White supremacy is a system of structural and societal racism which privileges white people over everyone else, regardless of the presence or absence of racial hatred. White racial advantages occur at both a collective and an individual level.
We just updated this chart, which presents some of the ways people practice and reinforce white supremacy that they may not be aware of, or even think of as “white supremacy”. If you are unsure of what any of these terms mean, please feel free to look them up. There is an abundance of scholarship and research on each of these things.
Image Source: Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (2005). Adapted: Ellen Tuzzolo (2016); Mary Julia Cooksey Cordero (@jewelspewels) (2019); The Conscious Kid (2020).
In the history and evolution of Humanity, the nastiest tribes always win. This is not an excuse for racism, just pointing out a historic reality. Large civilizations in the recent past, such as the Greek and Roman were in their origin fierce warrior clans, conquering all and ruthless. But they developed civilized infrastructure and became comfortable. Then they were pushed out by the Germanic hoards and civilization took ten steps back. If you follow human history, the cycle repeats itself over and over. Perhaps at some point the non Caucasien portion of the world will rise up and take over. It has happened before, Genghis Khan and his Mongolien army took over a huge swath of the world. The Chinese Empire was extensive and powerful. History and power are never static.