Nativist hate crimes. Trump. Gun violence. Ugh. But newspapers are beginning to run stories about racist, eco-fascist links so I suppose its a depressing + timely moment to re-up my essay on nativists, violence and Trump. 1/ short thread
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It's important we remember that links between nativism and environmentalism are part of a decades-long racist project that helped set the stage for Trump, and involve many of the same far-right figures like John Tanton. 2/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tant…
This piece by @AlexCKaufman is great - except I would not characterize the El Paso shooter or the Christchurch shooter as part of a revival - there is a long and depressing US history of linking immigrants and resource scarcity ...3/
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David Pellow and Lisa Park have a great book that explores some of this history - which I recommend. But the point we can't forget is that overpopulation rhetoric fueled US nativism - and now this nativism continues to animate domestic terrorism. 4/
nyupress.org/9780814768037/…
There is so much society has to do to restore sanity in the face of white nationalist violence. Evil in El Paso and NZ remind us of urgent need for gun reforms. We need to confront racism and hatred that have been normalized by our political elites. 5/
It also offers a no less important reminder that environmental justice is central to any imagining of new futures. Without confronting pernicious and racist narratives at the margins of environmental thinking, a vibrant and inclusive climate movement is impossible. 6/6.
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