Article snippet: Posted at 12:36 pm on July 7, 2017 by Jay Caruso After Donald Trump had become the GOP nominee for president, some people chose to quit the Republican Party. I cannot say I blame them. It wasn’t so much Trump, the nominee as it was Trump, in so many ways the antithesis to what it means to be a Republican. That other Republicans quickly jumped on board was depressing to watch. From the depths of Trump’s base support rose an ugly segment commonly known as the “alt-right.” Unconcerned with conservative ideals such as free markets, lower taxation, strong national defense, and recognizing the benefits of immigration (while working to keep illegal immigration down), the alt-right cares almost entirely about nationalism, specifically, white nationalism. Led by figures such as Richard Spencer, who attempts to put a “regular” face on bigotry, the underbelly of the alt-right exhibited an ugliness I have never witnessed in the 25 years of my involvement in politics. While some of it originated with Russian bots and fake profiles, much of it was very real. The ugliness put lives at risk with many people who refused to board the Trump train the recipients of death threats and the kind of bigotry you’d expect to see at a Neo-Nazi convention. There was another reiteration of the alt-right, manifesting itself as an off-shoot of Donald Trump. Content with fighting with the media, “pissing off the libs,” and spreading conspiracy theories, this group wants to break free from the s... Link to the full article to read more