Morenazi
Morenazi or morenario are derogatory terms to describe non-white people, or more directly mixed race, black, or even Europeans who are not considered fully white by WASP culture or neo-Nazis, who show support or sympathy for Nazism, Nazi Germany, the personality cult of Adolf Hitler and more directly white supremacism.
Term
The term emerged after World War II, after the discourse of white racial purity managed to creep in with some nationalist movements critical of the republican democratic system in Latin America. Morenazis display the stereotypical ideals of the North American and European branches of neo-Nazism: racist discourses, specifically antisemitic, of the racial superiority of whites, conspiracy theories such as the persecution of whites, and the repudiation of non-white immigrants.Although the term underscores the paradox arising when historically marginalised groups engage in hate speech, it also exposes an implicit hierarchy within such discourses, implying that racism and discrimination are deemed legitimate or coherent only when expressed by Caucasian individuals. Consequently, the term morenazi operates within the same discriminatory framework that it ostensibly seeks to critique.
Arguments in favor of Nazism among non-whites
People labeled as morenazis have argued that they sympathize with Nazism because of their "defense" of traditionalism, homeland, historical negationism and anti-Zionism. In addition to their xenophobic discourse, it has been recorded that morenazi groups, also show homophobia, transphobia and anti-communism, so that for some they are part of the extreme right.In the early 20th century, Black separatist and Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Garvey met with leaders of the Ku Klux Klan, describing them as having more "honesty of purpose towards the Negro" than the NAACP. During a trial for mail fraud expressed antisemitic views towards the judge and district attorney, calling them "damned dirty Jews".
On December 1, 2022, American rapper Kanye West praised Adolf Hitler on InfoWars, saying "every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler", "I love Jewish people but I also love Nazis", "There's of things that I about Hitler; of things", "I like Hitler", and "I am a Nazi".
In September 2024 during the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, CNN reported that Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson used antisemitic slurs on pornographic forums from 2008–2012. In those posts, Robinson identified as a "Black Nazi" and voiced support for Adolf Hitler.
In October 2024 during the 2024 [United States Senate election in Minnesota], one of Royce White's tweets from 2022 began circulating, in which he opined that "The bad guys won World War II. There were no 'good guys' in that war. The controlling interests had a jump ball. If you look closely, you see the link between liberalism and communism in the Allied forces. Remember what Gen Patton said and why they capped him." White was referencing conspiracy theories regarding the death of George Patton. When asked about the tweet, White told Newsweek: "By 'bad guys,' I mean those who benefited from World War II without fighting in it—people who funded the wars, gained political power or institutional prominence," he said. "I'm talking about entities like the United Nations, which I'm not the first to criticize, and organizations like the and the World Bank. The crony capitalism that spread globally after the war—yes, they won World War II."
When confronted with social media scrutiny, some of these same morenazis have backtracked on their incongruous ideas, disbanded, and expressed that they will engage in self-reflection to correct their errors.
Critics
The Israeli newspaper Enlace Judío, in Spanish, made a report called Los morenazis: con la suástica por dentro, about neo-Nazism in Mexico, where the interviewer of Jewish origin describes the morenazis as totally ignoring the issue of racism in white supremacist neo-Nazi circles:Civil rights organizer Eric K. Ward has written about how white nationalists have advocated temporary alliances with "the Blacks, the Mexicans, the Orientals" against the "real enemy", which they believe to be the Zionist [Occupation Government conspiracy theory|Zionist Occupation Government].