The allure of fascism: why do minorities join the far right?

[jgo]

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A white supremacist ideology would appear to be antithetical to people of color, but there’s a perverse logic at play when they join extremist groups:

While investigators search for a motive behind a Texas man’s mass killing of eight people at an outlet mall near Dallas earlier this month, they and groups such as the Anti-Defamation League believe they have uncovered social media posts in which he spewed white supremacist, misogynist and antisemitic rhetoric.

Experts say Mauricio Garcia’s apparent expression of hate-filled rhetoric fits into a modest but increasingly alarming pattern of largely men of color drawn to far-right communities. Since the election of Donald Trump, they say, more men of color have taken on leadership roles in far-right and militia groups and participated, and in some cases led, violent protests, most notably during the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

For people of Latino descent like Garcia, who self-identified as Hispanic, the allure of rightwing proto-fascist politics comes from a complex and contradictory cocktail of misinformation within Latino communities, the presence of authoritarian influences from their countries of origin, and a proximity to whiteness in the US that relies more on dominance over people than one’s skin color. In this world, violence is an apt political response to threats to such dominance.

“Part of what we’re seeing – not just in the militia groups, but all across, including a clear upsurge of people of color voting Republican party – is that there’s not a necessary connection between racial identity and your beliefs,” Daniel HoSang, professor of ethnicity, race and migration and American studies at Yale University, says.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/22/minorities-extreme-right-wing-groups-ideology

[atreides1]

1. Well

Once those tokens are no longer needed...they'll be tossed away like trash!!!

[demosincebirth]

2. Many don't like the allure of some of the left's policies of this country.

[msongs]

3. well if u cant hack it in your peer group go out and join a group that needs a token nt

[Skittles]

4. I think it comes down the notion that you are better than others

what Johnson said applies to others as well - as long as you can make people hate, you can indoctrinate them regardless of color

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."