Posted on 08/25/2017 8:25:56 AM PDT by Mafe
When the white supremacists assembled on the pleasant greens of Charlottesville were not spluttering racial invective and inciting violence, they occasionally tried to explain their ideologywhich, admittedly, does not differ greatly from spluttering racial invective and inciting violence. Yet there is a sliver of argument amid all that hate.
Some have taken to wearing T-shirts urging us to Defend Europe or Defend the West. These statements imitate conservative arguments about preserving Western civilization against decline, while contradicting the meaning of those arguments and tarnishing them with racist associations. The insights of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emily Dickinson, Sappho and Leo Tolstoy are not valuable because of their association with an identity. They are valuable because they represent the mind discerning Truth.
The white supremacist pose towards cultural defense is a shame and a sham, while the project of defending Western, Eastern, and African civilization against ignorance and decadence is well worth pursuing. By yoking the idea of civilization to racial collectivism, white supremacists do immense violence to the very idea of culture.
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Well as an accident of birth ,which I had control over I was born white.My ancestors I hear were basically German with just enough Irish tossed in to keep it from getting boring. But I was NOT asked nor given any choice as to my genetic makeup.I am a Natural born citizen -born of a father and mother who were likewise natural born citizens.I was educated in American public schools—and then by the US Army.The Army trained us to defend our Constitution and way of Life by considering the Foundation -seems Our system of government/ our constitutions and laws —our national Morality all were founded upon the same New Testament as any who can read can read today.Having seen some foreign nations I find NONE that I would prefer over what I know I guess that makes me a white nationalist. I can think of no serious way to change my DNA /color of my skin—and No reason to change my national identity SO I reckon I am a white Nationalist. But I still was not given any options at birth or before birth.
I am American and love my country and have (and will continue) to defend the Constitution. My skin color God gave me is irrelevant and most 'isms do more harm than good. Labels divide;to divide makes conquering easier. E pluribus unum is our motto for a reason.
They are hate filled racists as the BLM, commies, anarchists. Then You state: I would be okay with a bounty on anyone who wears or flys a Swastika. HAHAHAHA
The term “White Nationalist” is simply a loaded phrase that needs to be parsed very carefully. I am certainly white, and as an American patriot, I’m a nationalist by definition. Hence “White Nationalist”? No. A White Nationalist is someone who believes in a white, that is, racially segregated or separatist, nation. Not someone who happens to be white and who loves his or her country. Conflating patriots with Nazis through these word games is cheap, demeaning, inaccurate, and sadly, successful so far.
When welfare reform is necessary, Democrats will carry the water against their own base. When O’boma moves to Federalize policing, the Republicans fight it tooth and nail. Trump will be forced to Federalize local policing because of local city corruption, and the Republicans will not say a word, but the Democrats will bury the party with that move. THAT is what antifa, and branding of those who love country FIRST is all about. Get R’s to eat their own.
How old are you sir? Do you not think that there were reasonable people in 1942 Germany? Would your solution then be the same as that with confused and angry people today? My God, you don’t hammer a person with their false beliefs, you ignore them, watch them closely, but ignore them.
A bounty on anyone wearing or flying a Swastika? What is different about your attitude than the bounty in Germany on people wearing 6 pointed stars with Juden written on them? Hate breeds hate. That is what the genius behind freedom of expression is. As long as people feel they can express themselves they don’t begin to blow things up...unless of course there is a political movement like the DNC behind someone like BLM and antifa.
“White nationalism” indicates nationalism built around the white race, just as “black nationalism” indicates nationalism built around that race. A white person who is an American nationalist is NOT a “white nationalist”. Conflating the two is a leftist trick. Don’t let them sucker you into accepting it.
Love when posters give examples of correlation not being connected to causality. Let's make the analogy simpler for the militant college students who troll this board:
Every person dies. Every person ingests dihydrogen monoxide if even in soda or tea, etc. Therefore, ingestion of dihydrogen mononxide in whatever beverage causes death. It should be outlawed. We feed this chemical to our children and women and elderly. Where the hell is Congress?!
Just Say No, to DHMO!
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