Persuasive Essay On White Nationalistism

On Monday, August 14, 2017 a very controversial protest lead by white supremacists occurred Charlottesville, Virginia. The reason why this protest transpired was because the city of Charlottesville decided to remove the statue of the Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, from one of the city’s parks. The groups had met at Charlottesville to protest the decision to bring down the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Among the protests were activist Richard Spencer and former “Ku Klux Klan” (KKK) leader David Duke. They began to riot in the streets, people began to bash cars and hit people with bats, and fights broke out. One female got hit by a car and died when a car drove in the crowd.

Steve Chapman, a columnist and editor of the Chicago Tribune, perfectly depicts in his article the ever-growing hostility that America faces, not limiting its tensions to that of which it faces with our foreign adversaries, specifically North Korea, but including that of its internal enemy: the philosophy of racial superiority. Chapman appeals to those who stand against the hatred and prejudice that has come to light on behalf of white nationalists, taking into account the latest incidents of Charlottesville, Virginia. The journalist mentions that, in spite of the recent occurrences that have overtaken Americans in a sudden mental war between differentiating factions, white nationalists face an imminent defeat. Instead of elaborating on how

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”- Martin Luther King Jr. The world has been battling hatred for centuries, and many wars have been fought because of this hatred, including the Civil War and World War II. Hate has come in numerous forms, including white supremacy. White supremacists believe that the white race is dominant and that all other races should succumb to their dominance. White supremacy was especially popular in the 1960s, but after the passing of Civil Right laws, many white supremacists retreated to quiet lives and died out. Recently, white supremacy has become a new trend in social media, and one hate group that stands out is the Neo-Nazi movement. Neo-Nazis pose a serious threat to the United States of America because they reintroduce Nazi ideals that resulted in the death of millions, not including casualties of war. Neo-Nazis advocate for the discrimination of Jews in pre-WWII Germany, believe in a scarily possible nationalist and fascist government, and carry out harsh protests threatening minorities.

Racist hate groups have been around the Unites States for such a long time, the SPLC break down groups by its own category. There are about 99 neo-Natiz group, 130 Ku Klux Klan, 43 neo-Confederate group and 78 racist skinhead group. Those are several other groups that are classified in general hate groups. In addition, the total number of hate groups in the United States went through 17% in 2016 according to SPLC research. Since election day, white supremacists have held a dozen rallies across the Unites States. Moreover, small group unite with other members from white nationalist groups, who often come together of the alt-right. These ralley become very violent that are met by groups of counter protester and police. In addition, things become

The author focused on the hatred that has spread in America these past years and why white supremacists had enough of losing the basic principle of white supremacy. The writer gathered information by analyzing the event that took place in Charlottesville and the president’s speech Tuesday night. The audience for this article was for the people who were wondering where this argument stands in our country. This article and my article showed hatred because they both talk about how these white supremacists aren’t going to stop all their discrimination towards colored people, but this article mainly focuses on the protest and the comments made. The topic of hatred is discussed in the article because white nationalists were protesting

The article from the New York Times titled: “The Faces of Bigotry: When the Hood Comes Off” is about the recent Charlottesville incident where protest over a removal Confederate monument happened. Many of the protesters were white nationalists, spewing racist and anti-Semitic statements during their protest. However, the article states that a majority of white nationalists were ordinary people that were educated and worked white collar jobs. The articles states that the real threat is the white nationalist that in a suit that has a job and college degree, rather than “some drunk skinhead”.

White supremacy is the belief that white people are better than any other race. Although many view these beliefs to be morally incorrect, white supremacists are protected under the 1st Amendment, as long as they are not striving for violence. Many white supremacist groups classify themselves as religious organizations and are simply following and spreading the beliefs and words of their god. The 1st Amendment states that “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”. This means that the government cannot force anyone to practice a religion or prevent them from doing so, meaning that white supremacists are protected by the 1st Amendment. White supremacists are also granted freedom

On Monday, August 16, I went to a seminar about white supremacy and anti-racism. The seminar was mainly about the similarities between white supremacists and anti-racist. This in itself took me by surprise because these two groups are known to be polar opposites. The main similarity between the two is that they are both predominantly, and in most cases all, white people. With that, both groups possess the same ideas of what it means to be a competent white person, aware of their white privilege.

The central theme of this article is hatred. It says that because of President Trump’s campaign the white nationalist felt that they could bring up a passed era full of hatred. In this article the author uses Thomas Jefferson to state the new approved state constitution, which was that everyone born after December 31, 1800 is declared free. This article, in my opinion, is meant for the white nationalist. It has evidence that what they’re doing is wrong. This article is similar to the one I chose. They both talk about how there is so much hatred going on ever since President Trump started running. This article reveals that even though white nationalists dispise other races they are still losing.

Will you able to function if you lived in another race’s shoes? Will you be able to function and deal with consequences of being the other race?When we were all fetuses in our mom’s tummy we as humans are not given the options to chose our race. Yet we are still being ridiculed from what we are born with. Racism is one of many elements that in the United States of America affects our society. However, there is a hidden problem that promotes racism. It is the fact that a lot of people try to make themselves believe that racism doesn 't exist. But unfortunately, it still does. Everyone knows about the problem of racism but don 't realize that they are supporting the problem by discriminating against other people 's rights but at the same

A question has been posed in a puzzled whisper in many of the nation’s living rooms and newsrooms ever since Donald J. Trump’s triumph in this month’s presidential election: What, exactly, is white nationalism?

The history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is more than half as old as the United States of America itself, and the impact that the terrorist organization has had on American culture still resonates with many people today. There were times when prominent figures of many states were members of the KKK; they worked with the interests of the KKK at heart. “The organization also used violence against minority groups and immigrants to intimidate those sectors of the American population and their supporters as well, in order maintain “white supremacy”.” The KKK specialized in the use of propaganda through scare tactics and the media. However, the organization also exuded a twisted sense of moral righteousness in order to garner public support. The KKK

“We saw this recently in Charlottesville, Chaos and violence turned to tragedy Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members — planning to stage what they described as their largest rally in decades to “take America back” — clashed with counter protesters in the streets and a car plowed into crowds, leaving one person dead and 19 others injured” (Heim, Silverman, Shapiro, & Brown, 2017).

The population of the United States of America has been one of mixed race since its very beginning. Boatload upon boatload of enslaved Africans provided a labor force which would fuel the American South’s economy for many years, until national abolition and the subsequent civil rights movement created a primarily biracial population of blacks and whites. The US has come a long way since those days, and today every child born into the US is taught from an early age the evils of racism and the shameful actions committed by slave-owning US citizens in the past. From textbooks to televisions, the modern USA seemingly works tirelessly to teach its population that discrimination by race is wrong and that all races are equal. This has led to a great national complacence among whites, and a widespread belief that the US has mostly eradicated racial prejudices. But it is not so, and despite a population almost entirely composed of people who would not consider themselves racists, racism still pervades in the US. In many cases modern racism occurs at the hands of whites who almost absolutely are completely unaware of their discriminatory actions. In the films “Frozen River” and “The Visitor” racism was touched on repeatedly and played an evident part in the messages they were trying to portray.

The Washington Post’s article,“‘Jews will not replace us’: Why white supremacists go after Jews” by Yair Rosenberg, issues the current event---the violent protests that occurred in Charlottesville few months ago. The protest was performed by white nationalists and supremacists against the counter-protesters who were either the minorities or the supporters of minorities. Rosenberg illustrates the scene noting that the white nationalists and supremacists carried torches and chanted anti-semitic and Nazi slogans such as: “blood