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[–]IslamofascistDeath to America, Death to Israel, Death to The Ukraine 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The only true Aryans are Iranians and some Afghans. They are the only people who used the term "Aryan" in the past as an ethnic self-designation. No Europeans ever identified as "Aryan" before the 19th century. The ancient Greeks used the term "Ariana" (land of the Arians) to describe the territory between eastern Iran and the river Indus, which encompasses all of modern-day Afghanistan. That was most likely the homeland of the Aryans/Iranians. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana

As for the Alt-Right, they use the term "White" as a shorthand for "people of Christian European background". The designation "White" only became important in America, due to the presence of "non-Whites" which were in constant juxtaposition with the "Whites". In ancient Europe, no one identified as 'White" because there was no need to do so, just as no one in Congo identified as "Black" or "African" before the arrival of Europeans. But in modern times, due to the presence of large numbers of non-Whites in Europe, we might see the emergence of American-style White Nationalism in Europe as well.

[–]gloomy_bear[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I've heard Iran being called the land of the Aryans, and I usually thought of some South Asians as them. (idk but sometimes they include Iran and Afghanistan as South Asia instead of West Asia).