To Be Against Race

What does it mean, to be against race?

First, we must define race. Let's check the wiki:

The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of dividing humans into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of characteristics.[1] The most widely used human racial categories are based on visible traits (especially skin color, cranial or facial features and hair texture), and self-identification.[1][2]

Conceptions of race, as well as specific ways of grouping races, vary by culture and over time, and are often controversial for scientific as well as social and political reasons. The controversy ultimately revolves around whether or not races are natural types or socially constructed, and the degree to which perceived differences in ability and achievement, categorized on the basis of race, are a product of inherited (i.e. genetic) traits or environmental, social and cultural factors.

Some argue that although race is a valid taxonomic concept in other species, it cannot be applied to humans.[3] Many scientists have argued that race definitions are imprecise, arbitrary, derived from custom, have many exceptions, have many gradations, and that the numbers of races delineated vary according to the culture making the racial distinctions; thus they reject the notion that any definition of race pertaining to humans can have taxonomic rigour and validity.[4] Today most scientists study human genotypic and phenotypic variation using concepts such as "population" and "clinal gradation". Many contend that while racial categorizations may be marked by phenotypic or genotypic traits, the idea of race itself, and actual divisions of persons into races, are social constructs.

That's right, I agree with the wiki. Race is bullshit. I am against it.

So what is racism? Let's check wiki again:

Racism, by its simplest definition, is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

Yes, but it's simpler, and bigger than that. A racist is someone who believes in race. Someone who believes that race is "a valid taxonomic concept" for humans. You see, race is founded on bullshit pseudoscience. If you were taught to be a racist, you will think like a racist. We all were taught to be racist, and today it is still being reinforced via government programs and the media.

The origins of race can be found in the bible: "Shem, Ham and Japheth, the three sons of Noah, producing distinct Semitic (Asian), Hamitic (African), and Japhetic (European) peoples."

To deny race is to deny the racial sciences of the 19th century, and the eugenics of the 20th.
To deny race is to deny the racism of the ancient Hebrews and their modern cousins.

Do Brahmins believe they are a different race than the Dalits? No. They believe they have been assigned a cultural role from birth by God, and they are determined to play that role out. Every group has rules they follow, that's what sets them apart - nothing there about race science, skin color, hair analysis, bumps on the head, etc. You begin your role when you are born, but that is a long way from attempting to forge a heritage in the way the Hebrews did in the bible.

As far as I know, there is only one religion left that is based on the notion that they are a race apart, a "chosen people." It is not a major religion; in fact, it is quite a small cult. However, they are in possession of fabulous wealth, enormous political power, and an unknown number of nuclear weapons. They sit atop the holy land and have now walled themselves in. The name we speak in whispers. Opposition to the behavior of this group will be instantly placed onto a racial platform, where the crimes of the 20th century are replayed for their emotional impact.

Race is their primary weapon; an imaginary weapon, but no less dangerous. A mere accusation will shut up the most stubborn opponent. I would like to defuse this weapon. It is a method of censorship, like calling your opposition "evildoers". It means nothing, but it could cost you your job, your social network, your life.