Eastern WA Example

White Supremacy on Campus? The link to the left is an article published by the Spokesman Review this past April. While this probably wasn't a large news story it is interesting that something on campus can go unnoticed like this. Now I am not saying these people are a part of the movement but for the sake of the blog I think it an interesting and relevant topic to discuss. First off I think this is relevant to my blog topic for it is a media out let in the largest neighboring city that has a negative title implicating that Washington State University is home to White Nationalists. If you notice at the bottom of the article it says the Southern Poverty Law Center has said that this group is promoting white supremacy on our own campus. For me the most interesting part of this article was the conversation that took place in the comments section. A good amount of people saw this as conservative but not necessarily racist, while others saw the part of the article that says, "to revive western civilization and make it the dominant culture in the U.S." as very alarming and I would tend to agree with them. While the individuals who were present on the Washington State University campus may not be the ones to take an radical actions that doesn't mean that they haven't inspired someone else to take action. This goes back to other posts and course readings about lone wolf's and again the planting of the seed not to mention the notion that white nationalists are uneducated and have now transitioned into the new century. As I got farther down the comments I found a post by a person that had this link Ties to WSU Group. The person who was arrested had ties to some of the members of the WSU group and this could have been the lone wolf that we have spoken about. Direct quote from the second article "Although he isn’t currently a student at WSU in Pullman, Hop’s Facebook friends included Phil Tignino, the student leader of the Youth for Western Civilization chapter, an officially recognized student organization on the WSU campus. The group’s anti-immigration, anti-multiculturalism message targets young adults and seems to flirt with the extremist, hate-filled fringe." This is why groups such as these are alarming because with the help of the internet and instant access the reach of these groups is endless. I urge you to read both articles and comment sections if you have not done so I think it is an interesting and relevant topic. What are your thoughts on the WSU group and what if any action should Washington State University take?