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Arkansas 'Whites-Only' Town Revives Far-Right Ideals: Return to Segregation? (thedailyguardian.com)
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A whites-only town in Arkansas revives far-right segregationist ideals, banning immigrants, people of colour, Jews, and LGBTQ+ individuals in a disturbing return to the past.

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[–] FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

It is a cause for concern, but the article is definitely titled misleadingly. It makes it sound like this was backed by the town's government, when its really just a bunch of crazy racists trying to start a compound and eventually turn it into an officially recognized town.