Telling White Supremacists Apart
White supremacists have a lot in common — the hatred of Jews, not least among those things. But the racist groups that find themselves under the white supremacist umbrella also have their share of ideological differences. Slate’s invaluable Explainer column this week reveals why Odinist racism is incompatible with Christian Identity racism, and teaches us how to differentiate a neo-Nazi from a Klansman in a lineup. One of the article’s more eyebrow-raising tidbits: Many Christian Identity racists believe that Jews are descendants of Eve and the Garden of Eden’s resident serpent.
A message from our CEO & publisher Rachel Fishman Feddersen
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning, nonprofit journalism during this critical time.
At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse..
Readers like you make it all possible. Support our work by becoming a Forward Member and connect with our journalism and your community.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO