On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 #CapitolInsurrection, I’m reminded: This IS who we are. We are a nation of #WhiteSupremacy. As a counter to the US “this isn’t who we are” narratives related to #RacialInjustice, #StateViolence & prejudice, I’ve pieced together the following post. 
The following are excerpts from my Jan. 2021 op-ed in @Truthout: “If @POTUS Wants to Confront White Supremacy, He Must Also End the #WarOnTerror.’”
"Solving the problem of #WhiteSupremacy is seen as a simple matter of removing those who embody it."
"The mainstream reaction to the #CapitolBreach also exemplifies this misperception of the roots of #WhiteSupremacy."
"Questions abound on how this could have happened, revealing how many Americans only recognize the most overt expressions of #WhiteSupremacy."
"This approach reduces the problem of #WhiteSupremacy to one that is manifested only within individuals, not systems."
"Large swaths of the American public remain ignorant of the fact that much of the #ContemporaryViolence in Arab countries stems from the same source as the violence being expressed domestically: #WhiteSupremacy."
"While the #UnitedStates contends internally with endemic #WhiteSupremacist violence, it's also time to reckon with the repercussions the U.S.'s white supremacy has outside its borders."
"If we are to confront #WhiteSupremacy in its totality, this means that we must understand its place in the #WarOnTerror and the ways in which they intersect and fuel each other."
Find the full article plus purchase options to pre-order my book #InnocentUntilProvenMuslim via: linktr.ee/dr_maha_hilal.
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