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Since Separatism is predicated on separation of sovereign powers, there are people (specifically white separatists) who claim that white separatism is necessary to maintain White Supremacy , which is predicated on a single sovereignty. According to most standard dictionaries, Racial Segregation and Apartheid speak of a society ''within'' which racial discrimination takes place, whereas separate sovereignties imply separate societies. White separatism is thus the most "extreme" form of the ideology, as it implies ''no'' inter-racial co-operation of any degree should be tolerated. CONTEMPORARY WHITE SEPARATISM Outside of some isolated and relatively minor examples in former colonies in Africa, especially reigons of South Africa such as Orania , white separatism remains primarily a reaction in the United States to the American Civil Rights Movement . White Flight , as a passive reaction to that movement, has an active counterpart in white separatism. Contemporary white separatism is therefore conflated with active reactions to the civil rights movement. Among these active reactions is a resurgence of White Supremacy . While presently there are several self-proclaimed white separatist groups it is controversial that they are white Separatist as opposed to white Supremacist groups. This represents a profound change from the 1800s during which racial separatism, as exemplified by Jefferson and Lincoln, was normative. While there have been repeated overtures toward mutual recognition between black separatists and white separatists in various parts of the world, primarily the United States, formal mutual-recognition with other racial separatist groups still eludes white separatist groups that may actually exist at the present time. Discussions of white separatism are generally difficult due to a conflict between two points of view, each accusing the other of supremacist hypocrisy: #Those opposing white separatism generally claim there are few if any white separatists -- only white supremacists ''claiming'' to be white separatists. #The white separatist general counter-claim is that by denying Self-determination to whites, their opponents are ideological supremacists not unlike theocratic supremacists -- that multi-racialists seek to impose universal multi-racialism due to their belief: ## That multi-racial societies are morally superior to mono-racial societies and ## Their moral superiority justifies universal enforcement of multi-racial standards. Kevin Alfred Strom , on the National Alliance 's white separatist radio program '' American Dissident Voices '', defined the difference between white separatism and supremacy this way: :"A supremacist—of whatever race—is distinct from a 'separatist.' A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential belief. The separatist is defined by his wish for freedom and independence for his people. He wishes them to have their own society, to be led by their own kind, to have a government which looks out for their interests alone. The separatist does not wish to live in a multiracial society at all, so he naturally has no desire to rule over other races—since such rule necessitates the multiracial society the separatist wants to avoid at all costs." {Link without Title} Sociologists society and Segregate removes the possibility of subjugating other Ethnicities , and thus has no relation to supremacy at all. They often say they have no desire to intermingle with other races at all, neither to harm them nor to force them into Slavery or other such conditions. Light-skinned people are found among many ethnic groups, and the genetic basis of light pigmintation is not exclusive to any one particular racial category. Generally, white separatists claim genetic affiliation with Anglo-Saxon cultures, Nordic cultures, or Europe as a whole, or "Christendom." White separatists are often found among Christian Identity groups, some of whom refer to the United States as a " Zionist Occupation Government ," or a government in which a critical amount of control is in the hands of Jews and others with a pro-Israel and anti-host country agenda, and propose a "White" homeland in the northwestern corner of what is currently the United States Of America . The Anti-racist group ''Turn it Down'', which campaigns against White Power music, defines the term "white separatist" as follows: ''white separatist'': a euphemism for white supremacist. The label has been adopted by individuals and organizations to obscure or present a more benevolent facade for the beliefs in racial segregation and/or neo-Nazism. {Link without Title} The ish plot" to suppress the "racial defense mechanisms" of white people by accusing those who believe in "white separatist ideals" as being "white supremacists". {Link without Title} . The separation between separatism and supremacy continues to be unclear. A contemporary example which received press attention came during the campaign for the that denigrate other minorities. This indicates that some self-described "separatists" still consider their race to be at least pre-eminent, if not supreme. Controversial groups Americans for Self Determination The Americans For Self Determination (ASD) proposes that, in addition to the current support for multiculturalism, some territories of the United States be set aside as racialist states to avert a race war. These racialist states are to include areas for blacks, whites, Hispanics, Amerindians and perhaps other racial groups now entering the US. The proposed mechanism for the establishment of white states would be the end of racial preferences in those states, and the establishment of black states would be via the payment of taxes by whites to black leaders of those states to buy out white property owners of those states. Southern Poverty Law Center lists the ASD as a Hate Group . National Alliance The notorious National Alliance is probably best known for its former leader, William Pierce , who was one of the most recognized names in the White Separatist movement (the National Alliance maintains its position is White separatist, rather than white supremacist). Pierce wrote '' The Turner Diaries '' and hosted a weekly radio program, ''American Dissident Voices''. Via these outlets, Pierce was able to provide his followers with an ideological and practical framework for committing violent acts. The rhetoric of these groups largely shadows that of Adolf Hitler 's in content and in political ideology. Pierce's religion, Cosmotheism , was influenced by ideas of "racial purity" and Eugenics . In 1997, Pierce stated that: :"Ultimately we must separate ourselves from the Blacks and other non-whites and keep ourselves separate, no matter what it takes to accomplish this. We must do this not because we hate Blacks, but because we cannot survive if we remain mixed with them. And we cannot survive if we permit the Jews and the traitors among us to remain among us and to repeat their treachery. Eventually we must hunt them down and get rid of them." WHITE SEPARATISTS SEE ALSO
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