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by msoad 4354 days ago
That's very true. They don't even hate non-White people. They just don't know enough of them.

I'm non-White and was in Montana for a while. At first interaction it was obvious some people didn't even like talking to me but when I was breaking the ice and forcing some conversation they were very good people. Even interested in learning about my background.

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> They don't even hate non-White people. They just don't know enough of them.

From the article:

> The percentage of Stormfront’s target audience [whites] that joins is actually higher in areas with more minorities. This is particularly true when you look at Stormfront’s members who are 18 and younger and therefore do not themselves choose where they live.

The more nonwhites they know, the more likely they are to go to stormfront. They say ignorance is bliss.

There's a difference between seeing lots of minorities around your town, and having minority friends. One of these things makes you more likely to post on Stormfront, the other makes it less likely.
I'd wager that they don't actually know them; they probably cherry-pick the negative impressions they experience.