Exposing white terrorism in the USA

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http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_6791.shtml

By June Terpstra, Ph.D.
Online Journal Contributing Writer

Jan 12, 2011, 00:19

Did good ole white girl Sarah Palin incite domestic terrorism according to the law? Sarah Palin put 20 Democratic members of Congress in her crosshairs, and Sarah Palin bragged that 18 are now gone, leaving Rep. Giffords and Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia.

Hmmm, if she were Muslim, she’d be a Guantanamaran. Whiteness, a social construct and a source of privileges for whites around the world, affords a spokes-model for white is right supremacy such as Palin, forms of free speech not allowed non-whites, such as the president. The privileges of whiteness even include whining about and then legislating against people of color attempting to reverse racism by claiming reverse racism. In fact, the speech of whites in Arizona now privileges the conquerors version of history to the exclusion of the studies of ethnic truths.

What about the alleged Tucson attacker? Why is corporate media not using the terrorist designation for this white man? Race, creed and ethnicity are consistently mentioned in corporate media when discussing the crimes of red and yellow, black and brown folks but white people remain invisible in the landscape of terrorism. What keeps white supremacy alive and in the Western world and specifically in the “wild West” of the USA? Have we been blinded by the lights?

I live part-time in Arizona as both the blessing and curse of an inherited house. Because my skin color is white, many Arizona whites often assume I am racist, like them. This means countless interactions wherein I must explain to folks that their racism is unwelcome in any conversation with me. This, in turn means altercations sometimes daily to the point that I hesitate to leave my house to avoid these wearisome conversations. The latest interaction was with a white shuttle driver who, after talking miles of smack about Muslim terrorists and the Middle Eastern threat to America, asked me why I was not giving him a tip at the end of our trip to the airport. Perhaps he may think twice about what he says in the future but probably not, because, membership does have its privileges.

[MineralMan]

1. Good for you. I'm not so patient.

I was once in a cab with a racist cabbie, who started out with a diatribe like that. I couldn't listen to it, so I said to him: "Shut the fuck up and just drive." He did, but he still got no tip from me. My tolerance for racism is absolutely zero. I won't listen to it for any time at all. Whenever someone starts up with it, I either tell them to STFU or turn on my heel and leave the area.

[DesertFlower]

2. i've been living in arizona for

21 years. love it, but hate the politics.