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Watch for white nationalist terminology. Don't repeat it. Replace it.
We have to keep the vision of inclusive, welcoming communities in our minds. Keep asking yourself what they'd look like.
The more of us who share that vision, the closer we'll get to living it.
We have to keep the vision of inclusive, welcoming communities in our minds. Keep asking yourself what they'd look like.
The more of us who share that vision, the closer we'll get to living it.
Most white nationalist rhetoric is hidden in frames of thought. They'll tap into your fear, your survival instinct.
It takes conscious mental effort to identify and resist.
So ask yourself: would a racist agree with the talking point? That may indicate hidden WN messaging.
It takes conscious mental effort to identify and resist.
So ask yourself: would a racist agree with the talking point? That may indicate hidden WN messaging.
Don't just call it out...replace it.
Imagine a community where it's perfectly normal to learn multiple languages. Where eating one nation's food is viewed as boring. Where laws draw people together, by incentivizing community.
Imagine a community where it's perfectly normal to learn multiple languages. Where eating one nation's food is viewed as boring. Where laws draw people together, by incentivizing community.
Where people pray (or not) in the open, and everyone can tell which faith because they're familiar with all faiths.
Where everyone is curious and wants to learn about you.
Where we take care of our neighbors.
Where we invest in our children.
Where everyone is curious and wants to learn about you.
Where we take care of our neighbors.
Where we invest in our children.
Sounds peachy and utopian? Sure it does. I'm under no illusions.
But shouldn't it be our vision? That's all I'm saying.
White nationalism is an anachronism. It's time to relegate it to the dustbin of history. It seeks to uphold an order that no longer can be permitted to exist.
But shouldn't it be our vision? That's all I'm saying.
White nationalism is an anachronism. It's time to relegate it to the dustbin of history. It seeks to uphold an order that no longer can be permitted to exist.
Those who speak it are to be shunned.
As are those who enable it. Pay lip service to it. Profit from it.
And yes, those who are silent against it.
As are those who enable it. Pay lip service to it. Profit from it.
And yes, those who are silent against it.
