Feb 13 2013: Your whole premise is based off of racism being a byproduct of biology. Racism to create, establish and perpetuate a "unique" species? That doesn't make sense. Nature does not discriminate, nor lean towards black or white for uniqueness. You are arguing from a biologically deterministic standpoint.
I would counter that racism is a social construction. If it were compared to Darwinism, then it should be compared to social darwinism. A construction designed to preserve the unequal distribution of resources towards the dominant (white) group. However, I do not think racism is innate or has anything to do with raw preservation.
I do agree that the wants and needs of humanity need to be reassessed, particularly within the global north. Western countries are the biggest culprits, and until we recognize how our consumption is destroying the planet and resulting in catastrophic inequality in developing nations it will continue to be a predicament. I am not a socialist, but I will not deny capitalism's role in the matter.
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I would counter that racism is a social construction. If it were compared to Darwinism, then it should be compared to social darwinism. A construction designed to preserve the unequal distribution of resources towards the dominant (white) group. However, I do not think racism is innate or has anything to do with raw preservation.
I do agree that the wants and needs of humanity need to be reassessed, particularly within the global north. Western countries are the biggest culprits, and until we recognize how our consumption is destroying the planet and resulting in catastrophic inequality in developing nations it will continue to be a predicament. I am not a socialist, but I will not deny capitalism's role in the matter.