As he points out, the real story of the the discovery of the New World is usually buried, and it comes in two parts: 1) 95% of the population of the New World died without ever seeing a single white person (or even a "white hispanic"); they died from diseases that spread through the New World in what is probably the worst documented plague in the history of mankind, and 2) the injuns weren't nice people—they truly were savages who killed and tortured each other, who practiced human sacrifice, cannibalism, rape and murder, and more. The notion that somehow white people are the only ones guilty of original sin, while the red, brown and black peoples are all innocent, back to nature, Green party hippies, is just so completely absurd that I honestly don't know how anyone has ever managed to take it seriously. As the relevant point of the "16 Points" says, "The Alt Right does not believe in the general supremacy of any race, nation, or people. Every race, nation, and people has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, and possesses the sovereign right to dwell unmolested in the native culture it prefers."
Add to that the other relevant points: "The Alt Right is openly and avowedly patriotic and believes patriotism, regardless of your nation, to be a virtue. It supports all nations and the right of all nations to exist, homogeneous and unadulterated by foreign invasion and migration."
"The Alt Right believes that the hierarchy of decision making employed by humans is identity > culture > politics."
"The Alt Right is opposed to the rule or domination of any native ethnic group by another, particularly in the sovereign homelands of the dominated peoples. The Alt Right is opposed to any non-native ethnic group obtaining excessive influence in any society through nepotism, tribalism, or any other means."
"The Alt Right understands that diversity + proximity = war."
"The Alt Right is a philosophy that values peace among the various nations of the world and opposes wars to impose the values of one nation upon another as well as efforts to exterminate individual nations through war, genocide, immigration, or genetic assimilation."
That said, I refuse to feel guilty or make reparations for something that someone did 500 years ago, so screw you.
In a way, the second part of this is related; although my kids try sometimes to argue with me about it, below is the only thing I hear when I listen to rap "music." And as near as I can tell, that's the only thing anyone hears, including its fans and it's practitioners. It's the whole point of rap "music." Identity > culture > politics.
"But Mr. Desdichado!" I hear you say. "That doesn't make sense, because a lot of white people listen to rap too! And Eminem! And even Katy Perry and Taylor Swift integrate a bit of rap in their totally white music!"
Ever hear of blackgeld? Yeah, I'm not sure why we pay it either. Even if some of the payments are cultural rather than just financial.
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