White Supremacy in America

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The paper argues that modern racist views take the guise of anti-immigration, hard right, national security and conservative beliefs. The paper attempts to show how this new racism takes the form of subtle and indirect formal expressions, such as a denial of societal discrimination rather than the old-fashioned genetic inferiority and segregation. The paper profiles the decline of various neo-nazi groups in the United States but then shows how today, racial minorities lag behind whites in terms of income, wealth, occupational and health status and educational attainment. The paper warns that we are in an age of "logical racism" that shows no sign of slowing down.

From the Paper:

"The numbers of American Nazi white nationalists are on the rise, but they prefer we don't use that term. Flying under the guise of anti-immigration, hard right, national security, and conservative flags the modern racist views have become more mainstream and "understandable." The American Nazi's of the past, with their swastikas, shouts of "white power," and ideology of riding the world of minorities, have simply morphed and adapted to their environment like any good species should. While these older groups do still exist, their number and memberships have been on the decline, especially in recent years with the death of major leaders and idols Richard Butler and William Pierce and the arrest of Matt Hale. Instead, the modern racist talks of blocking our boarders to suppress the "increasing crime rate" and our "depleting resources." They talk of racial profiling as a means to "national security.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. White Supremacy and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era. New York:Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001.
• LA Times. 8 December 2006. <http://www.latimes.com>
• Media Matters. 12 May 2006. Media Matters for America. 8 December 2006. <http://www.mediamatters.org>
• Neo-Nazi Groups of the United States. 2 December 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 December 2006. <http://www.wikipedia.org>
• Patrick J. Buchanan Column Archive. The American Cause. 8 December 2006.<http://www.theamericancause.org/patarchives.html>

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