Race traitor is a derogatory term which is used by racists and/or activists (of any race) for those who are members of their own race, but who don't share their views, or who work (or are perceived as working) against the vested interests of their race, or who have intimate relationships with members of other races. [1] Sometimes, the term is little more than a crude epithet uttered by racists against those who associate with members of other races (and who don't agree with the racist views of the accuser). Other times, the term as a political insult against persons who are perceived to act politically in a fashion contrary to the interests of their race. One example of a prominent individual accused of being a race traitor in the latter sense is Clarence Thomas, who is often called a race traitor (or an Uncle Tom) by African-American activists, who consider his conservative political views contrary to African-American interests. It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ... The term race distinguishes a population of humans from other populations. ... The term race distinguishes a population of humans from other populations. ... Justice Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist and has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991. ... // The term as a pejorative epithet Uncle Tom is a pejorative term for a black person who is perceived by other blacks to be obsequiously servile to white authority figures, or who simply are perceived as being unnecessarily accommodating of whites. ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American, or black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Conservatism [derivative of conserve; from Latin conservare, to keep, guard, observe] is a broad political philosophy defined by Edmund Burke as a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology of objectives. ...
The term is the source of the name of a quarterly magazine, Race Traitor, founded in 1992. Race Traitor is also a quarterly journal founded in 1992 by John Garvey and Noel Ignatiev. ...
The white race is a historically constructed social formation.
The existence of the white race depends on the willingness of those assigned to it to place their racial interests above class, gender, or any other interests they hold.
RaceTraitor aims to serve as an intellectual center for those seeking to abolish the white race.
Traitor may also mean a person who betrays (or is accused of betraying) their own political party, family, friends, ethnic group, religion, or other group to which they may belong.
Likewise the term "traitor" is used in heated political discussion – typically as a slur against political dissidents, or against officials in power who are perceived as failing to act in the best interest of their constituents.
However, instead of being tried for treason, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder US nationals, aiding the Taliban and terrorist offences relating to Al Qaeda, even though he joined the Taliban during the period before September 11, 2001 when the United States was aiding the Taliban to help their destruction of the opium crop.
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