Governments use racism to keep us divided and conquered
When racism is used to single people out based on our judgement of their groups rather than judging them as individuals, it is detrimental. We have the right to choose our associations for whatever reasons we like, but judging an individual as a member of a collective as superficial as race keeps us from enjoying the full potential of our relationships. Unfortunately, simply expressing preference is not enough for some people, so they look for ways to impose their judgements on others, whether positive or negative. This is where governments step in to take advantage of “racism.”
Using any judgement about a person to justify an act of force against them is wrong. Racism happens to be a very common justification and one of the most vile because it denies people their individuality in the mind of the racist who sees them only as a member of a collective. Our tendency to evaluate people by race provides governments with another opportunity. All we need to do is look at a map of the world to see that the forced collectives formed by governments generally reflect racial groups. What is not so obvious is how governments stoke racism through nationalism.
Historically, racism has been used as motivation for the most catastrophic violent atrocities. All racial judgements are subjective evaluations, but when a judgement of superiority is combined with a government’s belief that it owns everyone in its territory and can engineer society by violence, mass murder is often the result. Whether done by governments or individuals acting on their own, to steal from, assault, or kill someone is to govern them. Widespread violence by individuals or small groups motivated by racism are just as wrong as racist wars or purges, but much easier to deal with than when all of that racism is violently institutionalized in government.
Governments use racism as justification for all kinds of policies that further entrench the practice of evaluating people by race. Some governments do this with policies intended to reverse racism, which tend to have the same disastrous effects as welfare, but targeted to a specific race. The super rich especially appreciate racism because the artificial divides it creates are a convenient distraction from the genuine divides between the super rich and the rest of us. Governments use racism to keep us divided and conquered.
Chapter 8 Section V From FREEDOM! by Adam Kokesh
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Racism is terrible, but government getting involved always makes it worse!
Yep, sad but true!
Nice post @adamkokesh! Here's another one on the topic, it's a bit more triggering though. Gay Republican’s Epic Mini-Rant on Sh!thole Countries!
@mickeybeaves
Right, exactly
The government is not simply involved . The government has been instrumental in continuing the system of oppression and division.
This is a great chapter from the book!
Please do, let me know what you think when you are done!
#EndRacisim
Very well thought out, will for sure check out the book!
Please do!
Amen, they try but if we divide, then the responsibility is on us, not the cabal, or the government. If two dogs got into a confrontation, who would be stupid enough to say "it's because one is yellow and the other is grey". Are we dumber than dogs? Love the post, will follow.
Great analogy, thank you for reading, commenting, and supporting!
Thank you for giving me a voice by replying, it is a nice gift.
Very well put, can be such a tough subject!
Yes it can, thanks!
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Institutional racism is defined as racism perpetrated by government entities such as schools, the courts or the military. Unlike the racism perpetrated by individuals, institutional racism has the power to negatively affect the bulk of people belonging to a racial group.
Very well put!
freedom most need all people.
The thing is that also constituent groups in society frequently use the same governmental divisive "lingo" describe one another. It also creates divisions.
Indeed!