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Good riddance!

• quadrifoliate 6y ago
  Yeah. By his own admission, Richard Spencer wants the creation of a white ethnostate in America [1]. A lot of debates featuring this person were going on in college campuses across the country after the 2016 election moved the Overton window enough for people like him to get an audience. I was not born white, and there is no way I can become racially white. So from a purely self-interested point of view, I'm glad that his "robust philosophical discussions" about this topic are no longer available to Americans. [1] https://time.com/4293564/the-billionaire-and-the-bigots/ https://time.com/4293564/the-billionaire-and-the-bigots/
  • kypro 6y ago
    Meanwhile, I could name serval black activists (some on YouTube) who advocate for Black separatist movements inside the US who have had no, to very little push back from these companies. Personally I don't really mind people advocating for the creation of a state based on what they perceive as insurmountable ethnic and cultural differences. I think it would be hard to argue peaceful separatist movements have been a force for evil in the world -- quite the opposite in fact. The only threat from separatists movement in the US -- whether that is the creation of Native American states, European States, or an African State -- would be whether the path to creating such a state is violent. So I struggle on the whole to say, no, Native Americans cannot have their own state. Likewise, if Europeans feel their culture or ethnic group is at threat then I am fine with them advocating for a peaceful separatist movement.