Ultranationalists represent an extreme version of nationalism, as one’s supreme loyalty towards their nation is held with an emotional bond as well as, held by a sense of danger, fearing that their way of living is at risk, which results in a lack of tolerance towards those deemed ‘foreign.’ Through analysis of various ultranationalist ads and videos, I will employ critical thinking in order to identify the deeper meaning within each example. Through analysis, I will examine the background through the US history of racist treatment of non-white populations with the goal of coming to a conclusion about the effects of racial attitudes. Thus, I will begin by analyzing the European examples of ultranationalism and neo-nazism. First, I will analyze the Anders Breivik manifesto. Breivik is a ultranationalist Norwegian terrorist who, in 2011, killed 77 people in order to spread his message. This video, created by Breivik, is an anti-Islamic piece that calls for a rise against cultural marxism in order to rid the nation of its multiculturalism. Breivik uses fear and violence to convey his message as he takes the lives’ of those who don’t agree with him and depicts Islam as a religion of evil. This creates a sense of danger and leads people to neo-nazism in order to assert superiority and protect it at all costs, using violence, if necessary, to purge the danger. I believe Breivik conveyed his message as his acts of terror set him as infamous, which allows for him to spread his
The history of the Islamic world has been one of weak state institutions and state underperformance, coupled with a high prevalence of violence, both by the state and by individuals. A major reason for these negative trends has been the role of political Islam in privileging homogeneity over diversity, in stifling dissent in public and private life, and the societal stagnation that follows such rigid controls. Malaysia and Indonesia have been notable exceptions to the underperformance of Islamic cultures.
In this source it is talking about the topic of ultranationalism and crimes against humanity, ultra nationalism can be best described using destructive force in the world and extreme force as well the ultranationalist shows that they have a strong sense of their own identity of their own country for example after the second world war when the country germany faced the great depression they have elected adolf hitler to be the new leader in the nation he promised to rebuild the country by armed forces in the country, The dictatorship germany had promoted propaganda and extreme nationalist values by getting rid of people who will question the nazi values and the friendship between jews and germans were forbidden in the country the propaganda was
The Nation of Islam empowered many blacks in a time and place where the concept of power was used to oppress. Christianity being a white man’s religion in the eyes of the oppressed, Islam was used in America as a tool for confirmation of beauty. The reminder of inner beauty for the people of color caused substantial growth and powerful movement that impacted American history for generations. The same principles that hoped to empower and give freedom towards African Americans is the same principles that continue to mask the beauty of the Muslim woman. How can two oppressed groups of people, blacks and woman, find two very different outcomes when practicing the Islam faith? Recognizing the differences between the Nation of Islam and the other sects of Islam faith, there is still a center focus on self identity and living into that mold. For some, that means taking back what has been taken away from them, freedom. For others, it continues to mean denying inner desires for something greater than following social norms.
Xenophobia marches across the planet Despite the xenophobic and racist beliefs to be completely irrational primarily because God created human as imago Dei, which means that we are all His children, at the certain periods of the history of humanity and in some circumstances these beliefs may seem logical from people’s subjective point of view (Rydgren, 2004). It may happen because of the lack of information or due to the cognitive limitations that make people massively follow a charismatic leader and adhere to the suggested ideology. Unfortunately, xenophobia always causes a tragedy whether it is concentration camps described by Elie Wiesel in “Night,” or racial segregation drafted by Langston Hughes in “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain”
How would you like to be profiled. On September 11,2001 2966 Americans were killed. Since then, many people feel Muslims have been targeted and treated unfairly. People believe Muslims did not cause anti Muslim attitudes. My first main idea is about airport security has targeted Muslims since 9/11. My second main idea is about Americans have stereotypes Muslims since 9/11. My third main idea is about The media spreads anti- Muslims ideas.The last main idea is that many americans believe profiling Muslims make them safer. 9/11 caused anti- Muslim profiling from airport security, the media, and the American people.
My understanding of extremism is that it’s a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards. In democratic societies, individuals or groups which advocate that democracy should be replaced with some kind of authoritarian regime are usually branded extremists.
Many people in today`s society believe that people of all cultures, races, and ethnicities now have equal rights. Some individuals believe that racism no longer exists, which sociologist like to refer such belief to ‘colour-blindness’’. Color-blindness allows a white person to define himself or herself as politically and racially tolerant and then proclaim their adherence to a belief system that does not see or judge individuals by the “color of their skin. The article published by Andrea Smith, “Heteropatriachy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy”, highlights significant views of why an individual would have to leave their homeland and what structures produced it. Andrea Smith concept that Heteropatriachy is the main structural base that
Ever since September 11, 2001 Americans along with the majority of the world’s population have been skeptical of Muslims. It’s a sad reality but it’s hard for people to think of a Muslim without linking them directly to terrorism. But these assumptions aren’t totally out of the blue—the Muslim’s religion, Islam, teaches a low tolerance for other religions and the Islamic government has no separation of church and state, so it’s only normal to assume that their government shall have a low tolerance as well—some however, immediately translate this into terrorism. Through the Islamic government and religion, relations with foreign countries, and separation amongst themselves it can be concluded that Islamic Fundamentalism is clearly a threat
Islamic rule spread over major areas of Africa, the Middle East, South, Southeast and Central Asia, Spain, and Southern Italy. Many Christians saw Islam as a religion of the sword. They have been very violent throughout their history. Arabian armies engaged in attacking the remnants of the Byzantine Empire. The First Crusade was launched in order to stop the Arabian invaders.
"Islam" is derived from the Arabic root salaama meaning peace, purity, submission and obedience. Islam stands for making peace by submitting to the will of God and obeying His law. Jews and Christians view Islam as the latest of the world's great religions. However, worldwide Muslims (sometimes written "Moslems") understand their universal religion as the "final religion" and the "primal religion."
For my paper I decided to choose the religion of Islam. I decided to pick this religion because of its fast growing rate. It is also different from what I am used to growing up with, so I was interested in learning more. I had learned some basic facts after the 9/11 event, but the Muslim religion and culture was still a mystery to me. Picking this topic has helped me learn more about Muslims and will help me better relate to them in my future work.
Terrorism is used around the world to create fear and influence the public on political views (Siegel, 489). There are four views of terrorism including the psychological view, socialization view, ideological view, and the alienation view. A religious terrorist would most likely fit under the ideological view. In this view the terrorist feels the need to change a wrong opinion and believes that, because they are sacrificing themselves for something they believe so strongly in, it justifies the damage and harm done to innocent people (Siegel, 490). They use terror to create fear in anyone who opposes them and attract followers to their religion. In short, terrorism is widely used for political
Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast with tremendous force at daybreak, August 29, 2005, severely punishing regions that included the city of New Orleans and its neighboring state Mississippi. Resulting in a total of just over 1700 people killed, and hundreds of thousands missing. When we think of Hurricane Katrina stories, we think of stories that were published by the media such as, “Packing 145-mile-an-hour winds as it made landfall, the category 3 storm left more than a million people in three states without power and submerged highways even hundreds of miles from its center. The hurricane's storm surge a 29-foot wall of water pushed ashore when the hurricane struck the Gulf Coast was the highest ever measured in the United States.
In light of recent events in the global community, one word that is used frequently but rarely truly understood is the Islamic word Jihad. Jihad has become a very volatile word, so it is necessary that those who use it should understand exactly what it means, what it entails, and what significance it has in current global events.
This research examines the development of fascism and ultranationalism in contemporary Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia. Fascism and ultranationalism are not one and the same thing. While a fascist likely will be an ultranationalist (and will certainly be nationalistic), an ultranationalist need not necessarily be a fascist. As these two terms are critical to this examination, they must be defined.