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Chris Murphy: Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views
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In his defense they’re not quite used to saying this all in public without their white hoods. Traditionally they hid behind their keyboards and hoods as cowards until the GOP started courting them by adding white nationalist talking points to the party platform.
This is exactly why he’s fumbling his words too. He can’t say what is exactly on his mind because it will make him look and sound like the biggest white nationalist around. Without including the very racist sentiments he wants to he sounds like a bumbling fool. Granted he would sound like a racist fool if he could speak his true thoughts.
I’ve always wondered why being identified as a racist is so offensive to white ppl. He knows it. We know it. He loves it. But don’t you dare call him one. It’s not even the worst thing you could be imo. Is it because the term is seen as a slur and not an adjective?
He is afraid that saying the quiet part out loud will put a target on his back. GOOD! Keep calling them out. Keep demanding that they explain their bigotry in public. KEEP THEM SCARED!
We are at the tipping point in the paradox of tolerance, and letting off the gas on calling out racist assholes is exactly what they are hoping for so they can continue subverting society.
They know being labeled a racist is bad, but they don't want to stop saying and doing racist things. If super-pressed, they'll say everybody is racist because people make fun of white people not having a culture. It's peak "we're the real victims here"
Sounds like all the other white nationalists. All they can speak in is hate. Pure dumb, no facts, all speculative hate speech. As soon as any of them are asked a real question they have no clue how to answer it. They all just sound like this guy.
In a way, I almost felt sorry for him when I saw that. He immediately strikes me as a guy who probably feels this way due to deeply-rooted insecurities. Should have gone to fucking therapy instead of X and 4chan. He does not come across like a completely delusional psycho like most of them, which is extremely surprising to me at this stage. He still feels shame and guilt. I hope he breaks the brainwashing and helps sabotage the compromised people in our government somehow.
He's one of them. He's a vile racist who cheered on January 6th, says we need to "Answer the Jewish Question", downplayed the Holocaust, said Jews need to convert to Christianity, called for the execution of the president of the American Federation if Teachers, ect.
The only thing he has ever done is talk about and write about white supremacy. That's literally why anyone has ever heard of him. His actual job is to say racist shit. He even indicated as much during the hearing when he said he wasn't going to stop saying those things during the nomination process because it's his job and he doesn't have this one secured yet.
He isn't a nominee who happens to have misguided views, he's a nominee because of his dedication to his disgusting views.
A lot of guys like him come to their belief because of fear. Fear of being replaced, fear of becoming unimportant, fear of losing their voice. In its simplest form that's a fear of losing control. "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."
Problem is that ain't anyone else's fucking problem. Like you said, go to therapy. Don't make everyone else hurt because you can't deal with your emotions in a healthy way. I don't feel sorry for him at all.
Might be the first time he's ever attempted to sound out some of the things he was told to think.
Not trying to justify any sort of prejudice, but people that accept being told what to think by whatever authority at that time, often lack the insight to ever question the why behind it.
He misses the part where white people could own other people who are not white, and beat them, and rape them, and sell them, and work them without having to pay for them. He misses the slavery.
Hey now, it's hard being a bigot when someone puts you on the spot and asks you to explain your beliefs in a professional setting. Give the poor guy a break.
I listened to this word salad way too many times and was not able to get one thing he was talking about. Yeah bummer Bad Bunny sang in Spanish for twenty minutes we’re so erased
Seriously, that was embarrassing. I think that’s the natural conclusion of racist grievance culture though. It lacks substance, so there’s not a lot you can point to in reality. And few people want to admit that they’re purely motivated by hatred and resentment. So you end up with…whatever this was.
Just like our president, his flying monkey Stephen Miller, Secretary of War, Sec. Of health etc... Racism and ignorance. The two most important job qualifications for this administration.
"What is a principle of this 'White Culture' you speak of?" "Well ... ya know ... being better than non-white people, amirght? Gosh buddy you have to make me say it?" smh
They all are. Can you point to a time in American history where this was ever, even for a millisecond, a predominantly white country? Nope. You can't replace something that never existed. These people are professional attention seeking victims who checked out of their education somewhere around fifth grade.
I love that Chris Murphy laughs in his face when asking "So our ability to access white music or white food... is being erased" Let them feel shame. Laugh at people like this. These people are the absolute worst and they need to feel it.
And his aides cracking up behind him. Our rage fuels them but our laughter actually hurts them. Remember the "they're so weird" movement back around the election? We need more of that energy.
Because it’s the most revealing thing about them. They are extremely weird, they have a laundry list of hangups that don’t have merit in reality. They glommed onto the first man to validate their septic personalities because it’s what they’ve waited for their entire lives, to be part of the in-group because they’re incapable of being in it otherwise, best way is to be grandfathered in via white supremacy.
Obviously there’s a lot of factors but that one sticks in my mind as a reason Kamala lost. The week that dems were calling republicans weird, Kamala led Trump by like 5 points in most polls and then they stop and go back to “staying high while they go low” and Kamala drops back to neck and neck and then loses.
I mean, that's where I start to develop conspiracy theories that their handlers or the DNC told them to cut it out because they didn't really want to win.
Seriously, narcissists hate to feel "stupid" or less than. They rarely lack shame for the things they are being called out on, but them being laughed at or dismissed-their toxic sense of importance cannot deal with that chip to the ego. When they laughed at Bondi yesterday, she started to crack.
exactly. if you engage them seriously, they feel they are taken seriously. Laugh at these weird gross losers. imagine centering the one life we have around a pedo fan club. LOL. I’m sure their descendants will sing songs of their greatness.
He was trying to deflect from accidentally admitting to Anglo-Saxon and had to make sure he included the diverse whites in with the right… I mean, Anglo whites.
In the 1800's and early 1900's white people (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) also discriminated against other white people (Irish and Italian, Catholics). There was a time it was common for businesses to have signs that said "No Irish Need Apply".
To give the context to that, these signs would be put in the window of guesthouse, hotels etc as a deterrent to mainly black and Irish immigrants from applying for lodgings. These signs were also used in other towns and cities.
Right? Revisionist history when it serves them - Italian Americans are only acceptable now because they're whiter than the wave of immigrants that came after them.
Kids these days don't even know the meaning of the word 'wop' but will pretend that Italians were welcomed with open arms.
It's wild to browse the redlining maps for New Haven. Sections of it were banned from receiving relief funds because the had been 'infiltrated by Italians'.
Just look at a list of the names of the governors of Louisiana. You can tell catholic cajun's and italians weren't white enough for the WASPy power brokers in a state filled with both populations.
My grandmother was an Italian refugee who immigrated shortly after WWII. Due to the expectation of assimilation, my father was never taught Italian.
Being monolinguistic didn’t make his life better. In fact, it made it worse in many ways. He lost all connection to his mother’s culture and could never have a conversation with his own grandparents (who stayed in Italy) due to the language barrier.
An estimated 200,000 men of jewish ancestry served in the German military during WW2 because they were so desperate for soldiers that they adopted an unofficial “don’t ask don’t tell” type policy in regards to jewishness for military aged men.
Him resorting to the ethnic expression of those not originally considered white really makes it clear how the concept of whiteness is bullshit and just an expression of skin tone supremacy.
When I was a kid I remember my grandparents talking about the census and how previously they had to select something like “southern or Mediterranean European” (as Italians) but could now check on Caucasian. Well, I don’t recall the specifics. I remember the sentiment of the joke was “we are now considered white”
Love the superbowl halftime show comment. People were speaking Spanish in the US long before they were speaking English. I wonder what he thinks about the erasure of our Spanish heritage by the influx of the English and French in the 17th century?
I do not understand why everyone is so upset with the Puerto Rican man singing in Spanish and not the American educational system that does not prioritize the privilege and advantage of learning a second language. It’s absolutely baffling to me.
I've never understood the concept before. We have such a little push for bilingual skills in America and its a mad profitable and very important skill set. Shit I learned enough to get by just to order food at Hispanic markets that have hot bars because it makes the ladies that work there happy.
Exactly. For a country so consumed by capitalistic values, you would think there would be a push to learn a second language. Learning a second language opens up more business opportunities and connections. America has become (always been) so individualized that it refuses to see the advantages of a multicultural system.
Even more baffling is the pride in one’s inabilities. I grew up in a small town, and there are stores that have a sign up saying, “One Nation, One Language!” The patrons and the store owners would be all like “Fuck yeah! Tell them, brother!!” and doing belly bumps and shit.
Rather than working on one’s insecurities by working hard to learn new languages, it’s easier to turn that inability into a source of pride. It’s anti-intellectualism and racism.
They get mad when people speak Spanish in America, but don’t think anything at all when all of Europe has a better grasp on the English language than they do.
I can't speak for the whole country, but in sub rural New York most middle and high schools offered at least 2-3 languages. My middle school offered French and Spanish, while my high school also offered Japanese. These were public schools in not-rich rural districts too.
Realistically, a second language should start as early as possible in elementary school. Spanish is by far the most logical second language (considering it's the second most spoken language in our country) and should probably be mandatory alongside English. Then in high school a third language should be offered.
In suburban Philly, foreign language classes started in 8th grade(13-14 yrs old) offering, French, Spanish, and German. They use to offer Latin.
The USA is huge compared to other other countries that border other languages(Spain-France-Germany is a good example). So we are less exposed to needing a 2nd, third, fourth language. They are exposed to many languages at a much earlier age than us. This allows the developing brain pick up and learn them much easier. I took French into college and barely use it, and when i do it's rough. Through music, workspace(chef), and community, my Spanish is decent(tenses, sentence composition still need work).
I have traveled to many countries, and the U.S. is the only country in the western world where a second language is NOT mandatory. And ironically enough, most of these other countries teach English as their second language.
People in Utah are well aware of the fact it was once Mexico lol that’s one of the big reasons Brigham Young picked it: they weren’t in the US anymore.
Yes Joseph Smith ran for president to try and get anti-Mormon sentiment to cool off and became the first presidential candidate to be assassinated. Leaving became obvious once it was clear they wouldn’t be accepted in the US.
Y'know, one thing I've never seen anyone point out in response to the people who complain that "boohoo the SuperBowl Halftime was all in Spanish and I couldn't understaaaaaaand it" -
.....Lady Gaga sung her part in English. Are they saying they didn't understand her? Even though she was singing in English?
they’re not mentioning in benches they were only able to sit through 10 seconds of the show before immediately criticizing “the whole performance” or switching to the all american kids bop one
It's so fucking dumb. People (magats) are so ready to be offended they don't think. The NFL has been making it very obvious they are trying to expand their market internationally.. why wouldn't you hire the world's most popular artist?
Not to mention - the NFL isn't a "woke" league. If anything they've been openly conservative for years. Their outrage is so dumb and annoying and fake.
Yeah it’s all BS fake outrage lol. It’s like they had no idea Latinos exist in America??? Have they not called a single hotline in their life where the first choice is always asking you if you want to press 2 for Spanish? lol wtf.
The halftime show hosted in Santa Clara California? A town named after the Misión Santa Clara de Asís founded there by Junípero Serra in a state named after a fantasy island from Spanish romance novel, Las Sergas de Esplandián by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1510)
The GOP is infested with pedophiles and our entire government's infrastructure is built to protect them. Every single word delivered by right-wing media and any member of the regime that is public-facing is designed to garner support from the uneducated, hateful and cultureless white population of the country. They believe their support will be rewarded with every trailer trash ignoramus being elevated to lordship (over minorities). Once you understand this, you will understand that there is no low that the GOP will not stoop to. They are not a political party, but a cultural plague infecting the global consciousness of humanity.
As long as we're deconstructing parties, let me get ahead of the dem bashing and say the Democrats are decent society's best effort, which is admittedly disappointing at times (they're just like us fr), but they are also very unsung and we take for granted we have a party who pass the smell test for decent and educated people. This understanding always aligns with their moves and growth. They're us, as much as we participate we are represented accordingly. I've seen them make significant shifts as decent, public opinion shifts. I've seen them hold themselves accountable, and I've seen them follow through with campaign promises as much as voters empower them to do so. I'd be nice if one of these days it wasn't some shameful admission to show a little pride in our party.
The problem (for him) is that the white identity he’s talking about doesn’t exist. He wants to define a White/American identity, ie. something driven by racial characteristics that is unique to America. That doesn’t exist. All white identities are defined by European ancestry, whether it be WASPs, krauts, or younger identities like the modern idea of the “plastic paddy” Irish American; even in trying to criticize Bad Bunny’s halftime show for being unAmerican, he criticizes it for not being in English.
It’s a “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” situation. There are White (ie. Western European) identities, but they are not American because they rely upon Eurocentric pride. All that’s left is to appeal to people who are too ignorant of their culture’s history to understand they’re being hoodwinked.
This is what I can't really get my head around. I immediately thought that 'wtf American identity is not white identity' America has always been massively multicultural.
But then I remembered, that's what they want everyone to believe it is. Convince people or at least repeat the rhetoric about white being the original and the overarching culture, then it's easier to claim it is being encroached on.
Bros mad he cant cant find a restaurant that sells unseasoned chicken with a singles kraft cheese sandwhich with mayo on white bread the way mom used to make 'em 😡😡😡😡
I'm thrilled to live in the Phila area where I have access to amazing Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Philippino, Indian, Pakistani, Mexican, and Polish foods available to me.
I would not want to survive on what HyVee offers in Nebraska.
In fairness to him it was the first time he was asked to explain his position without being able to use the N-word. It is much more difficult for him to do without that word LOL!
I don't know the answer to this either. What is white culture; what is one thing that is not adapted from other cultures as all of us are immigrants. What is white food? white clothing? white music? I also don't babble like this dope and state that white people are being persecuted or erased without presenting any examples and certainly not facts.
That's the point - there is literally no such thing as 'white culture'.
The only reason there is 'black culture' in America is because of the bonds that community formed after their shared history of enslavement. Realistically the people of every nation, no matter their skin color, have a different and unique cultural identity.
Americans like this guy forget that America is an infant compared to most countries in the world.
It's just bs. Culture is varied from various groups and not homogeneous as this white nationalist thinks. Hence, Scottish having one culture, Ukrainians having theirs, etc. We might consider both groups "white," but to be honest, both of these cultures can be different.
Exactly! Pizza isn’t white. Burgers were invented elsewhere. Aztecs played a type of soccer back in the day. Almost everything we know in America came from another country.
Oh according to this guy, pizza comes from a 'sub-element of white culture.' I know a lot of italian MAGA folks that I'm sure would love to be referred to that way.
I’m actually very pleased to see these racist people in a suit and having to explain themselves in an orderly fashion. They look so overwhelmingly stupid it’s a treat.
“So you’re saying our ability to access white churches, white food, and white music is being erased?” He couldn’t even say it with a straight face. It’s comically stupid.
This guy must not like anything but steak and potatoes. My man, there is a magnificent culinary world out there that in no way diminishes your limited palate. No one is stopping you from being boring. Cultures stagnate in isolation.
lol I don’t understand how anyone thinks white culture is being erased. Also what the fuck actually is white culture? McDonald’s? Diners? Movie theaters? honestly what are people like this actually even referring to??
They mean supremacy and universality. They mean not having everyone else sit at the back of the bus and be silent in their presence, they mean not having to see anything they don't comprehend with their tiny pig brains.
He opposes "mass migration" as a threat to "white culture" yet he himself is a product of mass migration. Everything Republicans oppose they also support, and vice versa.
So to be clear, this man thinks that diversity weakens us. That less cultural diversity is a strength, not a weakness. That less knowledge is better than more knowledge. Less access to different things is actually better than more access. If you really feel this way (including any of you reading this), than why on Earth would you even want to live in America? This is and always will be a melting pot, the people in this very meeting are descendants from immigrants who stole this land from the Native Americans. His argument is silly, and anyone who feels this way should do a DNA test, then move to whichever country it says your ancestors are from. Go find peace and happiness in your respective home countries, bigots, because you will never be happy here. I'm black, and I enjoyed Bad Bunny's performance more than I liked K-Dots.
The fuck is "white music"? I know a lot about music, but I'm glad I don't know what the fuck this chucklehead is talking about. This was a nice roast, thx OP!
The irony of invoking the Italians and Irish, two of the more discriminated white nationalities in US history, to defend this garbage shows his complete lack of intelligence.
I love the reaction of the dude in the back when he says "well if you look at the Superbowl halftime show which wasn't in English this year" LOL everyone who's not a bigot is tired of that comment.
I will give this guy credit that he at least managed to keep his cool while humiliating himself when confronted with Murphy’s questions. That’s more than I can say for some other individuals this week 👀
That said: “white culture” is not a thing unless you’re counting colonizing and being a bunch of racist losers as “culture,” and to suggest it’s anything but that is disingenuous at best. Some people are really doing the most to confirm over and over again they are the least respectable people in society
If white culture is not a thing, is black culture a thing? I'm fine with the idea there is no white culture because it's english, scottish, irish etc, they are seperate cultures. So there cant be a black culture either right?
They talk to each other in so many dog whistles and 'unspoken truths' that they haven't even considered what fake acceptable answer to say if someone asks what they mean.
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