A center-right German leader defended his seemingly racist job which exists for the purpose of reinforcing white supremacist ideas about Black people and African culture.

Politician Manfred Weber has come under fire after being accused of passionately pushing white nationalism in the name of protecting a "European way of life."

According to Politico, the leader of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament believed he was assisting his colleague, Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen. She assigned a new vice president who will serve as the Commissioner in charge of Protecting Our European Way of Life, which The Independent reports was the brainchild of the European Commission.

Despite the title being a clear dog whistle to white supremacists, Weber claims the title is harmless and objectively good.

"The title is absolutely crystal clear: we defend the title, we think the title is a good title – to protect, defend the European way of life. Is there somebody in the room who wants to live the Chinese way of life? Somebody in the room who wants to live the African way of life? Or the American way of life?" he said during a press conference at the European Parliament earlier this week.

"I want to live the European way of life, with solidarity, with democracy, with protecting human rights —especially when it's about migrants. It's absolutely crystal clear," Weber added.

I don't know what the "European way of life" is. If you mean the Judeo-Christian tradition, then call it "Western way of life". If you mean your superior German customs, values and behaviors, then call it "German way of life", because I want nothing to do with it. @ManfredWeber

— a libertarian eurosceptic (@Italians4Brexit) September 17, 2019

I want to live the way of life that sees Manfred Weber shut the fuck up https://t.co/rz3ircm1Ki

— Hideous Strength of the EU ↙↙↙ (@lituainianach) September 17, 2019

Supporters of the center-right and far-right movement in Europe have cited loose immigration policies as an assault on their European heritage. They claim white people are targeted by Muslim immigrants, and terror is a direct correlation to relaxed immigration policy.

Von der Leyen made cabinet appointments and announced the new job title earlier this month, reports The Independent. She went to various lengths to shift attention from the title itself. In an op-ed published in response to critics, she pointed to immigrants as the root cause of uprooting Europeans.

The incoming president claimed they were the "adversaries of Europe" threatening the values of "tolerance" and "nondiscrimination."

Weber and von der Leyen are similar to more popular far-right leaders like Marine Le Pen in France, who came to power alongside the rise of Trump. White nationalism began to rear its head in Europe around 2014 as immigration from the Middle East and Africa spiked.

Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a more positive view of what European life looked like.

“Accepting those that come from far away is part of the European way of life,” he said.

The new administration is set to take power in October.

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