Herrenvolk democracy

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Confederate States of America
Apartheid South Africa
Republic of Rhodesia
The Confederate States of America (flag, top; 1861–1865), Apartheid South Africa (flag, middle; 1948–1994), and Rhodesia (flag, bottom; 1965–1979) are considered archetypical examples of Herrenvolk democracy. Elections were generally free, but voting suffrage was restricted based on race, with governance that reflected the interests of the politically dominant racial group.

Herrenvolk democracy is a

Europeans.[2]

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occupied territories whose inhabitants may not vote in Israeli elections.[6][7]

The term was first used in 1967 by

republican government serving the "master race"; it contended that "blackness" was synonymous with dependency and servility and was, therefore, antithetical to republican independence and white freedom.[9] Consequently, the dependent white worker at this time used his whiteness to differentiate himself from and elevate himself over the dependent black worker or enslaved person.[10] According to this ideology, black people were not merely "non-citizens"; they were "anti-citizens" who inherently opposed the ideals of a republican government.[11]

See also

References

  1. JSTOR 17826
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  2. ISBN 9783515074902
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  3. ^ Anderson, T. L. "Herrenvolk Democracy: The Rise of the Alt-Right in Trump's America". Critical Theory and the Humanities in the Age of the Alt-Right. Palgrave Macmillan: 88.
  4. JSTOR 17826
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  5. doi:10.1017/S0020859000111344
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  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/opinion/IHT-a-matter-of-conscience-israeli-democracys-decline.html
  7. ^ https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-16-2717-0_2-1
  8. ^ van den Berghe, Pierre L. (1967). Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective. NY; Sydney: Wiley.
  9. ^ Roediger 1997, p. 172.
  10. ^ Roediger 1997, pp. 59–60.
  11. ^ Blevins, Cameron. "U.S. History Qualifying Exams: Book Summaries: The Wages of Whiteness". Retrieved 28 September 2013.

Bibliography

  • Roediger, David R. (1997). The Wages of Whiteness. Philadelphia:
    ISBN 9781844671458
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