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White ethnostate

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A white ethnostate is a proposed type of state in which residence and citizenship would be limited to white people. It is a form of monoethnic state.

In the United States, proposals for the establishment of such a state are advanced by white supremacist and white nationalist[1] factions such as the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi organization The Base,[2] and others. Proponents have sometimes advocated for violent measures, including terrorism in order to accelerate societal collapse.[1][3]

Factions claim that either a specific region of a country or the entire country should exclude non-white people and limit rights to white people.[citation needed]

Proposed white ethnostates

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United States

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A map showing the suggested boundaries of the Northwest Territorial Imperative in red

In the United States, the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana) has been proposed by many white supremacists as a location for the establishment of a white ethnostate. The Northwest Territorial Imperative was promoted by Richard Girnt Butler, Robert Miles, Robert Jay Mathews, David Lane, and Harold Covington, alongside the white supremacist terrorist organization The Order, the neo-Nazi Christian Identity organization Aryan Nations, the white power skinhead group Volksfront, and the Northwest Front, among others. The Northwest Territorial Imperative also has loose overlap with the Cascadia independence movement, which also seeks to create an independent republic between the Northwest and parts of Northern California in the United States and British Columbia in Canada, though many Cascadian groups specifically reject white nationalist ideologies.[4][5][6] Some use the term American Redoubt to describe a similar migration to the Northwestern United States.[7]

The Southern United States has also been proposed as a white ethnostate by the self-proclaimed "Southern Nationalist" League of the South (LS) due to the region's history of secessionism and its de facto independence as the Confederate States of America (1861–1865). The Republic of Florida Militia also has fought for the creation of a white ethnostate in Florida.[8]

The Shield Wall Network (SWN), a neo-Nazi organization founded by Billy Roper and based in Mountain View, Arkansas, has proposed another white ethnostate. The network seeks to establish this ethnostate in the Ozark region and is affiliated with other separatist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan (KKK); the Knights Party, located near Harrison, Arkansas; the League of the South (LS); and the National Socialist Movement (NSM), a member of the now-defunct Nationalist Front.[9] Conversely, the Ozarks have been a "hotbed" for adherents of the Christian Identity movement, including the Church of Israel and various members of the Christian Patriot movement who have established paramilitary training camps to prepare for a coming Armageddon.[9][10][11]

Africa

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Main articles: Rhodesia and Volkstaat

The Southern African state of Rhodesia existed from 1965 to 1979 due to the region's white minority attempting to form a separate government in response to a policy from the ruling British government to shift to majority rule before allowing colonial independence. Following the Rhodesian Bush War and both diplomatic and economic pressure, the country granted universal suffrage and became Zimbabwe in 1980.

In South Africa, the term Volkstaat is used to refer to a proposed white ethnnostate within the country.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ford, Matt (January 22, 2017). "The 'Far Right' in America: A Brief Taxonomy". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  2. ^ McKenzie, Nick; Wilson, Jason; Tozer, Joel; McNeill, Heather (March 26, 2021). "US neo-Nazi group recruits young Australians, secret recordings reveal". The Age. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  3. ^ McKenzie, Nick; Wilson, Jason; Tozer, Joel; McNeill, Heather (March 27, 2021). "From One Nation to neo-Nazism: Australians being drawn into extremism". The Age. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "Diversity Inclusion Policy". Cascadia Now!. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  5. ^ Barry J. Balleck (November 25, 2014). Allegiance to Liberty: The Changing Face of Patriots, Militias, and Political Violence in America. Praeger Publishing. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-1440830952. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  6. ^ Buck, Christopher (April 30, 2009). Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishing. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0313359590. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  7. ^ Walters, Daniel (April 26, 2018). "Does this anti-"sodomite," slavery-defending, Holocaust-denying Idaho pastor lead a hate group?". Inlander (newspaper). Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  8. ^ "Republic of Florida (ROF) | ADL". Anti-Defamation League. February 15, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Shield Wall Network (SWN)". Anti-Defamation League. September 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  10. ^ "Dan Gayman" (PDF). The Missouri Times. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2026. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  11. ^ Flynn, Kevin; Gerhardt, Gary (July 1, 1989). The Silent Brotherhood: Inside America's Racist Underground. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 978-0-02-910312-8.
  12. ^ Popp, Maximilian (January 3, 2011). "The Village Where the Neo-Nazis Rule". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
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