Are you saying that an ethnic Russian immigrant living in the American South in the 1930s would have been considered "colored"?
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Replying to @CathyYoung63 @clairlemon
Non necessarily colored but certainly not pure white. 1920s/1930s Klu Klux Klan, for example, would almost certainly not have accepted a Russian-American as a member.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @clairlemon
Sure, but the KKK had their own definitions of who qualified as a proper American--a Catholic would have been off-limits too, of course.
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Replying to @CathyYoung63 @clairlemon
Right -- but KKK definition had real sway in states where Klan included powerful political figures (and influenced legislation, as with immigration act).
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Replying to @HeerJeet @clairlemon
Obviously racial/ethnic classifications have always been complex. Getting back to Mill though, I think he was pretty explicit about separating culture from race/ethnicity.
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Right -- Mill was far better than his contemporaries especially in his long term views (he clearly believed all ethnicities were capable of civilization in long run) but still worked (in practical terms) to maintain hierarchy.
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OK, but that does seem to support a claim that classical liberalism as such runs counter to "identitarianism," no?
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If you believe, as Mill did, that European should dominate globe for foreseeable future (even if there is eventual equality) then I think it's fair to say you have identitarian politics.
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