Quote:i then asked him does that include Spain & Portugal? which he said "yes".
so does that make Latinos white as well, since Spain and Portugal colonised South & Central America?
oddly enough, he said "no", Latinos are not white.
This White supremist is correct but just didn't have the knowledge to back up his own argument, Gavin.
Most Mexicans and South Americans actually don't have European blood in them. They actually aren't decendants of South West Europe, but decendants of Aztecs, Mayans and Incans. There were millions and millions of these people occupying these areas at the time, which continues to this day. -A vast, rich civilisation. These people are not genitically European, but have largely obtained European culture (Some of it, anyway).
Quote:okay, so using that logic, u can argue that Australian's are also not white, since Britain colonised Australia in the same way that Spain/Portugal colonised South/Central America. Oddly, this white supremacist said "No, Australian's are white, so are the British, Spain & Portugal, but not Latinos".
obviously this didn't make sense.
Actually, Europeans segregated themselves from Aboriginals. There weren't that many Aboriginals in Australia (Realistic estimate around 200-500 thousand). Up until the 1960's, they were considered 'flora and fauna' under the Australian Government. When Europeans came, they completely overwhelmed the Aboriginals and segregated them.
You can't compare the two. Completely different things.
Quote:but moving on, i asked him about Asians, and he said that they are an inferior race. but i then asked him if they were an inferior race, then why was Hitler allies with the Japanese during World War II? obviously, if the Japanese were an inferior race, then why would Hitler of all people, support them? this white supremacist couldn't reply to that.
The problem with people like you and him, is that you tend to throw all the Asians in the same basket (I'm just assuming you mean 'east Asians' as compared to 'West Asians'). For example, Japan and China ae completely different people, with different customs, lifestyles and cultures.
I've read somewhere that Nazis tend to focus on 'master races.' -Not just 'white races.'
Quote:i also asked him about Italians & Greeks, who are part of Europe but are typically referred to as "wogs". he mentioned that they are also an inferior race, even though they are part of Europe. but wasn't Italy an ally of Hitler during World War II as well? again, if they are inferior then why would Hitler support them? this white supremacist couldn't reply to that either.
I've always been confused about this as well... but I think I found my answer recently when studying Italy. -I think this guy is a pretty uneducated white supremist.
Italians are largely 'whiter' in the northern Italian area. Venice etc...
In the south, Rome etc, they largely look 'meditteranean.' The reason of the physical differences between Italians I'd imagine would be the movements of people between Switzerland and Italy in the north, and the movement of people between 'North Africa' and Italy in the south. This may have played a part in Hitlers thinking, as well as the fact that Northern Italy is the more 'sophisticated' area of Italy.
Hitler was also obsessed with history, and acknowledged the fact that the Romans created a massive empire, hence the master race thing...