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The French Ideologues Who Inspired the Alt-Right

Nouvelle Droite

Elderly Frenchmen Alain de Benoist and Guillaume Faye are far from household names in Europe and the U.S. But their ideas have fueled white nationalism across both continents.

Dana Kennedy

Published Dec. 5 2016 1:00AM EST

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Dana Kennedy

Dana Kennedy

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