- Richard Spencer: evil. Created 'alt right' movement.
- Ben Shapiro: called 'alt right' because he's right wing
- Joe Rogan: called 'alt right' because he talked to Ben
- Bernie Sanders supporters: called 'alt right' because Joe endorsed Bernie.
Ergo: by this logic Karl Marx could be considered 'alt right'
Molyneaux might be awful, he might be fine. But the argument one way or the other must be made on his own merits, not those around him.
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I have included an example where there are four links. But 'adjacent' is a plainly silly idea if there is only one link.
If 'adjacent' being silly isn't already obvious, you may be very left wing (since 'adjacent' seems to be a popular argument on the left).
So consider: former KKK member Robert Byrd is in a photo being friendly with Hillary Clinton [1].
Is Hillary Clinton alt-right adjacent? Plainly Hillary Clinton is not alt-right adjacent. That argument would be absurd to make. Guilt by association is evil.
To determine whether Stefan Molyneux's ideas are good or bad, we should consider Stefan Molyneux's ideas. Not anyone else's.
You've included a video of Stefan Molyneux speaking. That's good - we can find out what he has to say for himself. What someone else has to say is irrelevant.
[1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-byrd-photo-klan/
As an example, I listened to one of those white supremacy former academics, can’t remember who, and he quips midway through the lecture that Western society developed faster because... we are unique in having a sense of shame. I kid you not. It doesn’t take a neurosurgeon to detect bullshit.
Rogan talks to interesting guests all the time, if you label him adversarial, you will have rejected a lot of people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZ6BZzQeCQ&t=14m01s
Jarod Taylor is very clearly a white supremacist, or as he calls himself, a "racialist". That's one link.
Also about 2 minutes after the timestamp in that clip, Stefan basically admits to being a white nationalist himself, anyway.
Is there a logical fallacy for 'adjacent?' It probably falls under straw man but it might have a specific name.