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ScreamingFox I don't know how to put this into words exactly, but you touched on something I've been thinking about a lot lately. Are you actually white, or is the idea of the white "race" a lie made up by white supremacists? Is white culture actually *your* culture, or something that is preying upon you as well? I think this idea of whiteness makes it easier for white supremacists to recruit people AND lay claim to the achievements of cultures that did not see themselves as "white" but rather were organized along cultural lines.
Ethnically, I'm Irish--and that has
some meaning to me. There's a culture that came to me from my grandparents through my parents--but this idea of "white" seems toxic and insane--almost by definition it isn't a culture or a people or a shared experience, it's a power grab...and I think that's exactly why so many "white" people feel an emptiness around culture and community: because their identities have been erased.
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Gabber It's awful you ever felt this way--diversity is beautiful. There are still Americans who believe in the idea of a melting pot, and a place that can be a home for all of us.
