White Separatism
A White separatist is a person who believes that those who are white or Caucasian should have separate institutions or even separate societies, territories and governments from those considered to be of other non-white races. A white seperatist is often viewed as racist by their socialist or Marxist detractors. Generally the term 'racialist' is prefered. This is one among many forms of separatism.
Many white separatists are also believers in white supremacy, but there are some others who claim that they do not believe in the superiority of their race over others, as "superiority" is relative. Some consider the segregationists of the Southern United States and the advocates of apartheid in South Africa as being white separatists, but both groups also had a concomitant belief in the inherent inferiority of non-whites peoples to properly rule themselves or over other races —an aspect of white supremacy.
Kevin Alfred Strom, on the National Alliance's white separatist radio program American Dissident Voices, defined the difference between white separatism and supremacy this way:
- "A supremacist—of whatever race—is distinct from a 'separatist.' A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential belief. The separatist is defined by his wish for freedom and independence for his people. He wishes them to have their own society, to be led by their own kind, to have a government which looks out for their interests alone. The separatist does not wish to live in a multiracial society at all, so he naturally has no desire to rule over other races—since such rule necessitates the multiracial society the separatist wants to avoid at all costs." [1]
Sociologists Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile contend that terms such as "white separatism" and "white nationalism" are euphemisms that have been adopted by what they refer to as neo-nazi and racist groups as a tactical move in order to make their views seem less extreme. The Center for Democratic Renewal likewise called the term "white separatist" a "media gloss." [2]
The anti-racist group Turn it Down, which campaigns against White Power music, defines the term "white separatist" thusly:
- "white separatist: a euphemism for white supremacist. The label has been adopted by individuals and organizations to obscure or present a more benevolent facade for the beliefs in racial segregation and/or neo-Nazism." [3]
The National Alliance, a White separatist group which has referred to Adolf Hitler as the "greatest man of our era" in one of their National Vanguard publications [4], claims not to be white supremacist and dismisses all criticism of this type as part of a Jewish plot to suppress the "racial defense mechanisms" of white people by falsely condemning those who believe in "white separatist ideals" as being "white supremacists". [5]
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References
- Dobratz, Betty A. and Shanks-Meile, Stephanie L, White Power, White Pride!: The White Separatist Movement in the United States, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, 384 pages, ISBN: 0801865379.