The New Age of Eliminationism in America: A Conversation with David Neiwert and Barry Mauer in Orlando, Florida, April 19, 2017

Contributors

David Neiwert

Keywords

Eliminationism, Pulse Nightclub, Omar Mateen, Radicalization, Dehumanization, Republican Party, Donald Trump, Tea Party Militias, Right Wing, White Supremacists, Islam Terrorism, Gatekeepers, Mainstream media, Liberty University, Education, Liberalism, Cognitive Bias, The Enlightenment, Empathy Platforming, Gay Marriage, Electracy Myth, Digital Natives, Conspiracy Theories, Infowars, Ayn Rand, Coral Reefs, George W. Bush, Deficits, MSNBC, Bill O’Reilly, David Horowitz, Racism, Both-siderism, Logical Fallacy, Antifa, SPLC, 9/11, Universities, Delusions, Values

Abstract

On April 18, 2017, David Neiwert presented a talk to the University of Central Florida titled “The New Age of Eliminationism in America: How the Internet Feeds Radicalization and Dehumanization.” The next day, he sat down for a discussion with Dr. Barry Mauer, Interim Director of the Texts and Technology Doctoral Program and a co-director of the Citizen Curator Project, which is sponsoring exhibitions about Eliminationism and resilience on the anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Neiwert summarized his April 18th talk as follows: The politics of elimination — embodied in nativism, white supremacism, and similar authoritarian ideologies -have long been part of the American political fabric, but in recent years have come bubbling forward in the wave of hate-crime incidents associated with the 2016 election, as well as mass killings such as those in Charleston, S.C., and at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Historically fueled by dehumanizing rhetoric and belief systems, eliminationism has become a common theme in rising right-wing ideologies around the globe, spread especially through the phenomenon of online radicalization, both among Islamist radicals and alt-right white nationalists. Neiwert’s talk will explore this history, and suggest ways of countering the spread of this kind of hate.

Publication Date

5-20-2017

Original Citation

"The New Age of Eliminationism in America: A Conversation with David Neiwert and Barry Mauer in Orlando, Florida, April 19, 2017.” Medium. https://medium.com/@barrymauer.uff/the-new-age-of-eliminationism-in-america-a-conversation-with-david-neiwert-and-barry-mauer-in-ea472876bff6

Document Type

Paper

Language

English

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Publisher's version

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Location

Orlando (Main) Campus

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