Saturday, December 31, 2016

What Do We Mean When We Talk About Race? Part Three.

Continuing With The Various Forms Of Racism. "As for the immigrants, they are the ones to whom it can be accounted a merit to be Americans. For they have had to take trouble for their citizenship, whereas it has cost the majority nothing at all to be born in the land of civic freedom." Albert Einstein...

Monday, December 26, 2016

What Do We Mean When We Talk About Race? Part Two.

The Various Forms of Racism. "Well, there is no magic solution [to the problem of racism]. I would only hope that where there is a will there is a way. I think probably that Americans will have to realize how stupid this attitude is and how harmful it is, also, to the standing of the United States."...

Saturday, December 24, 2016

What Do We Mean When We Talk About Race?

In my previous entries (1), (2), (3), I've talked about white supremacy and some of its fallacies. In these next several posts, I will talk about racism: what it is, how to recognize it, and how to recognize it in ourselves. First, unfortunately, I have the tedious task of laying the groundwork. I...

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

The Bell Stops Here. God, Democracy, Evolution, Human Migration and Prehistory.

I have dedicated these several posts to examining the fallacies of the white supremacist's creed. I believe this is an important effort because a superficial look at questions of race cause some to adopt toxic behaviors and promote toxic public policies. In the first entry, I described how geography...

Sunday, December 18, 2016

The Bell Stops Here: Genetics, Intelligence and Race

What we have thus far. In my previous post, while addressing the myth of white supremacy, I discussed at length how geography and climate affect the advancement of civilization. The acquisition, storage and maintenance of knowledge defines the advancement of civilization. The ability to acquire,...