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I prefer honest racists.
Seriously, if you’re going to defend or downplay racism, at least have the decency to own your motivation — namely, that you’re partial to America the way it was and wish we could return to it.
Take, for instance, Jared Taylor.
Back in 1992, Taylor — then, and now, one of the nation’s more polished white supremacists — wrote about the harm done to America thanks to the addition of non-white perspectives in the nation’s classrooms.
As Taylor explained:
The old, standard history united Americans…It emphasized one point of view and ignored others. It was history about white people for white people…This served the country well…All that changed (in) the 1960s. The civil rights movement gave voices to Blacks and Indians…It was the end of a certain kind of America…
It would be nice if everyone could be as honest about their feelings as Taylor.
He may be a fascist, but at least he isn’t a liar, punching and hiding hands like the MAGA folks do.
Oh sure, they would deny that their hostility to anti-racist curriculum in schools, which…
