cigarettes to the Middle East, as that is one way to kill 'em.
It is not to say that Alex Jones is a racist. In all probability, he is not. It is argued and proposed here that Alex Jones is catering to a racist audience. In the 21st century, racism still exists, and it has not gone away. It has taken a more veiled and timid form. As one vlogger said with clarity, "the racism is still there. It's just underhanded," meaning that individuals have found ways to hide their belief that one race is superior above all, or that one race is inferior as compared to others.
In our lifetime, we might never see the end. However, any major media platform that attempts to use timid bigotry, racist undertones, or disguised racial supremacist rhetoric should cease and desist at once.
Alex Jones might not be a White Supremacist himself. However, he most definitely caters to his audience. One of his most powerful recruiting tools and methods to increase viewership comes from heavily-veiled usage of racism.
Some sociologists might call this timid bigotry: have bigoted or prejudicial feelings but not directly voicing and acting on them. Others might call it just stirring the pot to get the racists riled up. It should be noted that not every listener of the Alex Jones Show is a racist, nor is everyone who reads Infowars material a racist, but what is evident is the usage of racist and/or white supremacist material in the Infowars platform.
Alex Jones has made the statement "The Answer to 1984 is 1776" multiple times. It exists all across his youtube videos and Infowars.com. What this fails to address is that in 1776, slavery still existed as a practice in America. The Civil War had not been fought yet, and the country was a white-land owning-male dominated macrocosm. This represents the platform of Alex Jones, appealing to a massive white male audience to try and invoke emotionally-driven feelings of a time when white men ruled America.
Alex Jones has also made the comment that America needs to bring back the 1950's family structure. Nevermind the famous statement that during the 50's teen pregnancy rates skyrocketed, but in the 1950's once again America was segregated. How did interracial families do in the 1950's family structure? Is same sex marriage factored into that statement? This type of thinking is a very well-masked racist platform.
Comments like this attach themselves on to the inner feelings of the closeted racist and over time draw them into the Alex Jones/Infowars platform like a hypnotic seed that grows into a racist neuro-lifeform.
You will notice this tactic used in other forms of propaganda. Whether it is Brian Kilmeade on Fox and Friends calling other races different "species" of people or John McCain talking about exporting cigarettes to the Middle East, as that is one way to kill 'em.
It is not to say that Alex Jones is a racist. In all probability, he is not. It is argued and proposed here that Alex Jones is catering to a racist audience. In the 21st century, racism still exists, and it has not gone away. It has taken a more veiled and timid form. As one vlogger said with clarity, "the racism is still there. It's just underhanded," meaning that individuals have found ways to hide their belief that one race is superior above all, or that one race is inferior as compared to others.
In our lifetime, we might never see the end. However, any major media platform that attempts to use timid bigotry, racist undertones, or disguised racial supremacist rhetoric should cease and desist at once.