What is the difference between Nazi based "Aryanism" and modern white supremacist ideology?

Aryanism and White Supremacy are two entirely different concepts. Many people conflate the two. This would be a mistake.

Aryanism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as part of a broader European study of race and racial origins. The term "Aryan" originally referred to a group of ancient peoples who spoke Indo-European languages, and it was primarily used by linguists to describe this linguistic family. However, during the 19th century, the concept of the Aryan race took on a different connotation, particularly in the fields of anthropology and ethnology. As European scholars sought to classify the human species and its various groups, they began to associate the "Aryans" with certain physical and intellectual qualities. The idea was rooted in the belief that Aryans, particularly those of northern European descent, represented the pinnacle of human civilization.

Aryanism and white supremacy, while often conflated in popular discourse, are distinct concepts with different historical and ideological roots. Understanding these differences requires a deep dive into their origins, how they evolved, and the specific ideologies they represent. Although both ideas have been used to justify racial hierarchies, their interpretations, particularly in relation to ethnicity, race, and cultural superiority, are not identical. To understand why Aryanism is not the same as white supremacy, we need to explore the historical context, the intellectual underpinnings, and the evolution of these two concepts.

Aryanism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as part of a broader European fascination with race and racial origins. The term "Aryan" originally referred to a group of ancient peoples who spoke Indo-European languages, and it was primarily used by linguists to describe this linguistic family. However, during the 19th century, the concept of the Aryan race took on a different connotation, particularly in the fields of anthropology and ethnology. As European scholars sought to classify the human species and its various groups, they began to associate the "Aryans" with certain physical and intellectual qualities. The idea was rooted in the belief that Aryans, particularly those of northern European descent, represented the pinnacle of human civilization.

This idea was not originally tied to the concept of "whiteness" as we understand it today. In fact, the term "Aryan" was historically more concerned with linguistic and cultural aspects rather than skin color. The ancient Aryans were thought to have migrated from the steppes of Central Asia into Europe and the Indian subcontinent, spreading their superior culture and technologies along the way. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term became associated with a specific cultural and racial hierarchy that placed the "Nordic" peoples—those from northern Europe—at the top, but it did not necessarily restrict the category of Aryan to "white" people alone. Indeed, some early theorists, such as certain Indian nationalists, even considered Indians of "Aryan" descent as superior to other races in South Asia, a point that complicates the relationship between Aryanism and modern concepts of racial purity.

It was in the context of Nazi ideology that Aryanism became inextricably linked to racial purity. Under Adolf Hitler, the term "Aryan" was redefined to specifically refer to people of northern European descent. This interpretation was deeply entwined with Hitler’s belief in the racial hierarchy that placed Jews, Romani people, and other minorities at the bottom, with "Aryans" at the top. There is a common misunderstanding that Nazis wanted to exterminate people who didn’t have blue eyes, blonde hair, and were tall. That is untrue. It’s that these features were used in propaganda because they were clear indications that someone was distinctively Aryan, not that you weren’t Aryan if you didn’t have those features. That is why it didn’t matter to them that Hitler and Goebbels weren’t blond haired or extremely tall.

It is crucial to note that Aryanism, in its Nazi form, was a highly racialized concept, one that was used to legitimize Nazi policies of racial purity. However, the focus was not solely on the concept of "whiteness" as it is often understood today, but rather on a particular vision of a racially "pure" and culturally "superior" people, whom the Nazis considered to be the inheritors of an ancient and glorious civilization. In this sense, Aryanism as practiced by the Nazis was a more specific, ethnocentric ideology that was primarily concerned with the racial and cultural purity of German and Nordic peoples, not the broad racial category of "white" as it is used in contemporary discourse. However, the reason for this was because Hitler believed he represented Germans, but he also considered Persians to be Aryans, for example. And Japanese were considered “honorary Aryans” due to the sophistication and excellence of their culture. The focus was less on “superiority” in Nazi Germany than it was on “excellence” and self-sovereignty. Jews were considered non-Aryans and a morally degenerate race that corrupted the Aryan people, thus their rule over Germans was considered bad.

White supremacy, on the other hand, emerged in a distinctly different historical context, particularly in the United States and colonial contexts. It is a political and social system built on the belief that white people, specifically those of European descent, are superior to people of all other races. This belief has been historically used to justify slavery, colonialism, segregation, and the marginalization of non-white people. Unlike Aryanism, which was initially more focused on the idea of a "racial" or "cultural" elite, white supremacy is fundamentally tied to the construction of race in the modern era. The idea of "whiteness" as a distinct racial category emerged during the colonial period, when European powers sought to justify their domination over Indigenous populations, enslaved Africans, and other non-white groups.

White supremacy is built on the idea of a hierarchical order where white people sit at the top, and all other racial and ethnic groups are placed below them. This system has been central to the history of racism in the United States, where it underpinned the institution of slavery, the system of Jim Crow segregation, and the exclusionary immigration policies of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

White supremacy, in its modern form, is often associated with the preservation of a white identity and the systemic advantages that come with being classified as white. This focus on "whiteness" contrasts with the earlier, more ethnocentric idea of Aryanism, which was concerned with specific "racial" traits and lineages rather than the broad racial category of "white."

There are some people who aren’t white supremacists but are anti-Semites. For these people, it’s not that whites are superior to others as much as it is that Jews are distinctively inferior to all other groups in the area of moral degeneracy. The same people may consider Aryans to be examples of excellence but not think in terms of strict racial categories as a white supremacist may do. These same people would want Aryans to rule themselves and not be ruled by Jews due to their brutal and psychopathic natures, as demonstrated by the government of Israel and its 75 year history of utterly Satanic behavior, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and now, genocide.

Regarding Plantation slavery, it benefited the plantation owners—many of whom were Jews—to spread as much racism and white supremacy as possible. This helped even the poorest white people to accept the radical inequalities seen in the South. The mentality they “sold” to poor Whites was “you may be poor, but at least you aren’t a n*gger.” The notion was that one could still feel superior to someone, thus playing on their sense of pride. “If you work hard, you can become a massive plantation owner, too, with many slaves” was another false hope sold to them. It conveniently worked out for the shape-shifting Jews to blame Southern Plantation slavery on white people and distance themselves from it, despite their own heavy financing of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and their involvement in both owning the plantations and in speculating on the agricultural commodities markets. As I had mentioned in an earlier article, Jews were so involved in the slave trade that public slave markets were not held on Jewish high holidays. Of course, if you now state these facts you are told it is an “anti-Semitic conspiracy theory,” just like every other thing they have actually done but don’t want to be responsible for.

What this means

My personal belief is that race is a poor way to organize a society. It also doesn’t work well in nations with a lot of racial diversity, like the United States. It doesn’t make sense to have America be a white supremacist nation. And trying to implement this system would create too much division. We already have a system based on Jews using minority groups to treat white men as second class citizens via DEI and affirmative action policies which are nothing more than reverse discrimination. I would argue that we should organize society based on actual merit, and make hiring decisions color blind. Identity politics is a terrible thing no matter who is doing it. I don’t see evidence that white people are superior to other groups. They have been particularly disappointing over the last 20 years or so. Whites have no sense of solidarity or unity with each other. They toss each other under the bus the first chance they get. Whites must learn to resist DEI and woke policies which treat them as second class citizens and an oppressed majority. The fact they would allow this means they are beta boys and cucks, which is pathetic. Whites not tossing each other under the bus doesn’t make them Nazis or white supremacists. It doesn’t make them racist, either. Having a realistic perspective of the moral depravity of Jews could be considered anti-Semitic, but that’s fine. There is absolutely nothing wrong with anti-Semitism or Jew-hate, however you want to say it in a general sense. 95% of Jews are bad people. 90% of whites are bad people. Does this mean we reject every single one of them? No. Individuals should have an opportunity to prove themselves as decent people. For example, Norman Finkelstein, Dr. Zelenko, and Bobby Fischer are or were good Jews. They do exist. It isn’t reasonable to assume 100% of them are bad. But for the sake of general discussion saying things like “Jews are morally degenerate” without the longer form of saying “but there are some exceptions” is easier to do. For example, when I say “men are stronger than women” I am speaking in generalized terms. Of course there are going to be some women who are stronger than some men. That should be obvious.

Below are some who considered themselves Aryans and “honorary Aryan”