Tommy Tainant
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Louis Therouxâs Forbidden America review â a terrifying meeting with the new far right
Rape threats and racism feature in this alarming encounter with white nationalists who spread hate online while denying they’re fascists. Might this documentary do more harm than good?
The first part of Louis Therouxs "Foridden AMerica" series on BBC 2 ses Louis meet Fuentes and several of his fellow travellers in the white nationalist movement. Except they hate that label and prefer patriot or christian. Anything except white nationalist.
ll the while iving Nazi salutes,bemoaning immigration, celebrating white supremacy and hating on Jews. They try to pass off their hate as irony but it wears thin very quickly.
There is a complex set of beliefs here wth misoginy being top of the list. They hate women who should be at home raising kids. Because basically they are all gamers, or incels. People who lack the social skills to cope in normal society.
One of them described himself as a comedian and a gamer was asked about his Nazi salutes and very quickly unwound. He started by denying it and then moved to it was ironic, then he became defensive and then abusive. This was in minutes. A minute later he was in his basement steaming abuse at Theroux whilst Louis sat in his car outside watching the show on his phone.Louis then inruded on his safe space by calling him from his car and offering to continue with the interview. This led to a total meltdown where the little creep spouted the most juvenile abuse at Louis.
It reminded me of this place. Sensitive Nazis qickly unravel in the face of facts. They hate being called Nazis for some reason and in fact call normal people nazis as a form of deflection. Its the same mindset behind the Nazis were socialists argument. A belief exclusive to actual Nazs
Fuentes is a squeaky voiced little creep who lives with his parents and broadcasts from their basement. He wants to be President some day, an ambition that I judge to be unlikely. His squeakyness reminded me of Ben Shapiro but I suspect that Ben would be appalled at his attitute towards Jews.
The doc showed concern that these people were gaining influence but it was hard to be over concerned by people who were so limited. I think that Fuentes will get a girlfriend one day and grow out of this nonsense.
White nationalism has a bleak future in my opinion.