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We should be precise about *why* this is dangerous. It’s not “we felt the same way” in ‘16.
White supremacy irrationally believes that a loss of white control, power and “purity” is Armageddon itself
Narratives like the dog whistle below want to legitimize fear based in *evil.* https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1347502671884918784
White supremacy irrationally believes that a loss of white control, power and “purity” is Armageddon itself
Narratives like the dog whistle below want to legitimize fear based in *evil.* https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1347502671884918784
So she doesn’t say “white power.” She says “they’re heart-broken they lost.” Lost *power* is implied.
She doesn’t say “they’re petrified Black people will do to us exactly what we did to them.” She says “they’re scared.” The rest is implied.
She doesn’t say “they’re petrified Black people will do to us exactly what we did to them.” She says “they’re scared.” The rest is implied.
And they believe the evil lie so much they are, actually, honest to God afraid. Like, *for real.*
The trouble is that fear? It’s deadly. It is not based in anything good, Godly or true, no matter how much they may selectively Bible thump to support the ridiculous claim.
The trouble is that fear? It’s deadly. It is not based in anything good, Godly or true, no matter how much they may selectively Bible thump to support the ridiculous claim.
I don’t know why you want me to reach out to people who believe that my humanity is a direct threat to theirs-and they will therefore always deem it illegitimate or lesser, even subconsciously.
They think my degradation-whether by policy or gun-is essential to their *survival.*
They think my degradation-whether by policy or gun-is essential to their *survival.*
These aren’t economic anxieties.
It’s survival panic. It’s white supremacy tapping into the most basic human instinct to survive and telling it “the only way this works is if everyone is subjugated under whiteness.”
And you want us folks under DIRECT threat of this to fix THAT?
It’s survival panic. It’s white supremacy tapping into the most basic human instinct to survive and telling it “the only way this works is if everyone is subjugated under whiteness.”
And you want us folks under DIRECT threat of this to fix THAT?
Their “fear” LITERALLY kills us.
And legitimizing that fear on your platform or with your share or words is as dangerous as holding that view yourself.
Narratives shift culture. How you think these folks got radicalized in the first place? Nice words that hide the evil ones.
And legitimizing that fear on your platform or with your share or words is as dangerous as holding that view yourself.
Narratives shift culture. How you think these folks got radicalized in the first place? Nice words that hide the evil ones.
The greatest trick they devil ever played was convincing the world he didn’t exist.
The greatest trick white supremacy culture ever played was convincing everyday people that it’s not pure, pervasive, unadulterated evil
“It’s just normal, ain’t-we-all-human fear.”
It ain’t.
The greatest trick white supremacy culture ever played was convincing everyday people that it’s not pure, pervasive, unadulterated evil
“It’s just normal, ain’t-we-all-human fear.”
It ain’t.
