The Alt-Right Playbook: I Hate Mondays
What it is
An Innuendo Studios Alt-Right Playbook episode about a rhetorical tactic of dismissing partial fixes to problems. It frames this as a style of argument that treats flaws as unfixable facts of life.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Referenced to describe an argument style that rejects incremental improvements, and in discussions of differing liberal and conservative views of society.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2021, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“There's an interesting video essay on this exact style of argument, if you're interested.”
Video essay analyzing the rhetorical style of dismissing partial fixes.
DoctorOW, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over his rare Twitter handle”
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Topics: video essay, rhetoric, politics, argumentation, alt-right playbook
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