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...this was a set of comments on a post about Racism...
"Human beings are Tribal by nature. We organically gravitate to 'our own'. This usually applies to 'ethnicity', but, in the case of artists - especially musicians - this can be purely Cultural. Note how 'interracial' musicians are. They Hear more than they See.
What European Civilization has done is to distil that Tribalism into Racism, with The so-called White Race on top. And that was done almost exclusively for Fiscal reasons, as Money drove their Empires.
I say so-called because in the early to mid 19th Centuries, Catholic Irish were not considered White. And I'm old enough to remember when Italians were 'not White' either.
Truth is, Race is purely a Social Construct.
Of course Racism is quite real. But Race itself is bullshit. The DNA bouillabaisse of the American People is proof of that. [Love that White Supremacist who found out he was 17% Black. lol]
That said, a lotta Old White Folks are gonna have to die off before this shit eases up. They're too skert to let go of their Racism. For many, it's all they have left to feel better about.
I believe the fatal error The Rulers have made is to show that they think of all of us 'ruled folks' as niggers. That's what has really upset the lower class Whites. And I use that word purposefully because it is so hateful.
I believe it to be the only word that truly conveys the utter contempt The Rulers have for the rest of us.
Growing up White in America, even in the most liberal of households, subtly embeds Racist perceptions in all of us. The best one can do is be aware of them, not let them run you and don't go in the other direction - White Guilt - which simply makes you prey to non-White demagogues, who are also 'allies' of The Rulers in that they fuel the racial divide among the ruled."
"Human beings are Tribal by nature. We organically gravitate to 'our own'. This usually applies to 'ethnicity', but, in the case of artists - especially musicians - this can be purely Cultural. Note how 'interracial' musicians are. They Hear more than they See.
What European Civilization has done is to distil that Tribalism into Racism, with The so-called White Race on top. And that was done almost exclusively for Fiscal reasons, as Money drove their Empires.
I say so-called because in the early to mid 19th Centuries, Catholic Irish were not considered White. And I'm old enough to remember when Italians were 'not White' either.
Truth is, Race is purely a Social Construct.
Of course Racism is quite real. But Race itself is bullshit. The DNA bouillabaisse of the American People is proof of that. [Love that White Supremacist who found out he was 17% Black. lol]
That said, a lotta Old White Folks are gonna have to die off before this shit eases up. They're too skert to let go of their Racism. For many, it's all they have left to feel better about.
I believe the fatal error The Rulers have made is to show that they think of all of us 'ruled folks' as niggers. That's what has really upset the lower class Whites. And I use that word purposefully because it is so hateful.
I believe it to be the only word that truly conveys the utter contempt The Rulers have for the rest of us.
Growing up White in America, even in the most liberal of households, subtly embeds Racist perceptions in all of us. The best one can do is be aware of them, not let them run you and don't go in the other direction - White Guilt - which simply makes you prey to non-White demagogues, who are also 'allies' of The Rulers in that they fuel the racial divide among the ruled."
