Something that crossed my mind earlier this week is how I've seen different ethical reasonings used by different people to justify White ethnonationalism. Even when they don't explicitly spell it out, I can often see their ethics in their proposed solutions to our race's current troubles. To my knowledge, there are at least five different understandings of ethics that White nationalists typically use to justify White nationalism, and they are:
1. "Circular ethnocentrism" - That is to say, that which is good for the White race is the highest good, period. White makes right, so to speak. No higher ethical standard is held to.
2. "Ethnopluralism" - The idea that each race has the right to a homeland of its own. I think most users here already know the problems with this so I'll leave it there.
3. "Tribalism as virtue" - To prioritize the interests of your in-group is natural, virtuous, and good. We are pro-White because we are White. Non-Whites prioritizing their races aren't "evil" for doing so, but they are decidedly our enemies regardless because their racial interests conflict with ours.
4. "Utilitarian racism" - There is something about the White race that makes it inherently more beneficial to the world than other races. We are pro-White because it will make a better world. To some in this camp, destroying other races might be an act of kindness to them since it would end their suffering.
5. "Moral nihilism" - Who says we need an ethical reason to be racist?
Where do you guys stand? I, personally, lean towards the "Tribalism as virtue" camp since I like virtue ethics, and the other views just don't resonate with me as much.
Also, feel free to let me know if there is some other ethical basis for White nationalism that I'm unaware of or that I otherwise didn't list.
1. "Circular ethnocentrism" - That is to say, that which is good for the White race is the highest good, period. White makes right, so to speak. No higher ethical standard is held to.
2. "Ethnopluralism" - The idea that each race has the right to a homeland of its own. I think most users here already know the problems with this so I'll leave it there.
3. "Tribalism as virtue" - To prioritize the interests of your in-group is natural, virtuous, and good. We are pro-White because we are White. Non-Whites prioritizing their races aren't "evil" for doing so, but they are decidedly our enemies regardless because their racial interests conflict with ours.
4. "Utilitarian racism" - There is something about the White race that makes it inherently more beneficial to the world than other races. We are pro-White because it will make a better world. To some in this camp, destroying other races might be an act of kindness to them since it would end their suffering.
5. "Moral nihilism" - Who says we need an ethical reason to be racist?
Where do you guys stand? I, personally, lean towards the "Tribalism as virtue" camp since I like virtue ethics, and the other views just don't resonate with me as much.
Also, feel free to let me know if there is some other ethical basis for White nationalism that I'm unaware of or that I otherwise didn't list.