Why are racists obsessed?
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Re: Why are racists obsessed?
Races are not biologically equal. For example different races are prone or immune to different diseases, have different IQ scores etcetc. Accepting the reality of these racial differences is not racism, it is racialism - which is a good thing. What is classified as racism is when someone constructs a hierarchical socio-political (''supremacy'') system based on these differences, which leads to xenophobic value judgements.
Most people though, especially ignorant ''anti-racists'' (usually left wing types) confuse racism with racialism. -
Re: Why are racists obsessed?LOL true, they're all on the Olympic forum banging on and on about how the Olympic ceremony offended them because there were too many non whites in it.(Original post by Suetonius)
I've observed this among many racists. They initially seem to be mere "casual racists". They'll drop the odd slur every now and again, but they don't seem particularly malicious. And yet, eventually, something seems to happen, and their views become an obsession. They can't comment on anything - even the idea of going to some place or an event - without bringing "race" into the issue. They can't talk to a stranger without just getting in that one racialist topic. It's like an infection and an addiction at the same time. They're not happy with being racist in the same way that I have political views. I leave my many views aside when I'm discussing personal issues, but the racist has to make his outlook ubiquitous. There are no limits. In the end, it's the only "important" thing on their mind.
Thoughts? -
Re: Why are racists obsessed?Maybe you just think everyone and everything is racist.(Original post by Suetonius)
I've observed this among many racists. They initially seem to be mere "casual racists". They'll drop the odd slur every now and again, but they don't seem particularly malicious. And yet, eventually, something seems to happen, and their views become an obsession. They can't comment on anything - even the idea of going to some place or an event - without bringing "race" into the issue. They can't talk to a stranger without just getting in that one racialist topic. It's like an infection and an addiction at the same time. They're not happy with being racist in the same way that I have political views. I leave my many views aside when I'm discussing personal issues, but the racist has to make his outlook ubiquitous. There are no limits. In the end, it's the only "important" thing on their mind.
Thoughts?