Because people don ' t like the truth . The truth hurts and violates their safe spaces . <| sep |> no I get the last wordrockymcrockface , on being thankful for trolls 2016 <| sep |> This is same completely laughable characterization of the altright put forth by other ' intellectuals ' trying to dismiss Trump supporters as extremists and idiots . The bigotry is not a defining aspect of the movement , but a characteristic of a tiny minority that comprises part of the movement as a byproduct the SlateStarCodex article discussed this at length . To say that the ' one redeeming thing ' about the altright is their stance against political correctness is to miss the deeper belief that overcoming adversity and being at the mercy of the free market builds strength and confidence in society . It ' s a movement against government dependence . It is completely disingenuous to dismiss the faith in conservatism and Western culture as ' meaningless '. It is also an insult to any intelligent viewer to keep bringing up memes as an authentic symbol of the movement . Either we can have real discussions on the important issues underlying this movement competence of government , growth of the state , decline of the middle class , and so on , or you can continue to dismiss them as religious , antiscience , immature racists based on the the dumbest examples of the movement you can find . Passing around videos like this through rSamHarris and other communities pretending they represent the real truth is what turns a marketplace of ideas into an echo chamber .