The
current president of the United States is remarkably transparent in his
affiliation with white supremacists and the enshrinement of the “ideals” of
this movement. It is this worldview that
a disturbing number of Americans actually embrace and also explains the
irrational and blinding hatred that so many felt towards the presidency of
Barack Obama.
The
movement embodied in white supremacy is particularly dangerous for it gives
license and justification for true believers to indulge in violent acts of
aggression when confronted by the reality of the absurdity of this worldview. Beneath the self-righteous façade of those
who profess unwavering adherence to the white supremacist dogma lies a strong and
compelling inner sense of inadequacy and personal failure. This movement constantly reassures them that their
personal plight can be blamed on the encroachment of inherently “inferior” non-whites
into their lives. They are, therefore, not
to be held personally accountable for their choices.
History
has repeatedly demonstrated that white supremacy, as embodied in fascism, is
remarkably self-destructive on account of the preeminent loss of reason and the
its tendency towards exceedingly violent behavior. The fact that a significant number of individuals
have aligned themselves with this ideology should be a cause of grave concern;
for it is a path that necessarily leads to social chaos and disruption that stymies
human progress.
If
we truly wish to encourage the causes of peace and human harmony as a people,
we need to wholeheartedly reject white supremacy in all of its manifestations.
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