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Klaus 🐝.

19 Mar 20, 62 tweets, 41 min read

So you want to have a conversation about "domestic terrorism," & "white nationalism."

OK, I'll start:

What's life like for your average 12 to 20-something white male?

#FakeNews
#EnemyOfThePeople
#ItsOKToBeWhite

[Credit to OP Klaus B.]
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Does he spend time online reading news headlines?
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"But I'm a nice guy. I try to be nice to everyone."
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"I'm NOT racist."
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"How do I stop being racist?"
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"You know, I've been made fun of a lot and attacked by people of color because I'm white. Isn't that racist too?"
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"That doesn't seem fair."
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"Jeong? Isn't she that journalist hired by the NYT? What were these jokes?"
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"OK, that's extreme, and clearly not a joke, but that's just *one* journalist from just *one* media outlet. Right?"
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"OK, there's a few more, but still, just a few . . ."
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"Dogs? Barbecues? LOL, what else?"
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"This is ridiculous. Everything is racist and only white people can be racist? This can't be true."
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"Yikes. I don't really like being white. I feel like it's easier being anything else these days."
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"I'll see what my teacher/professor has to say about all this."
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"But . . ."
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"What about . . ."
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"Where do they get their news from?"
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"Enough!"
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"I'll just watch some TV to get my mind off all this."
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"Not this again."
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"I can't even watch a movie anymore."
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"Wait a minute. Who's this guy?"
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"I like this dude. Hillary says I'm a . . . what?"
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"Yeah! Lock her up!"
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"I love my country too. I am a Nationalist!"
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"What does the media think of nationalism?"
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"Nationalists are also white supremacists?"
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"And what's a white supremacist?"
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"Gun reform to stop white supremacists? Why do they need guns?"
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"Oh, because the media keeps saying there are too many white people. They're trying to get rid of us."
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"Without white people, how can you have true diversity?"
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"Oh, so diversity means no more white people. Surely they're not promoting diversity then, right?"
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"Is this why I can't get a job?"
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"I need someone to talk to about this. Maybe on social media."
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"So what *can* I say on social media then?"
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"I just want to be left alone. I'll stop watching television. I'll stay off the internet. I'll just have a family and live in peace."
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"What? I never asked for this. I never voted for it. Just leave me be."
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"There's been another mass shooting. Media and politicians are freaking out about white people. They're saying we're responsible for most mass shootings, but . . ."
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"Surely there's someone sensible out there. Someone who doesn't hate white people so much. Someone with political power."
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"Maybe there's a group of people then, even if they have no political power. Someone who doesn't hate me."
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"What else am I to do? I can't speak, I can't complain or protest, I can't get a good job or get into a good college, I'm called evil because I'm white, I'm told there's no changing me, they won't leave me alone. But I'm at the end of my rope."
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