"You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere."

*The Dispossessed*
Ursula K. Le Guin 

 Forgive my ignorance, but.. I *am* ignorant and wanting to know more. 

I've recently randomly come across posts across different social media channels talking about the whiteness of Paganism and condemning the white supremacy of Paganism (infiltrating? Or it's always been inherently white supremacist? Idk.) I'm not doubting this in the least, but there are some things that are fuzzy for me and I think it's because I might be understanding the word Pagan incorrectly.

I'm not a Christian, but I was brought up by conservative Christian pastors and in this environment, I only really learned an historical understanding of the word to basically mean anything that's not Christian, especially non-Ibrahimic religions.

I guess I just want to detangle my understanding of the word so I can follow the line of critique best. 

Is Paganism only applied to 'New Age' stuff? European? Norse ? What about, say, Zoroastrianism or Sumerian, Akkadian, or Greek deities, etc.?

How do I apply the discourse? 

 I am absolutely fuming. My middle schoolers just got home and told me that two separate teachers:

-Blamed 9/11 on Taliban (no, it was Al Qaeda, annoying, but whatever.)
-Subjected them to listening to traumatizing final phone calls from people who died, as they were dying. WTF, what educational purpose does this trauma serve, especially in Middle School
-And, the last one I'm so furious... One of the teachers informed the students that the reason for 9/11 was because they were Muslim (followed by the useless disclaimer "But not all Muslims are bad" statement that does nothing to squash the Islamophobic flame you just lit).

What. The. Fuck. 

Oh, side note, in honor of 9/11, a teacher is forcing kids to do car washes for Veterans and Police (and sure, first responders, too). 

This is complete bullshit.