American White Nationalism In The 21^st Century

White nationalism in the 21^st century is an unneglectable phenomenon in American society.With the global revival of white nationalism as the background,it has significantly influenced American economy,politics and social life.As an ideology,it has inherited and developed the traditional ideologies of Eurocentrism and white supremacism and falls into the category of racial and ethnic nationalism of the white race that seeks for the white interests.As a socio-political movement,American white nationalist movement in the 21^stt century has diversified means of manifestation.Enlarging political power through political elections is still the most important expression of white nationalism.Traditional media expressions such as white nationalist literature,periodicals,and conferences provide a steady stream of theoretical and ideological output for the white nationalist movement.The Internet is the most critical approach to the spread of white nationalism in the 21^st century.Through various websites and online web forums,like-minded white nationalists can exchange and spread their ideas more promptly in time and more broadly in sphere.What's more,the online activities are usually individual and invisible,thus too obscure to be found.The Civil Rights Movement since the 1960s has also inspired white nationalism to express its aspirations through identity politics.Finally,the spread of terrorism in the 21^st century has bred radical white nationalism,making racist hate crimes happen more frequently in American society.In terms of the appeals,American white nationalism in the 21^st century has shown the duality of contradiction.On the one hand,it demonstrates strong white supremacy,believing that there is a natural racial advantage in the white race and they should occupy the economic and cultural dominance in the society.On the other hand,it appears in the stance of a victim,holding high on separatism and exclaiming that the survival of the white people has been threatened.Therefore,white people should unite and take action to protect their rights and interest and establish a separate society for the white only.There are three main reasons for the revival of American white nationalism in the21^st century.Economically,since the 1990s,the negative effects of globalization on white Americans,especially the working-class white Americans,have far outweighed the positive effects.Unemployment,the shrinking middle class,and the widening gap between the rich and the poor have caused economic nationalism to prevail among the lower-and middle-class American whites.Socially and culturally,the implementation of affirmative action programs has caused white people to suffer“reverse discrimination”.In the meantime,with the prevalence of multiculturalism,the predominant WASP culture is gradually losing its weight,generating great resentment in the white.Finally,the declining population of white Americans and the surge in the Hispanic and Asian population in the 21^st century have bred strong concern in white Americans for their future in the American society.The three causes have driven the revival of American white nationalism in the 21^st century and the impaired whites mentioned above have been the main advocators of the movement in the new millennium.The revival of American white nationalism in the 21^st century contradicts the United States'efforts to establish a national identity based on civic nationalism as a multi-ethnic nation.The prevalence of the white racial nationalism will certainly influence the direction of the American politics and society in the long run and bring about potential risks of unrest for their future development.