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The reason #eggboy’s protest has struck such a cord is that it cuts to the heart of white supremacy: a sense of inadequacy and a fear of humiliation.
They dress their fear as tough guy bravado, as anger, even as comedy shitposting, but scratch the surface and fear and inadequacy is all that’s there.
These racists feel humiliated and emasculated by the world around them. They blame feminist women who don’t want them, gays who they feel threaten their own masculinity, Asians buying houses they can’t afford, “enclaves” with strong communities.
Why else do they ALWAYS hate the same completely unrelated communities that share no common religion, culture, sex, economy etc.?
The constant underlying narrative is always “I used to be strong but now I’m weak” and they look for someone to blame. It’s why so many are underachievers and socially dysfunctional. They talk about how great and strong they USED to be.
They never used to be strong. They were just able to ignore their weakness. They imagined the achievements of others were their own. A white sportsman achieves success? That’s "us". An indigenous sportsman? Or a woman? Tear them down. Everything reminds them of their weakness.
It’s why there’s always a theme of violence in the rhetoric. Violence makes the weak feel strong. It’s why 5 guys can’t wait - are absolutely desperate - to jump on a kid and cause him pain.
White supremacy has been a blight on this country for too long. Both the overt Anning variety, but also the watered-down race-baiting political variety. Finally, I think we’re starting to understand it.
