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[–]Hobbes44 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

‘Whiteness’ is just a made-up concept that describes dozens of distinct ethnicities and cultures.

Anyone saying otherwise is deluding themselves and simply trying to push a failed ideology.

[–]yesofcoursenaturally 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

'White' isn't an ideology. It's an identity. Insofar as it's connected to an ideology: it's connected to a tremendously successful one, which was directly responsible for America's historic success. It was a necessary compromise for a nation of European immigrants of diverse backgrounds and religions.

People thought that they could go beyond that European limit and expand the melting pot. Turns out there's limits to it. But the failure wasn't of the white identity, but the bizarre 'We're-all-Americans' multicultural identity people tried to replace it with.