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Here’s How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

As one would expect, in these past few months, millions of people on Twitter and other social media platforms have been posting a lot of important and much-needed information surrounding the racism-related problems in the United States. For instance, a man named Michael Harriot, a writer at The Root, created an educational Twitter thread in which he thoroughly analyzed the evolution of white supremacy and explained why it’s still extremely hard for Black people to vote.

In his Twitter thread, the guy explains the history of institutional race-based discrimination towards Black people, highlighting some of the most important events and patterns that led us to where we are now. Without further ado, we invite you to read through this much-needed Twitter thread covering serious issues we’ve been witnessing for the past hundreds of years.

Harriot begins his thread by explaining how the Constitution of the United States is “a manual for setting up a white supremacist state”

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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The author also talks about Thomas Jefferson’s views on slavery and Black people in general

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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In addition, Harriot discusses James Madison

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Then the user begins analyzing the situation of free Black Americans

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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“As you can see, America didn’t slowly progress toward granting people equality to Black people. They ALWAYS knew we should have them”

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Harriot also explains why some states are more racist than others

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

“Black people continued to vote EVEN WHEN IT MEANT DEATH”

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

“In the 2018 midterms, millions of votes suddenly vanished”

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

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Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

Here's How The US Slowly Became A White Supremacist State Explained By A Guy On Twitter

Image credits: michaelharriot

The thread has since gone viral on Twitter, with the original post currently having over 9k likes and 3k retweets.

Hundreds of people have been thanking Harriot for spreading such important information on social media. “Again, I adore you. You are one of the few people I would love to sit down with over dinner (I would happily cook whatever you wanted) and just have a conversation,” a user wrote. “Mr. Harriot, please turn your threads into a YouTube channel. It would reach so many more people and they need to hear and see this,” another user commented.

What did you think about this thread? Feel free to express your opinion down in the comment section!

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Julija Svidraitė is an editor here at Bored Panda who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Before starting her journey at BP, she had worked as a social media specialist at a marketing agency. She has also tried herself in a few different fields working as an intern: from practicing graphic design at a social media marketing agency, to being an assistant at a psychiatric hospital. Besides writing, Julija is also very passionate about illustrating, drinking coffee, and watching crime documentaries. You can find her in Bored Panda Office or reach her at julija.s@boredpanda.com.

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Monika Soffronow 4 years ago

I like the way that a change from calling it 'racism' to calling it 'white supremacy' manages to put the onus on the perpetrator instead of on the victim. This is important because all too often, consciously or unconsciously, victims are blamed for being victims. This happens to rape victims, to victims of domestic violence, even to civilian victims of war unless they are on the aggressor's side. It is common for Europeans to be shocked by racism in America but racism is alive and well here too, just ask the Roma. It is maybe as much about White Supremacy (or Supremacy of the current Elite) as it is about not having to face up to being unethical supremacist bullies when the preferred narrative talks about 'civilizing' others, or 'offering them a chance to better themselves' and other such self-aggrandising platitudes.

38points

LittleMissLotus 4 years ago

Yes, I love how you said the supremacy of the current elite. Too many people outside of the US think that the average person over here is a white supremacist, and that we're the reason that institutionalized racism is still in place. But the truth is, most of us are quite opposed to it, but since the lite who are currently in power are not, it stays. Of course, that being said, some of the average people here are, in fact, racist, and it would be a lie to say that isn't true. But for the most part, the conservative elite are fueling (institutionalized) racism here in the US.

6points

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Parmeisan 4 years ago

"They are deemed incapable of exercising it discreetly, and therefore not safely, for the good of the whole community." Whoa. THAT should be in the Constitution. America would be a much better place right now if antivaxxers were not allowed to vote.

15points

Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago

Jay, buddy, who’s the one who hangs on to Trump’s every word and imagines that sunlight shines out of his every orifice? Why do the uneducated fools who follow Trump because he’s their person: loud, brash, idiotic, and uncivilized call themselves intelligent and free thinkers, whilst those of us who think for ourselves and decide that *gasp* experts know what they’re talking about, and we should listen to them are called fluffy barnyard mammals.

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Kenya Tate 4 years ago

This person (tweeting) is a writer for TheRoot and has plenty of historic knowledge about what he's tweeting about. (also wrote a novel you should check out) Little known fact is that history is open to interpretation. I choose to believe Mr. Harriot's view. Makes the most sense. See all of what he is describing playing out. Long story very short: white people gonna "white people"that thang

13points

Podunkus 4 years ago (edited)

Yes, the author is not “whining.” Minority voter suppression is real and has been independently verified, for example: https://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-their-numbers-have-soared-and-their-polling-places-have-dwindled. ProPublica is an award-winning, non-profit organization that specializes in investigative journalism on important social issues. It was founded by former employees of the Wall Street Journal and is currently run by directors from such global companies as VMware, Akamai, Time Warner, Moderna and venture capital corporations. They are well funded and staffed by professional, degreed journalists.

6points

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