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“This ideology has no place in America”, said US President Joe Biden. In recent years, several racist attacks have taken place in the United States, but also in New Zealand, such as in Christchurch. Back to what white supremacy is.
On May 14, 2022, an 18-year-old man claiming to be a supremacist opened fire in a neighborhood of Buffalo, frequented by many African-Americans, in New York State. A shooting that caused ten deaths.
White supremacism is a racist ideology that aims to say that the “white race” could be threatened by immigration.
“There is the desire for violent action, terrorist action like that of Buffalo, to destabilize societies. It’s called accelerationism.explains Corentin Sellin, professor of history.
“He has European origins. One thinks of the theory, the myth of the great replacement, defended by several French writers”.
“But American supremacism also has deep roots in the United States, for example with the Ku Klux Klan”adds Corentin Sellin.
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