I am talking specifically about condemning White Nationalism of the Alt-Right which I see as being both an underlying ideology and driving force in these types of killings which, while having a very long history, seem to be accelerating and spreading.
Exactly what are you friends saying that the NZ killer said? He had a lot in that manifesto, so could you be specific? I agree with some of it too. For example, that Trump is a "symbol of renewed white identity." Of course, I don't think that's a good thing as the killer clearly did.
To be clear (I thought I was already clear about this), the Right is not the same as the Alt-Right or White Nationalist movements
So, have I not condemned White Nationalism enough? Have I supported the far-right and associated anything you've said with the left? I don't think so.
Afa what the NZ said, you mean that "immigrants are taking over" and "White men invented civilization" and that "Australia, Canada, and the US are White homelands"? I know lots of people who have said similar. They certainly don't consider themselves on the left. However, I haven't heard anyone here or on Facebook congratulate the NZ killer's actions.
To be clear, I see the killings as the direct result of the rhetoric. However, the rhetoric is not some new thing that I haven't criticized before. I think so-called White people claiming that they have homelands on other continents is silly on its face. Even though, when I was growing up, John Wayne and others held the view that the Indians were selfish and didn't want to share the land. But, the same people say that there's not enough room here, and that immigrants take over.
My point is that I just don't feel the same way about people on "the right" as I do about people like the NZ killer. One deserves summary execution. And, strategically, people who are on the right or have these views will not be changed by the people who condemn them. There are people who can change: there are those who won't; and there are those who would manipulate either for their own benefit.
I'm sad about the event because I know that the people who did this would do it to me. Don't mistake any of my words for a lack of concern or a lack of awareness. Kuzushi sama. Watashiwa kokojin des.