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I think there is a very important distinction to be made between "white supremacy" and "white hegemony." I've posted about this many times on the other sub from which I am currently banned. Everybody knows that white is considered dominant globally. But it didn't happen without reason, even if you can point to things in history that weren't completely ethical or fair. Is anything in life completely ethical or fair? Just as you can point to the worst atrocities of European colonizers, you can also point to the worst mistakes of the subjugated peoples and nations. Why didn't they stop themselves from being colonized? Why didn't they do what Europe did and gain power for themselves? White hegemony is just understanding where reality is right now. White supremacy is a very specific designation. I believe that in contemporary usage, it must refer to a person who violently rejects an unfavorable result for his own group, not someone who is just trying to pursue his own interests in the world. One is still trying to play the game and accepts the outcome, the other is mad about losing and does not accept the outcome.
There are two reasons why the distinction is important: 1) Liberals and the media use the term "white supremacy" to provoke a strong reaction in their favor, which may or may not be in the interests of Asian Americans. It is a game of associations. If you do not make the distinction above, then it is easy to see anything white people do as a form of "white supremacy." But why would you expect white people to do something that isn't in their interest if you wouldn't as an Asian or as a minority? The truth is America is one of the most open societies in the world. In fact, it is possible to say that a lot of the discontent among racial minorities in the US is a result of expecting altruistic, unselfish responses from the white majority, and then realizing that that's just not how the world works in the end. Going from 8/10 openness to 6/10 openness when most of Asia is at like 2/10 openness doesn't make someone a supremacist. 2) If you believe everything is white supremacy, it will change YOU, which is exactly why the joo media conflates the term. You are more likely to refuse to accept a legitimate though unfavorable outcome if you believe you are dealing with a racial conspiracy to keep you down. This approach wants you to react emotionally to everything. But what Asians should be doing is calmly assessing what their actual material interests are in the US and in the world, and figuring out how best to articulate those interests in practice, which will undoubtedly require interacting and exchanging with other groups, including white people.
TBH by the middle of this century there might be a war between Asia and the West. Sometimes the game turns extraordinarily violent. But it should not be because we're mad that we got pwned for a century by Europeans. If it becomes necessary, it should be in defense of a present interest, not a past grievance. That is the difference between master and slave morality.

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