Has anyone provided an iota of evidence that what is driving this horrific surge of anti-Asian violence is "white supremacist domestic terror"?That would require data showing who is primarily perpetrating the violence and with what motive. Where is that? https://t.co/7p7mUmloDW— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 17, 2021
There's a point to be made that sinophobia and anti-asian racism is a broader and more mainstream ideology than explicit white supremacism is (with the obvious caveat that it's inherently linked to and derived from the American civic nationalist cult which is itself inextricably tied to white supremacist ideology, even if the way this manifests in a given person may favor one facet over another or even actively seek to hide some facets), but that's not the way to make that point.
with the obvious caveat that it’s inherently linked to and derived from the American civic nationalist cult which is itself inextricably tied to white supremacist ideology, even if the way this manifests in a given person may favor one facet over another or even actively seek to hide some facets
This seems like an over-intellectualizing the fact that the US is pushing war propaganda against China right now.
Yes, it can be connected back to white supremacy. But calling the current Sinophobia & anti-Asian racism "white supremacist" provides cover for Sinophobes who no one would consider white supremacists e.g. Ilhan Omar & AOC.
I agree with what you everything you said, though. Just wanted to include this criticism. It applies to everyone in this thread.
Yes, it can be connected back to white supremacy. But calling the current Sinophobia & anti-Asian racism “white supremacist” provides cover for Sinophobes who no one would consider white supremacists e.g. Ilhan Omar & AOC.
Yeah, that's basically my point, I just felt the need to acknowledge that yes, American nationalism is tied to white supremacist ideology even if someone touting it or an offshoot of it may profess anti-racist sentiment or even be in active conflict with the more overtly racist nationalists.
There's a point to be made that sinophobia and anti-asian racism is a broader and more mainstream ideology than explicit white supremacism is (with the obvious caveat that it's inherently linked to and derived from the American civic nationalist cult which is itself inextricably tied to white supremacist ideology, even if the way this manifests in a given person may favor one facet over another or even actively seek to hide some facets), but that's not the way to make that point.
This seems like an over-intellectualizing the fact that the US is pushing war propaganda against China right now.
Yes, it can be connected back to white supremacy. But calling the current Sinophobia & anti-Asian racism "white supremacist" provides cover for Sinophobes who no one would consider white supremacists e.g. Ilhan Omar & AOC.
I agree with what you everything you said, though. Just wanted to include this criticism. It applies to everyone in this thread.
Yeah, that's basically my point, I just felt the need to acknowledge that yes, American nationalism is tied to white supremacist ideology even if someone touting it or an offshoot of it may profess anti-racist sentiment or even be in active conflict with the more overtly racist nationalists.