Thursday, April 22, 2021

Reflection 4: White Out—The Mainstreaming of White Suprememcy


Post-911, our country's national security apparatus has focused almost exclusively on foreign-based terror threats. However, in 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had been "galvanized ... to expand its counterterrorism mission focus beyond terrorists operating aboard." The domestic threat most concerning to DHS is white supremacythe belief that Caucasians are racially superior and, therefore, should dominate society. Buoyed by a perceived ally in the Oval Office, a loose configuration of, often violent, groups (including QAnon, Neo-Nazis, white nationalists, Incels, the KKK, MGTOWs, and others) have coalesced under the umbrella of the Alt-Right. From social media to college campuses to the military, these groups hope to inject their racist ideology into the American mainstream. While racism is deeply embedded in our nation's history, what can be done about this new wave of race-based hatred? How should an increasingly-diverse America combat the mainstreaming the rise of white supremacy?


Include at least two of the following in your discussion:
Required:
  • MLA Style
  • Approximately 300 words
  • Works cited 

Due: Wed 4.28 (via Canvas)

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