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 supremacy—the 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:
- "White Supremacists are Trying to Recruit American Teens Through Video Games" (Vox)
- "An Invasion of Propaganda: Experts Warn that White Supremacist Messages are Seeping into Mainstream" (USA Today)
- "How Daryl Davis Inspired More than 200 White Supremacists to Change. And How His New Platform Will Help Spark Meaningful Dialogue" (Forbes)
- "How to Combat White Supremacy Online" (MTV News)
- "White Women’s Role in White Supremacy, Explained" (Vox)
- MLA Style
- Approximately 300 words
- Works cited
Due: Wed 4.28 (via Canvas)
