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This is probably a strange question to answer, but in the various video essays I watch regarding issues like abortion, racism, patriarchy, and even cryptocurrency now I am seeing the recurring theme of conservative Christian white supremacy.
These issues are usually discussed in the context of United States politics.
I have Googled around on countries to ask questions like “what country is the least racist?”, And “which is the least sexist?”
But it’s hard to compare countries with such different racial demographics. Like how can I know that Norway isn’t racist if 90% of Norway is white? Maybe Norwegian people haven’t encountered enough people of color to have the opportunity to marginalize them. Not to pick on Norwegians, just picking a random country that has good rankings regarding social issues.
So I guess since white supremacy is at the root of a lot of racist and sexist ideology, I am now wondering which countries have to deal with a lot of white supremacy…
Is the US the worst of the bunch? Or are there other countries that are just as bad?
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What countries are struggling with significant white supremacy?
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I’m gonna take a shit in the dark and say all the majority white countries
Edit: shot! Shot in the dark
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As a white person who grew up in non-white countries, white privilege has followed me across every inch of this earth. Every. Inch. Non-white majority? Doesn’t matter. The only disadvantage to being white in non-white countries is that sometimes (SOMETIMES) you are charged more from taxi cabs, food vendors, etc. But if you’re smart you can catch it and get a fair price.
Every country struggles with white supremacy.
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The UK, for sure. Just leave us to the sharks on this one.
I know Australia has a problem, and New Zealand (though to a lesser extent).
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The US is notable because of our diversity. It is a country that very obviously and continously oppressed people within it solely based on their race or nationality.
Even after the Civil War many Americans continued to uphold white supremacist ideology and get into positions of power. 28th president Woodrow Wilson was an open supporter of segregation and the KKK and that history is often hidden or forgotten. Germany criminalized nazi ideology and sympathy while the US still holds on to the Confederacy and denies the existence of nazi movements in the country. You can find current federal politicians celebrating the Confederate Slave States and they do so with pride.
Racism is not exclusive to the USA or white people. I’ve seen many racist Africans and Hispanics. But in terms of historical context, white supremacy was a building block in the USA.
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Any country that worships a Great White God in Heaven and mixes him with their politics.
*so men can act like their god, their creator, and feel redeemed whilst judging so easily that they cast those who don’t believe in him into their version of eternal damnation*
Aka: ‘Murika
I’m well-traveled; this is an unbiased observation of a non-judgmental world nomad.
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Canada is still fighting to do better.
We pat ourselves on the back historically a lot because we’re where the underground railroad led, but the truth is once folk got here they faced terrible discrimination. Africville in Halifax is a prime example.
We turned ships of Jewish refugees away during WW2. We put Japanese Canadians in internment camps.
There’s also the small matter of the mass graves of Indigenous children we’ve been finding outside of the old residential schools- the last one of which closed in the mid nineties, by the way, not NEARLY long enough ago. Plus we’ve truly never managed as a nation to reckon meaningfully with land rights vis a vis development and resource extraction. It was Oka when I was a girl, now today the Wet’suwet’en protests are still ongoing.
The (progressive?) government is currently losing a lawsuit because they devoted less money to Indigenous kids in foster care compared to their peers. Virtually all racialized communities in Canada are overpoliced, but underfunded when it comes to social and community services.
Oh, and one of our provinces is currently firing all public service employees who wear turbans or hijabs, including teachers!
No good.
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I’m not sure if I can answer this for my country (Germany) as a white person? From MY POV (and I’m happy if a POC would like to add theirs and/or correct mine) I wouldn’t call it white supremacy, as we know it from the US. But there’s definitely systemic racism. We have a lot of people that came here from turkey in the 60s and even their GRANDchildren face difficulties, that I as a white person, don’t. It starts at school where they get less recommendations for higher education or when applying for jobs/housing that they will less likely even be invited to interviews.
A few days ago, the first POC (AND woman) was sworn in as a minister on state level and it was big news.
I see (rising) white supremacy tendencies here, especially with many refugees coming from Syria since 2015.
But I also see the opposite: more white people that acknowledge and recognize the systemic racism/their white privilege and try to do something against it. I will be the first to admit that I didn’t really think about it until some years ago. Of course I was always against racism but I was blind for the systemic racism and daily racism that is happening. And this is the result of great people educating me, speaking up and the general awareness in society. -
There are a lot of issues with this question. Starting with: what is “white”? White is a concept. The definition of who counts as “white” changes depending on *who* you ask, when, and where.
> Some define white as “North European” or “Western European”, others as just “(any) European”, or you could define it as “above a certain skin tone”, like type I and type II on the Fitzpatrick scale. Lots of people in the Mediterranean region, however, are type III or type IV, and people will still group them with “white people” sometimes, so it’s a bit open to interpretation.
There is also racism and colorism in Asia, and other “non-white” regions. In the US, Latin Americans are not considered white, even if they are descendant from Europeans.
All this to say, White Supremacy is a farce created by people who believe they have no value other than being a part of the powerful group, and oppressing others.
So the answer to your question is: All of them.
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England. We are on the brink.
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That’s a really difficult question to answer. First of all, you’d have to define “significant white supremacy” and what a “struggle” is.
I mean, in 2015 we had a huge influx of refugees from the Middle East coming into Sweden. Most of us felt it like a sort of growing pain. A lot of organizations and other initiatives banded together to help them in the most urgent stages. Sounds good, right? However, the racist party currently holds 18-20% of votes, and they profited off of this influx of refugees. And this sounds bad. But then someone knowledgeable in politics said that these parties usually can’t get more than 20%, because the remaining 80% are put off by their racist background and rhetoric. And they’ve been stable at around 18-20% for years now.
What I can say is that if you come to Sweden, as an immigrant, you’re very unlikely to experience dangerous racism. No skinheads running at you with knives drawn. But there’s a systemic racism where you will have a hard time becoming a part of society, especially if you’re from the Middle East. And Swedes are a bit shy and introverted even with each other. The racism we have is kitchen racism, where people like to say “Oh, Rosengård is so black, and all those immigrant children being outside without their parents at all time of the day, etc etc” around the kitchen table. But if you happen to meet this racist person at a railway station and ask for help finding the right platform, they’ll most likely point you in the right direction.
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France is absolutely horrible when it comes to white supremacy, they specifically are extremely islamphobic but France struggle with many other issues as well. Additionally several parts (more on the northern side) of Italy are really bad, but Italy is so different from one city to the next that it is hard to speak on the country as a whole.
If you want to look for countries that have issues with white supremacy, I would look ino the countries immigration policies or how the country handles immigrants from the middle east. Looking into those factors are especially effective for places in Europe.
Much of Europe has issues with white supremacy, they just do not acknowledge it😮💨There are many brown and black people online who also record and discuss their time teaveling, thetraveltauruss on tiktok comes to mind. I would listen to what poc who have traveled or lived within the countries have to say about the subject to really understand how not onlt the country but the people within are in reguards to white supremacy.
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Racism and white supremacy are sometimes distinct issues. China has a huge racism problem for example. Because so much racism is socially systemic it’s difficult to rank countries based on how racist they are. What is more feasible (but still flawed) is to look at countries that are more or less unlikely to pass white supremacist legislation. Very religious and patriarchal countries might be at a higher risk. A country like South Africa, where they already had white supremacist legislation in the past and transitioned away from it might be less likely to go down that route again. However, it doesn’t change the underlying racism in day to day behavior.
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European racism is a bit different. Ukraine is where Roma people, Jews, and Slavs live. Look who the EU isn’t helping much against Putin.
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Which aren’t?
