The shooter in Kansas City yesterday, Frazier Glen Miller, is often called a “white supremacist.”
I never hear that “supremacist” term applied to rabid nationalists of other groups, only to whites.
I suspect most people view their own group as superior.
If you want to devote your life to the uplift of your group, that’s wonderful if you are Jewish or black or Chinese or Mexican, but if your group is white people, then you’re an evil white supremacist.
I put “Jewish supremacist” into Google and got 46,00 results.
“White supremacist” gave 757,000 results.
“Black supremacist” gave 52,300 results.
“Latin supremacist” gave 371 results.
“Latino supremacist” gave 2100 results.
“Asian supremacist” gave 2000 results.
In real life, I only ever hear the term “supremacist” applied to white nationalists. Most of the time, I suspect, it is not accurate, as even the most ardent white nationalist will usually agree that blacks, latinos, asians, Jews, etc outdo whites at many different things.
The phrase “white supremacist” begs the question — supreme at what? Different races have different gifts on average. Every time I hear the term “white supremacist”, it is used as a slur and not at all accurately.
When I review the Wikipedia entry on Frazier Glen Miller, I find that I agree with him about half the time (the need for whites to organize in their group interests) and loathe his views about half the time (his hatred of Jews, blacks and the United States government). I suspect that the woman who strangled her seven kids held views that half of the population agreed with much of the time. Just agreeing on some points with somebody loathsome does not mean much. It’s just an uncomfortable feeling.
