John Bogna
In recent months, white nationalist, the ‘alt-right’ and groups like the KKK are making strong reappearances at the forefront of American culture.
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In places across the American south, including New Orleans and San Antonio, groups of pro-Confederates and anti-racist protestors are seeing repeated clashes on multiple occasions around the removal of Confederate monuments and statues, with violence a common component of the demonstrations.
Long before President Trump took office, in Texas, the pro-Confederate groups were carrying semiautomatic weapons and dress in paramilitary attire.
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However, according to The Hill, potentially coincidentally since the new Administration took over, places conventionally thought of as liberal and progressive-minded on civil rights issues are seeing more vocal, public support of white supremacist views.
Last year, at a white supremacist rally at Texas A&M University (TAMU), Richard Spencer, who invented the term ‘alt right,’ described his views of the Lone Star State:
“Texas is a wonderful place to live…And there are a lot of the white man’s bones in the ground to make that happen. White people did it . . . Our bones are in the ground. We own it.”
Following the lethal protests in Charlottesville, TAMU cancelled a second white supremacist rally scheduled for this year, citing safety concerns.
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But Donald Trump Jr., the son of the man whose politics and “America first” viewpoint many argue brought a resurgence in white supremacy in the U.S., is still scheduled to speak at the University of North Texas in October.
Stay tuned, y’all.
