The Deputy PM of Australia just declared for white supremacy and white people are still discussing if he’s repeating white supremacist slogans by accident or ignorance.
Slogans to oppose one of the biggest civil rights movements in history and people wondering if he, the deputy PM of a country, has heard about it.
Like remember when a white senator said ‘final solution’ in their maiden speech then attended Nazi rallies and WP were still wondering if he knew what those words meant.
Trying to pass off 4 years of complicity with a fascist, white supremacist government as a teachable moment is as bold as they’ve been for this entire administration.
If you find yourself agreeing with a racist politicians position on a non-race issue just remember that there’s no need to post a ‘normally I don’t agree with them but...’ post.
There are plenty of other non garbage people that you can amplify.
They don’t need more airtime, or their apparent political opponents contributing to their narratives as reasonable, working class or whatever they’re angling for.
In fact, many racists ‘good’ positions are inevitably tainted by racism.
They may demand decent healthcare, good jobs or climate justice but keep in mind they generally only want them for white people.
White supremacists co-opted the 'ok' sign for the very reason that it allows white people operating at different stages of white supremacy to propagate, defend, detach it from context and use it within safe social boundaries.
This is why anti-racism must be an *active* process - it requires hypervigilance and the re-examination of symbolism and meaning within context of hate.
So while there might be innocent use of 'ok', doing nothing to oppose white supremacists claiming it as theirs while also proclaiming its innocence actually just supports white supremacists ability to message.
‘Public interest’ is really suggesting that harm to marginalised people is necessary for someone else’s (likely then people who marginalise them) benefit and dissemination.