Patrik_Hermansson

This is a really complex question and probably too hard to answer here quickly. The real question is what makes white men, many of whom are middle class and/or relatively well educated, decide that they - not ethnic minorities - are in fact the real victims in society. The whole movement is consumed with a sense of victimhood. They genuinely believe that white men are the most oppressed people in society. Understanding why this is is the key. The answer is very complicated. Often it is about a sense of relative decline. In other words they are not doing as well in life as they expected to. Many are from white middle class families, went and got a degree and yet are now in their mid-twenties but still don’t have a job and live at home. They then resent being told how ‘lucky’ and ‘privileged’ they are. In short, while they are privileged, they don’t feel it and this makes them angry and causes them to search for answers. The alt-right offers easy answers to these very difficult question: “Your life isn’t going as you planned, well here is someone to blame!” Of course, on top of this there is plain old racism, sexism, and hatred.

While I ended up spending a lot of time with some of these people, I was always aware that, if I were not white and male, they would not be acting the same way towards me. Ultimately many of them were trying to manipulate me, to radicalise me towards their own warped political ends.

There were some pretty colourful characters but perhaps the funniest was Stead Steadman who went everywhere dressed like a member of the Hitler youth in khaki shorts and a khaki shirt. One time I accompanied him to a Nordic ritual in London and he was blowing a horn but couldn’t get it to work so it just let out fart noises. It was very funny.

Cucked Bigly is my drag name.

There were a few times when I was very angry and what people were saying around me hit me very personally. At those times I was extremely frustrated and wanted to oppose them. At those times, yes it’s difficult.

Yes there has been some threats.