For these people, America was only "good and noble" as long as it reserved its benefits for whites, that's why they keep talking about the "good old days" when white men were the best and first served, and are currently losing their shit. For them, this isn't terrorism, as it's in service of returning to the "natural order of things." I remember reading about this in reference to the pogroms of the Reconstruction period-the destruction of towns, the lynching, the loss of property, the massacres. We're living in a version of that now, and the same people who are still on the Lost Cause bandwagon ("the flag and these statutes shouldn't be torn down because I like them and I refuse to believe the history as it's written, so will tell my own"), are the worst actors in this little drama now, it's the same kind of full on embrace of unreality.
Today is Version 3.0 of white supremacy vs. America. Version 1.0 was the Civil War, V2.0 was the backlash to the Civil Rights movement, and V3.0 was/is the backlash to the first black president.
Whenever Americans on the right side of history, truth, and dare I say God stand for what is right, white supremacy has always been vanquished. Conversely, when people, especially white Americans, remove their focus from the scourge of racism, the reactionary ugliness rears its head.
If there is any good news from DJT's occupation of the White House. it's that the veneer of post-racial America has proven to be a lie. The other benefit of DJT, MTG, Cruz, McCarthy et. al. is that they exposed the rank stupidity and barbarism of white supremacy for all to see.
True Americans of the past smashed this evil before. It's our turn now. I have no doubt about winning this battle so long as we stay true to ourselves and the principles that truly make America great.
Thank you. This is much needed and I hope people heed the warning.
Us pink peeps don't think white people know themselves anyway.
O and I meant to ask which god hath chosen white folk anyway. Methinks it is Mammon.
For these people, America was only "good and noble" as long as it reserved its benefits for whites, that's why they keep talking about the "good old days" when white men were the best and first served, and are currently losing their shit. For them, this isn't terrorism, as it's in service of returning to the "natural order of things." I remember reading about this in reference to the pogroms of the Reconstruction period-the destruction of towns, the lynching, the loss of property, the massacres. We're living in a version of that now, and the same people who are still on the Lost Cause bandwagon ("the flag and these statutes shouldn't be torn down because I like them and I refuse to believe the history as it's written, so will tell my own"), are the worst actors in this little drama now, it's the same kind of full on embrace of unreality.
Today is Version 3.0 of white supremacy vs. America. Version 1.0 was the Civil War, V2.0 was the backlash to the Civil Rights movement, and V3.0 was/is the backlash to the first black president.
Whenever Americans on the right side of history, truth, and dare I say God stand for what is right, white supremacy has always been vanquished. Conversely, when people, especially white Americans, remove their focus from the scourge of racism, the reactionary ugliness rears its head.
If there is any good news from DJT's occupation of the White House. it's that the veneer of post-racial America has proven to be a lie. The other benefit of DJT, MTG, Cruz, McCarthy et. al. is that they exposed the rank stupidity and barbarism of white supremacy for all to see.
True Americans of the past smashed this evil before. It's our turn now. I have no doubt about winning this battle so long as we stay true to ourselves and the principles that truly make America great.