White supremacy

White supremacy is the belief that white people are better than all other races. The words "white supremacy" are sometimes used to describe a political idea that shows the social and political dominance of whites.^[1]

White supremacy is a form of racism. It is not to be confused with different political and moral differences that people of any race may hold. White supremacists also want racial separation, which means people of different races living apart. White supremacy has often caused anti-black racism and antisemitism (Anti-Jewish hate).^[2] Native Americans, Asians, multiracial people, Middle Eastern people, Muslims, mestizo or indigenous Mexicans, non-white Latinos and LGBTQ+ people are also hurt by white supremacists.^[3]

The different groups who are in favour of white supremacy do not agree on who is white. They do not agree on which group is their worst enemy.^[4] White supremacists often think that Jews are the biggest danger to their cause. They think Jews are able to hide inside society more easily than other ethnic groups.^[5]

1. ↑ Wildman, Stephanie M. (1996). Privilege revealed: how invisible preference. NYU Press. p. 87. ISBN 0814793037.
2. ↑ Skutsch, Carl (2017-08-19). "The history of white supremacy in America". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
3. ↑ "White supremacy | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
4. ↑ Flint, Colin (2004). Spaces of Hate: geographies of discrimination and intolerance in the U.S.A. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 0415935865. Although white racist activists must adopt a political identity of whiteness, the flimsy definition of whiteness in modern culture poses special challenges for them. In both mainstream and white supremacist discourse, to be white is to be distinct from those marked as non-white, yet the placement of the distinguishing line has varied significantly in different times and places.
5. ↑ Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B. (2003). Hate Crimes: causes, controls, and controversies. Sage Publications Inc. p. 155. ISBN 0761928146. The third reason that Jews may be so vilified is that, compared with people of color, they can much more easily assimilate; they can easily "pass". This represents a particular threat to white supremacy because Jews can infiltrate the white power structure in a way that people of color cannot.