Recently, I have been jokingly saying that there seems to of developed a new type of what can be described as a “mental illness”. I called it “race-obsession“. It basically amounts to an overly strong obsession about race. It was started as a joke but as I reflected on it, I think there is truth in it. I first mentioned this in my article: Thoughts on my statement, “I can’t believe what I’m hearing” – cheap opportunism in the Biden era, with remarks on cultural alienation. I do not claim to be all-knowing about this but here are some thoughts on it, as it appears to me at this time:
WHY THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME UNBELIEVABLE
Over the years, the idea of “racism”, that people go around hating people of other races, has become increasingly ridiculous and unbelievable. A lot of the ridiculousness of this viewpoint has become apparent by “race-obsession” which has blown it all out of proportion, revealing its flaws and absurdities. The fact is that the “racist” line of thought just isn’t convincing anymore. There are a number of reasons why this has become the case:
- Its persistent and continual emphasis on one thing as dominant . . . race, people’s physical characteristics
- How it claims that race is the primary thing that dictates relationships between people, the source of conflict between people, and such, which is ridiculous
- How they always immediately assume that things are done with evil or malicious intent, like hatred
- How they never inquire into the motives and purposes of what’s going on and they give no explanation . . . all they do is accuse people
- How claims of racism, and how everything is racial, just goes on and on and on . . . it never ends
- How people who are race-obsessed are the only people who “find” racism in things . . . no one else makes a racial issue out of things
- How they make racial issues out of just about everything, often about things that have nothing to do with race . . . I’ve even heard people say that climate change is caused by racism!
- How many people always find a way to make themselves innocent victims of white people . . . without fail!
- How people use the word “racism” to suit their own purposes, even though it has nothing to do with race
- How they endlessly nitpick everything, noting every little problem and blowing it out of proportion and, of course, making it a racial issue
- How there is no justification that people naturally hate people of other races . . . I’ve haven’t even heard of an explanation of why this would be the case
- How they seem to have all these problems they ascribe to racism, but many people of other races and cultures don’t seem to have the same problems . . . it’s like they are the only people who are victims of racism
- How the idea of racism doesn’t allow for any other explanation . . . its racist or all about race and that’s it!
- If you say anything against it or criticize it then they say that you are denying it . . . white people, of course, are in denial!
- How they continually accuse people of racism . . . and they do it so easily and effortlessly
- How they “trap” people into being racist . . . you’re racist and that’s it and they “find” ways to make people racist!
- How they say that white people, especially, are inherently racist, that it is even unconscious or that it is “ingrained” or an “internalized white supremacy” . . . my god, white people can’t escape being racist! There’s no way out.
- How they often think that white people should sit and beat themselves because they are supposed to be racist
- How the racist point of view often becomes fanatical . . . it dominates their whole thinking about life
- How they think everything should revolve around them and their problems . . . we should all stop what we’re doing and concern ourselves with them
- How they disregard or don’t even consider other people’s problems . . . do they even know other people have problems?
- How many of its claims are ridiculous . . . many are completely absurd and oddball and they even get to the point of being insane
- They use the term “race” in a sense more than what it means . . . they will often use weird terms like “racial wellness” and “racial trauma” and “racial experience”
- How there are other more realistic explanations for what they are ascribing to racism
- How racism has become a way to blame other people for the problems they have . . . the people usually blamed are white people
- How racism has become a means to complain . . . and complain . . . and complain
- How it’s obvious that some of the accusations of racism is just a new form of expressing hatred toward people . . . to call someone a racist is like a politically correct way of saying “I hate you!”
- How the idea of racism seems to promote conflict between people by preaching hatred between people . . . remember that the whole idea is based in the principle that people hate people because of race
- How it’s obvious that the idea of racism is being used as a means of manipulation by some people
- How they use race as a means to get a “free ride” or to get some from of special privilege, such as to get accepted to the University, get hired, get money, etc.
In the end, “race-obsession” turned the idea of racism into an abuse and an avenue for hatreds, discontents, opportunism, and other motives. Its become a weapon for people to wield for whatever reason. Its being wielded so much, and for so many reasons, that “everything is racist”. You name it . . . its racist.
A common expression of mine goes something like this:
“Have you ever heard of the story called ‘the boy who cried wolf’? It tells the story of a boy who cried wolf falsely so many times that no one believed him anymore. Now we are dealing with a new story called ‘the country that cried racist’. This is a country that has cried racism falsely so many times that you can’t believe it any more.”
There’s a lot of truth in that.
SOME EXAMPLES
A good example of “race-obsession”, and how ridiculous it has gotten, can be seen in this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/obama-judge-rules-crt-trainings-can-violate-federal-law-after-it-traumatized-white-teacher/ar-BB1h7pVh?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=44d65da51b734088861879ad90b963b4&ei=24. and https://www.foxnews.com/media/penn-state-professor-says-school-forced-teach-english-language-white-supremacy-religious-cult. :
It says:
- An “equity administrator . . . engaged in breathing exercises in one session and suggested White staff needed to hold their breath longer than people of color in order to “‘feel the pain’ that George Floyd endured”.”
- It also says, “White English… kills people of color.”
- It also says, “the then-DEI director emailed all employees “calling on White people” to “feel terrible” about their “own internalized White supremacy” and to “hold other White people accountable.’”.
- It talks about a professor who said that “he was subjected to instruction that the English language is racist and the embodiment of “White supremacy”.”
- It also said that University faculty “associated ‘White supremacy’ with all the evils of the world”.”
- He said, “the university wanted him to believe that “as a White individual, I’m somehow responsible for all the injustices and suffering currently in the world and in the history of the world. “.”
- It says that one lady said it was “her view that racism practiced against White faculty and students is legitimate.”.”
- It also says that a lady “instructed her writing faculty to teach that White supremacy exists in language itself, and therefore, that the English language itself is ‘racist’ and, furthermore, that White supremacy exists in the teaching of writing of English, and therefore writing teachers are themselves racist white supremacists.”.”
- A professor was told “white teachers are a problem”.
- The professor was told that he “should attend “antiracist” workshops “until you get it”.” because he was bothered by what they were saying.
- It mentions “the continuous stream of racial insult directed at White faculty”.
This took place at a University!
Here we see some themes:
- It has a preoccupation with race
- It blames white people for problems – even all the problems of the world
- It expresses hatred toward white people
- It has weird ideas about race and what “racism” is – white people should feel terrible about their own “internalized White supremacy”
- It took an everyday common thing and made a racial issue out of it – the English language is racist and the embodiment of “White supremacy”
- It is ridiculous
- It blindly accuses people – writing teachers are racist white supremacists
- It is hypocritical – from what is said it is clear that they are the ones who hate another race . . . they are the “racists”, not white people, who are really the victims of their racism
- It all says this under the shroud of “racism”, as if saying it makes them automatically right
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See these articles for another example: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13001065/university-wisconsin-racism-seminar-no-exceptional-white-people.html and https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wisconsin-law-students-told-there-are-no-exceptional-white-people/ss-BB1hcj8m?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=de6a0e62561b4d1fa45bd76e6232c2f8&ei=13
It says:
- “The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s law school subjected its first-year students to a mandatory racial training seminar, during which they were told that there is no cure for their racism no matter how many workshops they attend.”
- Students went to a presentation that claimed that only white people can be racist and will in perpetuity ‘attempt to excuse, defend or cover up racist actions of other white people’
- There is a pamphlet called ’28 Common Racist Attitudes and Behaviors that Indicate a Detour or Wrong Turn into White Guilt, Denial or Defensiveness.’
- The pamphlet says, “as a white person, ‘[you] may have attended many anti-racism workshops; you may not be shouting racist epithets or actively discriminating against people of color, but you still experience privilege based on your white skin color.’ ‘You benefit from this system of oppression and advantage no matter what your intentions are.’ “
- Wisconsin law students were told that ‘there are no exceptional white people’.
This took place at a Law School and was being led by an “anti-racism professional” and someone who describes himself as a “social justice educator”!
Here we see some themes, some similar to the previous example:
- It has a preoccupation with race
- It expresses hatred toward white people
- It has weird ideas about race and what “racism” is
- It paints white people as “bad”, unable to change from their racists ways
- It degrades white people – ‘there are no exceptional white people’
- It is ridiculous
- It is hypocritical – from what is said it is clear that they are the ones who hate another race . . . they are the “racists”, not white people, who are really the victims of their racism
- It all says this under the shroud of “racism”, as if saying it makes them automatically right
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See this article for another example: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/woke-person-claiming-white-people-complimenting-black-people-is-a-form-of-micro-agression/ar-BB1hx3sA?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=f87173d5b6ce4bee9f3c7a3934ec9be7&ei=11. In this article a black lady says that a white person complimenting a black person is a form of micro-aggression and can be offensive.
We see some traits:
- Its a racial issue again . . . white and black people
- It suggests a dislike toward white people
- It is a fabricated threat . . . complimenting people is a micro-aggression?
- It is ridiculous
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In this article they are saying that Artificial Intelligence is racist: Is Artificial Intelligence Really Racist? It’s Time To Confront Our Biggest AI Fears (msn.com). It sounds, to me, that they are really frightened of a new technology that appears that it will run our lives. Many white people have been complaining about that since the industrial revolution began. But what does race have to do with that? It says, “there is a diversity crisis in AI”. It seems like they are complaining because there aren’t enough black people in the industry! The biggest thing about this is that they are saying an industry is “racist” just because there aren’t enough black people in it. To lay claim that an industry is racist because it doesn’t have enough of a specific race of people is completely absurd. That would mean that every business in the world is racist for what business has every race? This shows how people are willing to call anything racist to suit their purposes.
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In this article they are saying that the British countryside is racist: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/british-countryside-is-a-racist-and-colonial-white-space-wildlife-charities-claim/ar-BB1hVECt?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=c5ee916f6e364499b91b764fe8950bf9&ei=9 and https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-the-countryside-too-white-last-time-i-checked-it-was-green/ar-BB1hZy7y?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ddb2021fc9f54f52bb43697f4be7cbb9&ei=61 and https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-anti-racists-want-me-to-hate-britain/ar-BB1i0Odm?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=4d162c16b10f4ba9f2b269273d48c04b&ei=13. A lot of weird statements are said:
- That the British countryside has been influenced by “racist colonial legacies”. What is that, exactly? This is England . . . how can there be a “colonial legacy”?
- That they “have created an environment some fear is “dominated by white people””. They “fear”? What’s that about? What are they frightened of? I think that is a very good question. I think the question of why they are frightened is an important one for them to ask themselves. I say this because my observation is that a lot of race-obsession is based in a feeling of being ‘small’ in the midst of people who are more dominant and in power. This feeling ‘small’ often causes feelings such as fear or apprehension. Basically, we need to establish if the feeling of fear comes from the feeling of being ‘small’ or if it’s based on something real. And they do know that England is full of English people . . . right? What do they expect to find in the countryside . . . Mongolian people? A lot of this sounds like me going to Japan and complaining that everything and everyone in the countryside is Japanese and calling them racist for it!
- It says, “the evidence shows that people of colour in the UK are more likely to live in areas with less green space and that are more heavily polluted, and at the same time are significantly less likely to visit natural spaces.” Are they blaming English people because of where they live? It sure sounds like it.
- It says “rural areas were perceived as unwelcoming and off-limits to minority communities.” They “perceive”? What does that mean? The word “perceive” suggests that it is what they felt, not what anyone did to them. The blaming of white people for the feelings they have is a common theme in race-obsession. They feel apprehensive . . . its white people’s fault. They feel frightened . . . its white people’s fault. And, of course, it proves white people are racist.
- It says that “The UK’s role in the European colonial project has also driven the current climate and nature crises.” To me, this sounds like they have now jumped from the countryside to blaming the UK for world problems. From my experience, the fact that they “jumped” to a whole other subject, intended to cast blame, suggests that blame is really what this is whole thing is about.
- That there is “evidence on the links between “systemic racism” and climate change.” What does that have to do with the British countryside? And what does racism have to do with climate change? This is a good example of how they are finding racism in everything.
- One of the articles makes a very good statement: “This has got to stop. This constant drip feed of the sinister narrative of white versus non-whites, the oppressors versus the oppressed is guaranteed to lead the nation down a path of social strife . . .” I agree. I’ve been saying stuff like this for years and no one will listen to me . . . or I’m a racist.
- And another good statement: “Continue to tell the indigenous population that their culture, their lifestyle, their very existence is a threat and an affront to their ethnic minority fellow countrymen and there will come a time when the resentment will become so great that the resulting backlash will be extremely difficult to control or contain.” I agree. I think many of us in the US are starting to feel that resentment.
This article shows some common sign of race-obsession which include:
- Weird claims and statements that don’t make any sense.
- The claims are usually unsubstantiated by evidence or even an explanation. In this article they conveniently left out any proof of the claims, at least from what I can tell.
- Racism is generally “assumed”. There is usually no inquiry into the motive or intent.
- It is assumed that it is motivated by some evil or malicious intent. Again, there is no inquiry or attempt to substantiate this.
- There is an incredible ease in making the accusation of racism . . . it’s too easy.
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Here is an article that has some interesting things: 15 Everyday Expressions that Accidentally Reveal White Privilege (msn.com). Some of these are almost funny and a little hypocritical. It says its about white privilege but they don’t seem to involve privilege.
It seems that it is basically saying that “everything is about race” but in a number of different ways:
- A good example is in this statement: ”Expressing ‘All Lives Matter’ as a counter to ‘Black Lives Matter’ detracts from the urgent need to address racial injustices”. Its like saying that everything revolves around their issues, not anyone else’s. A common trait of race-obsession is that they think they are the only people with problems.
- Another example is in this statement about someone saying, “I’ve worked hard for everything I had”: ”It overlooks the fact that not everyone has equal access to opportunities”. Here again, it’s only their problems that matter, not anyone else’s. To me, that’s ignorant, inconsiderate, arrogant, and selfish. There’s a lot of people who work hard and for many different reasons and ways. A common trait of race-obsession is that they do not acknowledge the problems of other people.
- Some other bizarre statements are: “I’m Not Racist, I Have Black Friends” and “Having friends from diverse backgrounds doesn’t automatically absolve one from racist attitudes or biases”. It goes on to say “It’s a simplistic view that ignores the complexities of internalized racism and unconscious biases”. Is it me or do they seem committed to making everyone racist? My god, even having friends of different races doesn’t mean anything. We’re still racist! How can we escape this? A common trait of race obsession is that they “trap” you in being a racist.
- Another example is this statement: ”Asserting colorblindness in hiring suggests that acknowledging race is inherently negative”. And so, a person tries to not be racist in hiring and they can still find something wrong with it. A common trait of race-obsession is that they find racism in everything, even when you help them.
- Then there is this statement in regard to someone saying, “This Neighborhood Has Really Gone Downhill”: ”It subtly perpetuates the stereotype that predominantly white neighborhoods are superior”. That’s weird as people often say that where I live . . . but it’s about white people!
- Some of what they talk about happens to white people too. I can make many comparisons.
- Then there is this statement when someone says that “we are all part of the human race”: ”While promoting a universal human identity is noble, this phrase can diminish the specific experiences of racial minorities”. Again, everything is about THEM. And what about my problems? I guess that doesn’t matter since I’m not a minority. Oh, I forgot. I’m privileged. And what about other people’s problems? Do they care? Do they even know other people have problems?
Overall, it seems like the whole article seems to be saying “you have to acknowledge a specific race and their problems and no one else’s. If you don’t acknowledge it, then you’re a racist.” It talks about white privilege, but the article sounds like it’s trying to give black people and minorities a privilege, an exclusiveness, as if they are the only people who exist and have problems! It’s like they think that we should all stop what we’re doing and tend to them.
It also does subtle accusations that we’re all racist. Because of this we have to change. It says, “Acknowledging and actively working against one’s biases is a continuous process. It’s about ongoing self-reflection and commitment to change.” It’s like saying I need to reflect on how racist I am. Should I get a whip and beat myself? A common trait of race obsession is that they think people, especially white people, are inherently racist. In addition, they often think that people who they consider are racist should sit and feel sorry for it.
It shows another trait of race-obsession which is to offer no explanation or motive behind the racism they claim to see. This subject is conveniently left out.
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Here is an article about what one man said at a lecture: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whites-are-psychopaths-ucsf-guest-speaker-claims-laws-allow-men-to-rape-black-women/ar-BB1iaRqr?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=d8545b3c74f64ca4b04d1005eb280a89&ei=16.
It says:
- The lecture is called “Diagnosing Whiteness and Anti-Blackness: White Psychopathology, Collective Psychosis and Trauma in America.”
- He says, “Whites are psychopaths and their behavior represents an underlying, biologically transmitted proclivity with roots deep in their evolutionary history. How many of you can see the proclivity that evolved deep within the evolutionary history of Whiteness?” This is another variation of how white people are inherently racist. I like the “evolutionary history of Whiteness”. That’s good.
- He says, ” . . .that “Anti-Blackness” is “the foundation of all American, all White American institutions.” That’s a bold claim. I hope he has proof.
- He also says, “There is no discussion about the delusions and the perversion of Whiteness.” What about the delusions and perversions of Blackness, or Browness, or Yellowness or any other group of people?
- He goes on to cite how black women can be raped by law and cites laws from the 1800’s and early 1900’s. If that is the case then the law is perverted but it doesn’t support his claim.
I think is obvious that this is motivated out of hatred. Who’s the racist here? Here it shows a common trait of race obsession, of hiding a hatred behind ideas of race and racism . . . you’re racist but they aren’t, even though they are displaying the hatred.
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In this article they speak of “racist math”: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teachers-to-be-trained-how-to-address-equity-issues-in-math-education/ss-BB1id1vT?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=96e756e42b704205a1c64ee72a39942b&ei=15#image=9.
- It is a workshop apparently called “Antiracist Math Workshop Series”.
- It challenges “oppressive practices in math instruction with practices that center the wellness of students of color.” What are “oppressive practices in math instruction”? What is the “wellness of students of color” mean?
- It speaks of “antiracist math”. If anyone knows what that is let me know.
- It also speaks of “antiracist math leadership.” What is that?
- It speaks of “how to identify issues of equity in math spaces.” What?
My overall reaction to this is “what the crap”? Racist math? Oppressive practices in math? What’s next? This is a good example of how race obsession makes ridiculous claims. It also shows how race obsession finds race issues in any subject and thing . . . even math.
If they can see racism in mathematics, then do you think anything is immune to this insanity? Name a subject, name a thing, they can find something racial in it.
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In this article they say some ridiculous things: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/how-america-s-medical-system-has-become-totally-woke/ar-BB1iqWK1?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=ce03325a09c2484f8d07d9337ab97e98&ei=128 . It says:
- An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Education at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and guest UCSF faculty member told a 300-person audience “that white people are racist because they are genetically predisposed to psychopathy.”
- A doctor said, ” mass email last month with a list of identities to repent for, including: “white”, “able-bodied”, “heterosexual”, “cisgender”, “male”, “Christian”, “middle or owning-class”, “middle-aged”, and “English-speaking.””
- A doctor said, ” white males have a lot to repent for.”.
- It said, “Applications for the majority of medical schools require diversity statement” and that “only students who profess left-wing beliefs progress to the interview stage” and “once admitted, students receive further political indoctrination”.
- It said, “One of our lecturers called America “white supremacist”, promoted the scientifically discredited theory of implicit bias, and peddled Critical Race Theory (CRT), a tradition grounded in neo-Marxism.”
- It said, “The professor glowingly cited Ibram X. Kendi’s book How To Be An Anti-Racist, where Kendi wrote: “The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination [against whites].”
And this is at the medical industry!
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Look at these articles to see what happened in a school in Denver: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/civil-rights-complaint-filed-over-black-excellence-pledge-by-denver-school-district/ar-BB1iG4be?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=e578d26326b647bb9df3ce8daab1db61&ei=15 and Denver school district and its ‘Latinx’ Supt SLAPPED with federal complaint over memo asking 13,000 staff to endorse anti-racism pledge about the ‘deep harm whiteness brings to students’ (msn.com).
It says:
- They were “allegedly requiring teachers and district staff to participate in a pledge of “Black Excellence.””
- They said that “all educators need to understand the prevalence & deep harm whiteness brings to students,”
- They required “require school-leader-led conversation about “white supremacy culture.””
- They made a number of claims “such as “All Lives Matter” and “I am not racist” — were juxtaposed next to statements supposedly debunking them.”
- It says that “As Robin Diangelo, author, tells us all, ‘It is not if you are racist, but how you are racist.’ We all perpetuate racist ideologies, policies and practices in some way and must work tirelessly in our efforts to be anti-racist.””
Below is a memo:
This memo was sent to 13,000 staff!
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In this article they speak of highways going through black neighborhoods: Racism devastated our Black neighborhoods through highways. We’re building back. (msn.com). They talk as if this is deliberate, as if the highway planners looked at the map and said “let’s put the highway there because black people live there and, since we’re white, we all hate black people”. It just so happens that I am in engineering. I have been drafting for over 30 years. From what I have seen, highways are put in the cheapest, simplest, and quickest locations to get from point A to point B. I have a hard time believing that highway planners would deliberately route a highway to go through black communities and especially because they are motivated by a hatred of black people. Most highway planning is restricted by a budget. They need to find the cheapest route. They aren’t going to make a special route, with added expense, just to go through black communities. If it is routed through a black community then that just happened to be there. Near where I live there have been numerous homes and businesses removed to make way for a highway. This is a common problem with highways and I’ve heard complaints about it since I started in engineering in the 1980’s. I recall someone saying, in the 1980’s, that “If you are going to build a house go to the city to see if they have any future plans. If they are planning on a future highway and it goes through your house then you are going to lose the house”. I believe this happened to him. The fact is that if the simplest route from point A to point B goes through an area with homes and businesses then they will have to be removed. That’s just the way it is. I don’t care who you are.
To go even further, a new highway built away from a community can destroy a community just as easily as one going through it. What it does is destroy its economic means because it removes all the business. Everyone uses the other road. How many times do you think that has happened? This situation was portrayed in the Alfred Hitchcock movie “Psycho”. Of course, if that happened to a black community it would be racism . . . right?
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In this article they made grade school kids do a “black lives matter coloring book”: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/with-restorative-justice-and-anti-police-curriculum-why-would-you-send-your-kid-to-nyc-public-school/ar-BB1iJJAw?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=8b487f38cad145a0a7213ed8fc03820d&ei=13.
This was being given to grade school kids without the parents knowing. Though I believe they mean well, and have some good points, they are basically indoctrinating children with their point of view. And, what’s worse, this is being done at a pubic grade school! And, what’s even more worse, with the schools approval! This would be like having the Baptists, Muslims, Communists, or some other group distributing coloring books in public schools as a means to indoctrinate children in their beliefs. This is not where this stuff should be happening. They are even talking about homosexuality and transgender stuff as if they are the authority on it and know what’s best. Its like they’ve become the self-proclaimed authority on all this.
I like its statement: “Liberals have fought long and hard to keep religion out of public schools, only to have those same institutions greenlight neo-racist creed and divisive dogma for their learning plans.”
It also says, “The Black Lives Matter At School workbook goes on to espouse “disrupting the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement.””
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In this article they say that say ridiculous things about what constitutes a “micro-aggression”: ‘Most qualified person should get the job’ is microaggression, Russell Group universities say (msn.com). These are examples of what they are calling “micro-aggressions” which are “defined as subtle or indirect forms of discrimination”:
- “The most qualified person should get the job”. It says its wrong because “the statement would be wrong because it asserts “that race does not play a role in life successes”.”
- “Everyone can succeed if they work hard enough”. It says that the “possible implications of the statement could include suggesting that someone only got a job because of quotas, or that they cannot make a valuable contribution”.
- “White people get killed by the police too”.
- “I’m sure they didn’t mean anything by that”. I’m assuming that is when someone offends someone else.
- Denying that a person is a racist.
It probably won’t be too long before saying “hi” to someone is going to be considered a micro-aggression.
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This article has some wild ideas: Medicine Now Diagnoses the Non-White ‘Oppressed’ With an Oppressive Case of ‘Weathering’ (msn.com).
- It speaks of “weathering” where “teenage pregnancy was a rational response to urban poverty where low-income black people have fewer healthy years before the onset of heart problems, diabetes, and other chronic conditions.” A “rational response”? That sounds silly.
- It says, “the chronic stress of living in an oppressive, white-majority society causes damage at the cellular level and results in shorter life expectancies for blacks.” Did I hear that right? Damage on the cellular level. Are they kidding?
- It says that it “identifies the “American Creed” of hard work as the silent killer of people of color.” What? Hard work is killing people of color?
- It says, “The black experience of living and working among white people to the fight-or-flight adrenaline rush of a prehistoric human fleeing a cheetah. She describes American society as a relentless onslaught of “microaggressions,” “othering,” “existential insults,” “daily indignities,” “voice erasure,” “identity threat” and other forms of “cultural oppression” that lead to early death.” Did I hear that right? American society causes a fight-or-flight reaction? Are they kidding?
I can understand stress, of any form, adversely affecting one’s health but this is ridiculous. It sounds more like they are blaming white people for black people’s problems which is a common trait of race-obsession.
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This article says some interesting things: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/professor-says-it-feels-slightly-racist-to-be-a-taylor-swift-fan/ar-BB1iMTdl?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=b4fc92b1930c45ae854e2f1daf3aa89a&ei=50#comments. A University Professor said some interesting things:
- “Why do I feel like it’s slightly racist to be a Taylor Swift fan?” and “I said FEEL, not think. Kind of like that feeling I get when there are too many American flags.” What does “too many American flags” mean? It sounds like she has an anti-American sentiment to me.
- It says, “In the same post someone commented that “Literally everything is racist.” She responded “Indeed!” She went on to write, “Folks think they’re attacking me by asking why I think everything is racist…I’m not offended. Virtually everything is racist“. Wow! From the mouth of the horse. Here we have a confession that practically everything is racist. A trait of race-obsession is that they see racism in everything. She confirmed it.
- It says, “In 2022, she told white people they weren’t welcome to Juneteenth celebrations.” Here we see an example of a common trait of race-obsession: hypocrisy. They complain because white people exclude them but, what do they do? They exclude white people. Of course, it’s OK for them to do it. Another trait of race-obsession is that they think they can do things that they condemn other people for.
- She goes on to say, “”Attention white people… Please don’t ask if you can come to the cookout… #Juneteenth is freedom day for Black folks.” Here we see a white versus black mentality . . . which is racist. Here we see another trait of race-obsession: a hidden racism. There is a racism hidden behind their accusation of racism, a hidden hatred toward white people, especially.
- She said, “today’s police officers are the “slave catchers” of yesteryear: “You literally have a target on your back. That is what policing was founded on and that is what it evolved out of”. This sounds very paranoid to me. This isn’t surprising as a common trait of race-obsession is that they are paranoid and think people are after them.
And this is coming from a University Professor!
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In this article a lady says that white people stole music from black people: MSNBC Guest Sparks Controversy with Claim About White People. She says, “every form of music in America was stolen from black people”. A common trait of race obsession is that they overvalue their race. In some ways, they can sound almost Nazi-like. It also shows another trait of race obsession which is the lack of looking at the contributions of other people. They act like they are the only people who did anything. In actuality, the “music in America” is a combination of styles coming from many different sources.
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Take a look at this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/west-end-play-tells-white-theatregoers-they-aren-t-welcome-as-it-hosts-all-black-audience-nights-at-kit-harington-production-to-protect-ticketholders-from-the-white-gaze/ar-BB1j2liU?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=f43d25e034ff4c809230fda21f40907b&ei=15#comments. Here they are putting on a play:
- It is for “two nights for black audiences to watch the play ‘free from the white gaze’.” What, exactly, is the ‘white gaze’? Maybe its me but that seems to hint at a hatred of white people and it sounds racist.
- They say that this is for ‘all-Black identifying audience’. What’s that?
- And listen to this: ‘The idea of a Black Out night is to say this is a night that we are specifically inviting black people to fill up the space, to feel safe with a lot of other black people in a place where they often do not feel safe.’ They “do not feel safe”? Are they being attacked by white people in the theatres? As a “white person”, I find that insulting that they find me a threat when I haven’t done anything.
If I’m not mistaken that sounds like discrimination to me, as well as racist. It also sounds like segregation. Aren’t these the very things these people are condemning? If white people did that they would be called “racist” for it. This shows a trait of race-obsession which is hypocrisy. They condemn other people for doing things but have this “magical justification” that makes it OK for them to do it.
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Take a look at this article: Legendary WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes Says That Black People Can’t Be Racist (msn.com).
- Here a lady says, “Black people can’t be racist.” This shows a familiar trait of race-obsession: hypocrisy.
- One of the people who commented basically said that if “because I have white friends” is a defense for her being racist then saying “I have black friends” is a defense against being racist. But, in a previous article quoted above, it says that a white person saying “I’m Not Racist, I Have Black Friends” has been described as racist and reflects “internalized racism and unconscious biases”. It seems that no matter what white people do they are roped into being racist, a common trait of race-obsession. They can’t get out of it.
Fortunately, it says that she did “apologize about her previous mistake”. Despite this, it shows a common attitude that I see.
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Take a look at this article: Biden surrogate says it’s ‘racist’ to suggest migrant crime is rising (msn.com). It says that a “Democratic congressman has claimed it is “racist” to suggest migrant crime is rising following the death of nursing student”. What does race have to do with it? I would like for him to describe that. This appears to show some common traits of race-obsession:
- Whenever a situation involves two different races, and a problem arises, it is ascribed to “racism” even though it may have nothing to do with race
- The term “racist” is just used indiscriminately and freely without justification
- There is no attempt to substantiate their claims
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These articles are a little hard to follow: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/feminist-professor-attacks-women-for-crying-white-tears-to-preserve-female-only-spaces-racist/ar-BB1jnoDF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=3349709097cb47578f65f9d1a2275714&ei=71 and https://www.foxnews.com/media/feminist-professor-attacks-women-crying-white-tears-preserve-female-spaces-racist. It seems to state some weird things:
- It seems to say that it is “racist to advocate for spaces exclusively for biological females” (which appears to be bathrooms). This seems to say that it is racist to say the females should have their own bathrooms!
- I like this expression: “decolonial feminism”. What is that?
- It says, “The idea that women and men are identified by their female and male sex organs, respectively, “is a product of… racial science.”” What does the differences between the sexes have to do with race?
- It goes on to say, “This model, reliant on biological sex, is a product of colonial/racial science, in which ‘femaleness’ is restricted to white, middle-class European women”. That doesn’t make any sense.
- It says, “Moreover, [a group that wants female-only bathrooms] focuses on the threat of ‘male’ physicality, and the anxiety that trans women may enter ‘female-only’ spaces with their penises intact. By positioning the penis as the foundation of (cis) women’s oppression, the experiences of women of color, and their lived realities of racism, are marginalized.” What? Where did the “experiences of women of color” come from?
- It says, “She then argued “White women” are complicit in reaping the rewards of “White supremacy.”
- It says, “[W]hite feminism enables particular groups of White women to ignore their role in socio-cultural violence.” Where did “socio-cultural violence” come from?
- It speaks of white women using “white tears”. It says that they use “White tears to emphasize their sense of victimization. This ‘White fragility’ …is a distortion of reality, as White women recenter themselves as the ‘real’ victims, simultaneously denying racial traumas experienced by people of color.” Is it saying that when white women make themselves victims, they “deny” the “racial traumas experienced by people of color”? What is that supposed to mean?
- It says, “White middle-class ‘feminists’ have done terrible things, inc oppressing women of color.” What is that supposed to mean, I wonder?
Much of this article is confusing. Maybe its missing a lot of information? It seems to bounce around between white women, bathrooms, trans women, people of color, etc. But it seems to show a common trait of race-obsession claims: They don’t make sense and they make weird oddball claims.
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Take a look at this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/north-face-offers-discount-for-customers-taking-equity-course-that-says-black-people-can-t-enjoy-the-outdoors/ar-BB1jq5ll?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=0d4d1e42e54245058f23d19602bf461f&ei=14#comments. At a DEI course at an outdoor supply store said some interesting things:
- It says, “Black people are barred from outdoor activities because of systemic racism and oppression.” What? Did I hear that right . . . “barred”? I would like someone to show me where that happens.
- It says, “people of color are barred from sports because they lack “White privilege.”” Maybe it’s me but I see black people in sports all the time.
- It says that we should be “Challeng[ing] existing policies that exclude people of color from the outdoors.” What? I have never seen a person of color excluded from the outdoors.
- It refers to white privilege and says, “we refer to ‘White privilege’ meaning that your race and skin color can give you access to the outdoors when others can be excluded because of historic, enduring racism and biases.”
- It also says, “In our everyday lives we need to consistently challenge and ask ourselves: Will this contribute to making people of color feel welcomed and accepted in the outdoors? How can we show up for others who lack the power and privileges we hold? What are some strategies you can use through allyship to effectively increase ethnic diversity in the outdoors?” It’s sort of like saying that we are at fault for black people not being in the outdoors, because of our “privilege”, and we are the ones who have to change.
Many of these statements show common traits of race-obsession:
- They think that their race is disadvantaged by another race
- They think another race is more privileged
- The claims are bizarre and ridiculous – they almost appear to be “made up” to justify their claims
- They fabricate abuses – they are “barred” from sports and the outdoors . . . really?
- The claims are unjustified. Frankly, I don’t see any evidence
- They blame another race – white privilege gives “access to the outdoors when others are excluded”
- They expect someone else to solve their problems – they ask people to “consistently challenge and ask themselves” all these questions as if it is going to solve their problems
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In this article they are wondering why there is no black people in the new Shogun series: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/where-are-the-black-people-in-shogun/ar-BB1jycT6?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=c415eb8592ef4b3a9dc244ec3669ee7d&ei=100#comments. A big reason might be that it is set in Japan in the 1600’s!
- It says that what the original 1980 series did was “reinforced the white savior trope”. If anyone knows anything about that series (which happens to be a favorite of mine) the main character, Blackthorne, was not a savior. He went to Japan and basically got involved in the happenings going on there. This statement sounds, to me, like an anti-white statement which is common with race-obsession.
- It speaks of what he called a “black” Shogun who “was something other than pure Japanese, and he is often considered descended from the Ainu, the darker-skinned indigenous people of northern Japan. That’s not “black” and not African. They are making a “big deal” about skin color. Here is an example of the obsession over skin color that is common with race-obsession. It also speaks of references to “black” people in Asia at the time but “black” doesn’t necessarily mean that they are African. There are a lot of darker skinned people in Asia, but it doesn’t mean that they are African. I’ve heard stories that some Africans may have been in Japan at that time but who can say? Africa, we must remember, is on the other side of the world. How, exactly, did they get there? The European most likely. If they were there then they were a small number to figure prominently in history.
- The article seems to suggest that because they might of been in Japan in the 1600’s we should show them in the movies. What’s next? If we got to show them because there were a small number, there then do we have to show representations of every type of person however small they were in the population? Where’s the midgets? Where’s the albinos? Where’s the people with physical deformities? And on and on. More than likely, there were more of these people in Japan than Africans. Why are they not shown in the movies?
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This article says some interesting things: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/commentary-dei-sold-as-a-way-to-promote-racial-harmony-does-just-the-opposite/ar-BB1jGb18?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=b6c86fdb8db148879f9cbb8a389542ca&ei=10#comments. It discusses some aspects of DEI training:
- An employee “was forced to undergo DEI training and “received confirmed mental health damage from coerced, mandatory workplace attendance at a psychological video series,””
- It says “The techniques used in the training mirror the psychological coercion used in military interrogations . . .”
- It says that the training “attacked viewers’ loyalties and personal appearances, accusing the viewers of maintaining bias based on their skin color. The program uses images of abuse and genocide to create distress in viewers’ minds—which are psychological, not instructional, techniques.”
- It says that the training was ““purposefully designed to cause visceral reactions,” which sounds like emotional manipulation, not instruction.”
- It says that the training “was “pushing the levers of guilt and shame and humiliation to coerce belief change.”
- It goes on to say “This helps explain why researchers have found that DEI fails to change individual attitudes and behavior. DEI does not appeal to our better natures, but accuses anyone who does not see racism everywhere of being racist. It holds that if you do not see racism everywhere, you are trying to maintain power over others. That’s hardly a message that helps build camaraderie.”
One thing we see here is a common theme seen in race-obsession: accusation and blame. This can be so extensive that it can become like an act of revenge or even an attack. This fact often reveals the motive behind these things: hatred. This shows another trait of race-obsession, of hatred being the motive behind much of what they do, however “good” it appears to be.
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In this article they are saying that movies should have a rating for “race violence”: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/the-film-rating-process-is-overdue-for-a-racial-reckoning/ar-BB1jDw0H?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=8642320b7b244c3f9c9ea9f3a54d121c&ei=52#comments. This sounds silly. So should we have ratings for “violence against white people”, “violence against animals”, “violence against robots”, or even “violence against criminals”? Are we supposed to have a specific rating for each type of violence?
- I particularly like this statement, “If racial violence is portrayed, there’s not much thought to how it affects African Americans, how it affects African American young people. That can be really traumatizing.”
- I also like this statement, “When Black children see racial violence on film . . . They are even more likely to consider that it could happen to them and develop anxiety and emotional challenges as a result. In contrast, white children exposed to racial violence without context often grow up with an inability to acknowledge their privilege. They may not develop the ability to recognize racial injustice in the world.”
- It goes on to say, “the vicarious trauma experienced by viewers of color, especially Black children, who see themselves as victimized characters, leads to emotional distress and a heightened sense of vulnerability.”
What? I have spent my whole life watching violence against white people and it hasn’t traumatized me! In fact, most of the violence I’ve seen was against white people! I’ve watched war movies, Kung Fu movies, horror movies (that can give you nightmares), suspense movies, action movies, etc. that all have violence in it. I’ve probably seen almost every form of violence you can see in the movies, directed to just about everyone in a hundred million ways, and it hasn’t traumatized me. I don’t feel emotional distress. I don’t feel a victim. I don’t feel vulnerable. I don’t know of anyone who has complained about this, except for black people. Why is this? It shows one of the traits of race-obsession: insecurity.
I particularly like this statement, ” . . .white children exposed to racial violence without context often grow up with an inability to acknowledge their privilege. They may not develop the ability to recognize racial injustice in the world.” Privilege? What does this have to do with anything? Racial injustice in the world? Its a movie! Its not some sermon. This shows another trait of race-obsession: they take everyday things and make a racial issue out of it.
The movie they are specifically talking about is “Rustin” which is about the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 which entailed violence. To get upset over that is like getting upset over the violence in a WWII movie. What do you expect?
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Take a look at this article: Maryland city equity official says she wants US to burn to the ground: ‘MY ideology can rise from the ashes’ (msn.com).
- A “racial equity Officers” says that she “supports “Black liberation” through revolutionary means and said she is working with some activists to plan “how we will eat and live and grow after we burn it all down.”
- She says, “I can’t wait for society to collapse so MY ideology can rise from the ashes!”
- She says, “The police ARE the White supremacists.”
- The article then states various statements she has said about how she is unhappy about life.
Wow!
Here we see common traits of race-obsession:
- There’s hatred of another race
- There’s also a lot of racism but they usually claim that other people are racists
- They view themselves as victims of another race
- That there are other motives behind their hate and racism and claims (in this case, she is unhappy about life)
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Take a look at this article: [Opinion] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green Caught Stealing This Phrase From Black Women (msn.com). This is in response to a statement someone shouted in at the Presidents State of the Union address in 2024. She said, “Say her name!” about a girl that was murdered by an illegal immigrant. Look at the interpretation that was given in this article.
- It says, ““Say Her Name” was used as a rallying cry to bring attention to and honor Black women victims of police brutality . . .”
- It says that it “reflects a deeply offensive trend in right-wing politics – the intentionally misleading appropriation of justice-seeking demands from those who have historically been rendered voiceless.” What an interpretation!
- It says, ” this isn’t the first time words meant to empower Black Americans have been used to silence Black Americans.” What does her saying that expression have to do with silencing Black Americans? Where did that come from? It wasn’t even directed to black people!
They act like they own the expression and that they have to give permission for anyone to use it. Not only that, it has to be used in a way they approve of. It says in the header that she was “stealing this phrase from Black Women”. This shows a familiar trait of race-obsession: making yourself a victim of another race.
To me, this is an expression I’ve heard before. I’ve heard it used in different ways. Its basically an expression of “acknowledge this person”. This could be for a number of different reasons. It seems I’ve also heard variations of it. Sometimes, it is involved with some idea or principle so they would say something like “Say ‘the name of the idea'”. I’ve even heard it said with the intent that someone is going to do something that they don’t want to do, such as “say ‘whatever it is they’re supposed to do'”. Even I’ve done that before.
This article shows common traits with race-obsession: they take a common expression someone used and dragged in “black issues” and, in so doing, distorted its intent and turned it, of course, into something racially motivated and as a means to turn themselves into victims. They interpreted it in ways that has nothing to do with the situation or meaning of what caused the statement: They made an issue about it having something to do with people who have historically been “rendered voiceless” and that it was meant to “silence Black Americans”. That’s quite a jump in interpretation.
At the same time, it shows another trait of race-obsession: they only care about themselves and their issues. In this case, the article as if devalues the fact that this was all motivated by the murder of a girl. All that matters is their “issues”.
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Here are some more articles involving the theme of race-obsession. Take a look. Some are so ridiculous, so outrageous, and so asinine, that I don’t think there is any word to describe them. Some are beyond belief. There’s so many I can’t comment on each and every one:
Woke video game designer REFUSES to hire white people because they’re ‘hard to work with’ (msn.com)
Kemi Badenoch: Britain’s diversity drive has backfired (msn.com)
Opinion | A Lesson in DEI Failure From Britain (msn.com)
Woke Americans saying “100%” is discriminatory and problematic (msn.com)
RACE-OBSESSION
When race-obsession gets bad it starts to do things such as:
- Race is used as a basis to interpret everything. They act as if the world revolves around race, as if it is the cause for what happens in the world, what dictates historical events, it determines the relationships between people, etc.
- They see race issues in everything. A common saying is, “is there anything that isn’t racist?”
- They develop weird viewpoints about what race and racism is. Many of these are really oddball, asinine, and weird. Almost always, they have no substantiation to support their views.
- They feel threatened by other races and people. This is usually a race or people that is more dominant.
- They feel people hate them because of their race. They develop philosophies, and sometimes a whole almost religious viewpoint, of how the world is against them. They see “racial threats” everywhere. It won’t be too long before someone brushes up against them it will be considered “racist” and a result of a hatred toward their race . . . maybe they can classify it as a “hate crime”?
- They develop a victim mentality. They often feel that they have been “harmed” in some way, usually by another race. This can get to the point that they think they need some form of ”reparation” for the “damage” they believe has been done to them.
- They become fanatical over this issue. They often create all sorts of “causes” in the name of race, sometimes turning it into some sort of a crusade.
- They “trap” people into being racist. No matter what you do they find some way to make you a racist.
- Some of the above causes “mental issues”, such as depression, low self-esteem, feelings of being threatened, and so on. I tend to believe that many modern mental problems are caused by race-obsession.
- They ascribe all sorts of ailments to “racism”. This even includes things like heart attacks and strokes. It won’t be too long when they will be saying that racism causes cancer.
- Sometimes, these “mental issues” will make them use weird explanations and “remedies”. For example, in several cases I heard of people speak of “racial wellness”! That doesn’t make any sense. Race is nothing but physical characteristics. How can ones there be a “wellness” in one’s physical characteristics? Maybe we should have “racial wellness therapists”? I would hate to see any of us not well racially. This is a good example of how they see race in everything and how they make race a part of everything. It’s obvious that they have made “race” out more than physical characteristics. One of the traits of race-obsession is that “race” takes on a meaning more than what it means.
- Because they are so obsessed with race it’s not uncommon that they begin to think that their race is better in some way. This can appear as an arrogance and a conceit or a belief that they have “special abilities” or that they have special privilege.
- They will often use race as a means to manipulate people and society. Usually when this happens, they wield “racism” like a weapon and for some specific goal in mind.
I’ve seen people who are like this. Everything revolves around race, and everything is looked at from a racial perspective.
RACE-FIXATION
After being around people who are obsessed with race it is clear that it can become pathological. In fact, I think that, for some people, it is a pathological condition, a type of mental illness. But I think there are gradations. For some people, it is a trait they display from time to time. For other people it dominates their lives and interpretation of the world, and, in that condition, it becomes pathological. When race-obsession becomes pathological I call it “race-fixation“.
In “race-fixation” everything is race, race, race. Everyone is racist. Society is racist. The sky is racist. The doorway is racist. The carpet is racist. Everybody hates them because of their race. Society is plotting against them because of their race. And it goes on and on and on, race, race, race, race. If this happens, it’s because of race. If that happens, it’s because of race. Race, race, race, it’s all because of race. This guy hates this person because of his race. That guy hates the other guy because of his race. Race, race, race, race. The racial interpretation of everything dominates everything. It’s unreal. I have never seen anything that so occupied people than this.
RACE-CENTRIC
Race-obsession and race-fixation tends to cause a tendency of what I call “race-centric“. This is a tendency to think that everything revolves around them and their race. That is to say, they become so preoccupied with their race they act as if there is no one else and that all concern and issues should revolve around them. It is really a form of self-centeredness. This has become common with many black people.
Some examples include:
- They get upset if you say, “all lives matter” or emphasize all people over black people. Of course, we know why someone would say that . . . their racist.
- They are not willing to listen to other explanations. Their only explanation – racism – is the only explanation.
- They say anyone who contradicts them is in “denial”. Only their point of view matters.
- They believe that policies should all revolve around them, without regard to others.
- They think that they should receive reparations, as if they are the only people who have had problems.
- Some people can get angry if you divert attentions from them onto other people
I get the impression that some people only want attention directed toward them, almost like a vanity. They don’t care if anything happens. This is one reason why they speak of “talking about race” but yet they actually never accomplish anything. And in this “talking” they only are usually satisfied if you say that they are victims and that everyone, white people in particular, are racist. In fact, it seems that, with some people, this “race-centric” point of view is really a means for them to feel sorry for themselves, as if they get some satisfaction in being victims. In other words, I find that there is a masochistic quality with it, of people beating themselves. “Talking about race” or having the attention on them seems to satisfy this.
COMMON THEMES
Some common themes of “race-obsession” include:
- Feeling ‘small’ - It seems, to me, that a feeling of being ‘small’ in relation to a more dominant and powerful group of people is at the base of “race-obsession”. Often, this feeling of being ‘small’ creates feelings of being threatened or frightened by the more powerful group of people. In many cases, the people that they feel threatened by doesn’t even need to do anything to create this feeling. It’s not uncommon that the people who feel threatened will use events from the past as a cause for being frightened or scared, even though nothing ever happened to them personally. In this way, they become “enslaved by the past” using the past to justify their feels of being frightened. This feeling of being ‘small’ creates a general feeling of being intimidated which can become an attitude in life not unlike a culture. We could speak of this as the “intimidation culture“.
- Obsession – A continued persistence of a thought that one can’t get out of one’s head. In this case . . . the idea that everything is racial and it dominates what happens in the world as well as what happens to them.
- Paranoia – Feeling that people are plotting or against them because of their race. Typically, one race feels paranoid of another more dominant race.
- Conspiracy theories – Ideas that there is an elaborate organized plan by one race to oppress, degrade, suppress, etc. another race. Sometimes, these can get quite elaborate. These can become so dominant that it dictates some people’s views of life. In some cases, the whole “race issue” is turned into some great elaborate paranoid conspiracy theory that completely dominates them to the point that they have mental problems as a result. This is not much different than what is experienced by people with paranoia.
PHILOSOPHIES
It’s not uncommon that “race-obsession” becomes so strong with people that they develop philosophies based on it, whole point of views that place race at the forefront and as dominant in life. Some types of these philosophies include:
- The “one-word philosophy”
- The “race-obsessed philosophy”
- A “race religion”
- The “race trap”
- “Race-infiltration”
The “one-word philosophy”
The obsession can get so bad that it creates what I call the “one-word philosophy“. Basically, they are so obsessed with it that one word explains everything: race. Any problem that happens: race. Any conflict: race. If something happens that they don’t like: race. One word is used to explain everything. It is the explain-all. As a result, this whole point of view becomes narrow, one-sided, and biased. I often can tell that a person is “race-obsessed” when I see this “one-word philosophy”. It’s like someone going around saying “its race, race, race, race, race” or “it’s all racist, it’s all racist, it’s all racist” to everything.
To me, to say that one word can explain everything, and can explain all the problems, particularly of an entire people, is utterly ridiculous. It is very simplistic, narrow-minded, and asinine. There is so much more to what happens than what one word can possibly describe. Personally, I find it insulting that people think that I am stupid enough to think that one word can explain everything and I think people are stupid if they believe one word can explain everything. It’s like I always jokingly say:
“One word . . . one word . . . just one word . . . and everything is explained!”
How can anyone possibly believe that? But yet, people do. This, no doubt, is because it’s a little bit too easy to do. It’s easy to explain everything with one word. Just say it and its explained. But it comes with problems . . .
Because they get entrenched in the idea that the one-word is the basis of everything it becomes, more and more, “the explanation” and “the only explanation”. This deepens them further into an obsessional state of mind and makes it worse. It becomes much like a pit they can’t get out of, a pit of “its all about race”. It seems that some people can’t get out of it once they are in it.
Being that they are so fixated on the one-word that they can’t see anything else. Race is what everything is about and they see it in everything. Everywhere is race and everything is racial. This causes some weird claims, even to the point of being insane. Social customs are racist, the sky is racist, someone saying “hi” to you is racist, a persons hairstyle is racist, etc., etc., etc. It begins to dominate a persons interpretation of the world.
Another problem is that, because they see only one word as causing things, they neglect, ignore, and never see the influence of other things. They are completely and absolutely oblivious to other things. They become much like someone who lives life looking through a tube, narrow-sighted and narrow-minded. Some examples of what they don’t see include:
- They don’t see other abuses and problems that go on
- They don’t see that other people have problems which are often similar
- They don’t see that there are many of types and forms of problems in which race plays no part
- They are not aware that there are other explanations for problems and that most people don’t use race as a way to explain them
Because of these they often start to think that they are the only people who have problems. They often start to believe that no one else has any problems and that they have been “singled out”, obviously because of race. What else could it be? Remember . . . one word and everything is explained! Some effects of this is that it creates things like:
- A victim mentality
- A paranoia
- Conspiracy theories
Because of these the one-word philosophy often ends up creating feelings of being threatened, fear, low self-esteem, a poor view of oneself, and similar things. In short, it ends up “beating a person down” and squashes a person. More or less, the one-word philosophy often creates mental problems.
The fact is that the one-word philosophy simply does not allow for any versatility. It does not allow for other explanations, other observations, and other points of views. It creates a narrow world that is restrictive, inhibiting, and constraining. In this way, the one-word philosophy actually impairs growth and development. In this way, it has a somewhat destructive quality about it.
The “race-obsessed philosophy”
Race-obsession creates a particular brand of philosophy which I call “race-obsessed philosophy“. These are various philosophies in which race . . . a person’s physical characteristics . . . is used as a basis to interpret everything. A whole world view is created with the idea that a person’s physical characteristics dictate everything. Some of these philosophies are almost religious in quality, placing race at the forefront of everything and the reason why everything happens. Some of these philosophies are getting pretty involved and intricate. Many fabricate all sorts of threats and enemies, just like Nazism. In fact, some philosophies have become more involved than Nazism and are just as ridiculous, if not more ridiculous.
These philosophies use race to do things such as:
- To explain relationships between people, usually based in the idea that people hate them because of their race
- To explain history, usually based in how one race is oppressing another race in some way
- To explain conflicts, usually in how one race is against another race
- Some of these philosophies are “victim philosophies” preaching nothing but the fact that they are victims of another race
- Some of these philosophies are “philosophies of blame’, with the motive of blaming another race or society for their problems
- Some of these philosophies are “nitpicking philosophies”, looking at every detail to pick out every little problem they can find
- To explain insecure feelings, usually based on being threatened by another race
- To explain how another races is bad
These can get to the point that they will even fabricate things.
Just as with the Nazi’s many of these ideas and threats are unfounded. Typically, these philosophies “find” threats just as the Nazi’s did. This is one of the reasons why these philosophies are not believable . . . they are preaching threats that no one can see or that seem so utterly ridiculous.
I’ve seen people who literally destroy themselves with these philosophies. This is because these philosophies reflect nothing but a negative view of people, society, and themselves. The result is that people who cater to them develop negative attitudes and a negative view of the world and people. Some of these attitudes do actually nothing to help or solve the situation. They solve nothing and there is nothing to gain from them. I call these “dead-end philosophies“.
Examples of more organized philosophies include Critical Race Theory and Structural Racism and Woke. Many, though, are private philosophies that people take.
Sometimes these philosophies get very involved and merge with other points of view. A good example is “woke kindergarten” which was actually used at a school (see this article https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woke-kindergarten-teacher-calls-for-destruction-of-america-we-ve-been-trying-to-end-y-all/ar-BB1hUD3w?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=d5d3744d877d43a9b97a30c73a49c525&ei=17 andhttps://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/students-california-school-struggling-two-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollars-federal-funds-spent-woke-kindergarten-program ). There are some interesting things in these articles:
- It describes “woke kindergarten” as an “abolitionist early childhood ecosystem”.
- The founder says: ”I believe the United States has no right to exist. I believe every settler colony who has committed genocide against native peoples, against Indigenous people, has no right to exist,” and “Y’all the demons. Y’all are the villains. We’ve been trying to end y’all. Get free of y’all.”
- The founder says: ”Solidarity with all oppressed BEINGS.” It even say the founder believes that “there are extraterrestrial beings that are oppressed”.
- The founder says: ”I think about land back to Indigenous peoples globally.”
- The founder says: ”We would create these ecosystems of community care that would make sure that everybody had what they needed, so nobody would want for anything. We would hear music everywhere. We will make art out of everything. We’ll be able to write so much more poetry, because we would have so much joy in ourselves that we would need someplace to move it, someplace for it to land. The people would have the power and the kids would have more, too.” Sounds like a utopian communist-like world.
- It says that it tries to “encourage children to imagine a world without police officers, armies, landlords, money – and even schools.”
- One of the teachers said “Woke Kindergarten” trainers told him he should focus on “disrupt[ing] Whiteness” in the classroom.”
- They even are supposed to have “a children’s guide to going on political protests”.
It appears that the founders has turned racism – wokism – into a philosophy about all oppressed beings, even extraterrestrial beings. This later claim is significant. Its a bold statement to say that something that hasn’t even been proven or seen – extraterrestrial beings – are oppressed. How could they possibly know? I’m sure they have proof of that! This is a good example of how race-obsession often creates wild, oddball, and insane claims. It also says that any “oppressor” has no right to exist but what is an “oppressor” exactly? It also has fabricated a utopian communist-like utopian world as a solution. I’m also sure the people who created “woke kindergarten” are all too willing to accuse people of being racist but one can see that it is they that hate and that this is a philosophy created by their hate.
A “race religion”
People who develop race-fixation, in particular, often turn race into something like a religion, a world view, almost as if were a god. Race becomes the foundation of what life is about. Maybe one day they will have a “church of race”?
Much like religion they often turn events into events with almost divine meaning. They even try to make “days of celebration” for them. For example, I’ve even seen cases where they have turned slavery into some religious event, sort of like Moses in Egypt. I’ve also seen cases where they turned the “fight for freedom” into something like an Exodus, of a deliverance from Pharaoh. Another is the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Much of the tendency of turning race into a religion seems associated with the Civil Rights Movement which made race an “issue” and a “weapon” to be used in life. This caused it to be overly glorified and blown out of proportion.
There seems a contradiction or hypocrisy in a “race religion”, though. They generally emphasize how we shouldn’t make distinctions between races, with no favoritisms, but what they end up doing is emphasizing their race. From what I have seen, the “race religion” tends to be a form of ultra-acknowledgement of their own race. Perhaps it should be called the “my race religion”. This is done under the disguise of racism. But the end result of “my race religion” is racism, what they are saying they are against.
Of course, it doesn’t take a genius to see that the “my race religion” is a really a frantic struggle to maintain one’s identity among other cultures and races. It’s a way to maintain who one is in a world of confusing, contradictory, and different cultures and races. By maintaining “my race” one can have a continued sense of who one is.
The “race trap”
Many people have developed a philosophy that basically traps white people, especially, into being racist. It’s a way of looking at things that inevitably makes white people racist. There is no way around. I call this the “race trap“.
A major premise of the “race trap” is that white people are inherently racist. Some versions of how this appears includes:
- They are unconsciously racist or biased
- They can’t help being racist
- They don’t realize they are racist
- They have an “ingrained” racist mentality
- They are in denial of their racist tendencies
- They overgeneralize things so that if one person does something then they all do
These all lead to the inevitable conclusion that white people are racist and that’s it. There’s nothing you can do about it.
There seems to be a problem with the philosophy though. If white people are inherently racist, then they are going to have no choice but to accept that they are racist. Of course, they don’t do that. This is because, it seems to me, that the “race trap” appears to be nothing but a form of a “blame game”. It’s a way to blame white people for their problems. By making racism inherent in white people the blame is complete. White people cannot escape the blame. They are at fault and that’s it.
Race-infiltration
Race-obsessed people often start to see race issues in everyone and everything. This can get quite extensive to the point that “everything is racist” or has some racial meaning. I call this “race-infiltration“. They see race issues in about everything. It is so extensive that it has infiltrated almost all of human life on all levels:
- Society – Culture, customs, traditions, beliefs, organization, etc. . . . “systemic racism”
- Learning – Such as “racist math”
- Participation in society – Getting a job, having friends, etc. . . . “discrimination”
- Individual people’s beliefs – White supremacists, for example
- Associating with people – Statements people make, conversations, etc. . . . “discrimination”
- The little nuances of expression in association with people – An example are what they call “microaggression”, the little “insults” that are supposed to betray racist intensions and bias
- Unconscious acts – Saying or doing things without knowing, unintentionally, and based on unconscious racism or bias that a person is unware of
- Innate – the believe that racism and white supremacy is innate in white people
That’s almost every level of human experience from social to individual to unconscious to innate! They found something racist on every level. That’s race-obsession.
And it goes further. Some people are saying that racism is affecting people physically. Just like human experience race-infiltration has affected every aspect of a persons physical life:
- It causes premature death
- It causes premature aging
- It predisposes people to physical ailments
- I’ve even heard someone say that racism effects black people “on a cellular level”
That’s almost every level and aspect of ones physical life!
And it still goes further! I often hear about how black people, especially, are always living in the worst unhealthiest places. Apparently, they are the only ones living in these places (probably forced there by evil racist white people). I’ve heard of things such as:
- They live in the dirtiest places
- They live in the poorest places
- They live in crime-ridden places
- They live in areas where they are exploited (such as their land is taken from them)
- They live where the air is the worst
- They live in an area that causes health problems
- And, of course, they are not permitted to live in good areas
So race even effects their physical surroundings!
And it doesn’t end there! Race effects all of history:
- There was slavery in the past and its racist
- Many historical events are race-based
- They are victims of racism in the past
Not even history is immune!
One can see that race-infiltration has infiltrated not only into all of human experience but even into their physical life, their physical surroundings, and history. Practically all of life has been infiltrated by race! Is there anything left in life that race-infiltration has not penetrated? Race and racism has gone into every aspect of life, in every nook and cranny and crevice.
With race-infiltration racial issues begins to dominate their views of society, other people, and themselves. It becomes increasingly obsessive and dominating. If race-infiltration becomes dominant it starts to cause mental problems . . . race-fixation.
In my entire life I have never seen a philosophy or point of view like this, where one word became the basis of everything. Not even the Jews, who were killed in the millions in WWII, came up with something as outrageous as this.
FLAWS IN THE PHILOSOPHY
There are a number of big flaws in the philosophy of “racism”:
- That one word can explain everything
- The idea that people hate people because of race
- The problem of race being “passive”
That one word can explain everything
The biggest flaw, of course, is that one word cannot explain everything. There is simply no way that a single word can explain every scenario, every situation, every event. More importantly, there is no way that one word can explain all the problems of a people. A person cannot use the word, “race”, to explain everything. A person cannot go around saying “that’s racist” to everything, as if it is some magic word. A single word simply can’t be used for everything.
The idea that people hate people because of race
This obsession is, in a way, worse than the Nazi’s views on race. The Nazi’s were based in ideas of superior race and inferior races. This new obsession over race is primarily based in the idea that people hate people because of race. In other words, it implies that there is something like a natural tendency for people to hate people of a different race. Some people talk like this is some sort of automatic reaction, as if we can’t help ourselves.
This line of thought is unfounded and ridiculous. I see no evidence that people go around hating people because of their race. The historic record, and real-world observation, does not support this. It takes a lot more than race . . . physical characteristics . . . to cause conflicts and hatred between people. There is a lot more involved that is not being taken into consideration and is not being acknowledged. There are a trillion different reasons why there are conflicts and hatreds between people. Its narrow minded to say that it’s all caused by one word . . . race.
A common statement that I have said is: “In all the decades that I have heard about how we’re all racist I’ve never once heard anyone try to explain why people would hate people of another race. It is as if assumed that we’re all racists deep down. But why?” One of the big flaws of the “racist” point of view is that it accuses people of hatreds but gives no reason as to why or what it means.
The problem of race being “passive”
Race-obsession is unique in that it is based on the idea that a person’s physical characteristics dictate things and the association between people, even to the point of dominating life. One of the problems with this point of view is that race is “passive”, as I always say. What I mean by this is that race . . . physical characteristics . . . doesn’t do anything by itself. It has no active quality and, as such, does nothing to people. What does the size of a nose do? What does the color of a person skin do? Nothing. Race doesn’t harm anyone. This means that there is something else involved . . . an active element . . . that uses race.
Since the idea of racism is based in focusing on the passive element – physical characteristics – it neglects the active element. This is a very significant oversight because for there to be a conflict involving race then there has to be some active thing that is using it for some purpose . . . the active element. Race, itself, does nothing. It needs an active element that uses it to create a conflict. This active element has been completely neglected and ignored and, as a general rule, isn’t even considered. This, to me, makes “racism” a silly word to use. Its like a half-thought. Its like saying, “he doesn’t like him because he has a large nose”. And what is the meaning of that, exactly? It would be better to hear, “he doesn’t like him because, in his culture, a large nose is considered ugly”. At least that tells something, it shows a cause and gives meaning to what is going on. And so, every time people go around saying this or that is racist, I keep saying, “why?” And no one has yet to answer my question! In fact, the inability to answer the question “why?” is one of the reasons why I don’t accept the word racism. I’m not going to accept a word people can’t even substantiate.
The inability to answer the simple question “why?” gives the word racism some unique qualities. This is because it is like a “half-word” and only explains half the picture, revealing absolutely nothing about the meaning. This causes several things to happen:
- The word “race” tends to become an “empty word”. The word doesn’t reflect any active quality nor does it reveal any insight about what is intended. Its just an empty statement. More specifically, its a statement that is usually used in an accusatory way. The effect of this is that “racism” ends up becoming a blind statement of accusation. Its like there is no “accountability” for what it is they are accusing people of . . . they don’t have to justify it with any meaning or purpose. It makes it easy to attack people and to make anything racial. This is one reason why it got out of control and ridiculous.
- The “empty word” leaves a hole that tends to be filled with other things. Being that the word is “empty” nothing is said as to the why. This leaves something like a hole in the philosophy. What ends up happening is that this hole ends up becoming a place to place other motives. Because of this, racism becomes more than something about race. It takes on other meanings and purposes. It becomes a means to express frustration, a means to manipulate things, or a means to deal with other agendas, for example. This is because “racism” tends to hide other motives. The effect of this is that it becomes unclear, exactly, what “racism” means (remember . . . everybody is racist). After listening to how everything is racist all these decades there have been many times that many of us were completely bewildered as to what they were talking about.
The effect of these is that the term “racism” becomes as if “blind”. It becomes a generic complaint for many things, most of which has nothing to do with race at all. This is one of the reasons why racism has become ridiculous and unbelievable. This tendency permeates racism and eventually brings it down as a believable point of view.
PROGRESSION
It seems that “race-obsession” has a history:
1-Darwin and the idea of the survival of the fittest
It was Darwin who defined the idea of evolution and the “survival of the fittest”. The fittest is the one who survives and whose genes are passed on to the later generations. This idea caused the theory of evolution and the development of the idea of different species which continue to survive because they are better adapted to their environment, the beginnings of the idea of a “superiority”.
2-The Nazis
The Nazi’s went further. They turned the “better adapted species” into the “superior race”, more or less. They twisted the evolutionary idea around making a more developed species superior to one that isn’t. And if we have superior species then, within a species, we must have a superior race . . . right? There is really no basis in this belief. They just assumed it to be true.
As we all know, they implemented this idea of a superior race to horrifying effect which would play a big role in the development of “race-obsession”. As it appears to me, the idea of racism does not seem to originate from the Nazi view on race and is not descended from it. Instead, the idea of racism seems a result of the Nazi obsession on race and the horror of what that obsession did. I speak of the holocaust and “final solution”. These did a number of things:
- It horrified everyone
- It caused a fear of anything like it reoccurring
- It caused a fear of any “race issue”
- It caused a fear of conflict between people
These caused a number of things:
- The idea that there is a hatred toward other races. These caused a fear of the hatred between races. The problem is that this comes from the belief that the Nazi’s hated the Jews, but this is not the case. The Nazi’s saw the Jew’s as a threat to Germany which is not the same as hatred. And so the theory that people naturally hate people of other races is founded on a misunderstanding that the Nazi’s hated the Jews and that this hatred caused the holocaust.
- The fear of anything involving “race”. This caused a “taboo” about anything that can be construed as racial that continues to this day. This fear and taboo is one of the powers that is used in the idea of “racism” and keeps it going (see “the taboo word” below).
With these, the myth of racism is born. Now, anything racial is taboo and people believed that people automatically hate other people of other races . . . we all hate each other because of race.
3-Post WWII
After WWII several different people used the themes caused by the horror of the holocaust and “final solution”. Each used it for different ends depending on their situation. These people are:
Black people
The black people in the US used themes of race above as a means to deal with problems beginning in the 1950’s. It appears that they played on the horror of the racial problem from the Nazi’s and holocaust and found it works (see “the taboo word” below). As a result, they have used it extensively. In fact, they have overused and abused it, particularly in later years. Looking back on it now I’d say they “used it to death”. This is one of the reasons why it has become unbelievable.
The use of these themes started with good intentions and was done for legitimate and beneficial reasons, and it did some good. They made many good points and brought out many problems. But, as time went on, it increasingly became distorted and eventually turned into an abuse. One could probably say that this abuse is the beginning of “race-obsession”. This is because the abuse made it more than about race. They began to use it as a means for other things.
This change to abuse seems to of happened in the 1960’s with the Civil Rights Movement and its association with the Vietnam War protests, adolescent rebellion, and hippie movements. In other words, the mania, fear, and contempt that surrounded those things got attached to the black people as well. Its as if the white people said “fuck you” and the black peoples version of this became “you’re a racist!”. In this way, racism is often just another expression of contempt coming from the 1960’s. Using it as a means for contempt helped turn it into an abuse and distorted it.
The Civil Rights Movement also created attitudes that would slowly turn into race-obsession and race-fixation (see below).
White people
Many white people used the themes coming from the horror of the holocaust as well. They used it in a similar way as the black people but for different reasons. For white people the themes were used more as a fear of war and, in particular, nuclear war. In this way, the white people were more “cold warish”. They tended to believe that war was a result of hate so white people tended to emphasize hate. This gave a difference of emphasis between black people and white people. The black people emphasized “race”. White people emphasized “hate”. Because of this, there became an association between “racism” and “hate” to the point that the words are almost synonymous at times. In these ways, these points of view became intertwined. Both of these, though, are based on a misunderstanding. As I said above, there is no proof that people just going around hating people because they are another race. And for the white people, many believed that war was caused by hatred between people. The problem is that this isn’t what causes war. People don’t go to war because they hate each other. It takes a little bit more for that to happen. In this way, white people created what I call the “hate myth“, the myth that people go around hating people. Black people created the “race myth“, the myth that people hate people because of their race. They are similar. The difference is that the “hate myth” is more generic and does not emphasize the racial element.
The “hate myth”, created by white people, gave support for the “race myth” of the black people and, in this way, helped substantiate it and help it grow. In this way, white people helped to develop the “race-obsession” and keep it alive. In fact, I tend to feel that white people played a major role in the development of race-obsession, and still do. Without the support of the white people I don’t think the race-obsession would of gotten so bad.
4-Growth of race-obsession
As time went on, the race-obsession starts to develop and begins to be used by other people. In particular, liberals began to use it a lot for their “agendas”. Eventually, even other races and cultures began to use it. Pretty soon, it seemed that everyone is accusing everyone else of being “racist”.
Increasingly, people started to use race, and racism, for these reasons:
- As a means of contempt
- As a means of manipulation, usually of the system
- As a means to deal with fear and apprehension of other people, particularly if they are dominant
- As a means to deal with problems with other people
- As a means to deal with alienation problems
- As a means to deal with other problems
In short, race and racism become used for practically any problem and as an expression of contempt, disappointment, and frustration. As time went on racism became another abuse. Much like the mafia, which started good, it slowly turned sour. Nowadays, racism is almost laughable, and often fills one with disgust, as it has gotten so obviously ridiculous . . . who isn’t racist nowadays?
THE “TABOO WORD” . . . AND POWER
One effect of the horror of the holocaust and “final solution” described above (the idea that there is a hatred toward other races and the fear of anything involving race) is that it has turned racism into a “taboo word”. Its this taboo that gives power in just mentioning it. As a result, people use the word much like a sword as it makes people react. It gives them power. Because of this power the word “racism” has become a way to manipulate people.
This power plays such a big role that when someone uses the word “racism” they are usually using it because of the power of this taboo and not anything the word means. This is one reason why there is no attempt to explain what it means, exactly. As I said above, no one will answer the question “why?” They can’t answer the question of why people would hate another race because racism isn’t about explaining, its about using the power of its taboo to manipulate people.
Its all about POWER.
And so they go around saying “racism, racism, racism” because it gives them power.
AN OBSESSION OVER RACE . . . AGAIN
“Race-obsession” is as ridiculous as the Nazi view on race, which seems to of influenced the development of this idea (see the “Progression” above). One could even say that the idea of racism is a child of the Nazi obsession on race. There are many similarities such as:
- The are both obsessed with race . . . they can’t seem to get it out of their mind
- They place too much value on race, often making it out as life revolves around it
- They use physical characteristics as the defining quality that makes themselves different from others . . . they do not emphasize religion, culture, beliefs, etc.
- They have weird oddball views on race
- Their views on race have no real justifiable basis in fact
- They feel threatened by another race . . . Jews for the Nazi’s and white people for the “race-obsessed” in the US
- They blame the other race for their problems . . . this is the race that they feel threatens them
- They develop all these weird views and philosophies about how and why they are being threatening by this other race . . . sometimes, it sounds like some paranoid delusion
- They may do some form of attack against the race that is viewed as a threat
- Their views on race end up creating problems
- They seem to be insecure about who they are
What the new “race-obsession” lacks is the Nazi idea of a superior/inferior race and the “final solution”. It seems that it is doing something similar though. It often preaches these things:
- That “white people are bad” – similar to the Jews as an inferior “corrupt” race
- They try to get rid of “whiteness” – this is like a mild form of “final solution. See this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/teachers-seeking-to-dismantle-whiteness-want-to-turn-your-kids-into-race-activists/ar-BB1hdurn?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=a079437b30aa4a9c9b90bfca269c17b1&ei=11.. It says that they are “striving to “de-center” and “dismantle” whiteness.”. A favorite statement of mine is: ”Whiteness is everywhere around us.” If this isn’t racist then what is? It sounds like they are trying to get rid of the influence of a specific race, white people.
In these ways, it seems as if race-obsession is replicating the Nazi views in many ways. In fact, it almost seems like we are seeing another philosophy of race obsession growing in this country that is somewhat similar to the Nazi version.
One big difference is that it is not really coming from white people, who are usually blamed for this behavior. Only a small part of the people who are doing this are white. And, for these people it’s usually about politics . . . in particular, liberalism. Most of the people who are afflicted with “race-obsession” are non-white and “minorities”. These make up the bulk of the “race-obsessed” people. This means, more or less, that “race-obsession” is not a “white problem” and, therefore, it does not reflect “white culture” as I’ve heard some people claim. The fact that it has been done by all types of people show that its not reflective of things like race, culture, nationality, and such.
A new form of SS???
It seems that a lot of this Nazi-like mentality is primarily coming from a specific group of people: DEI directors, equity administrators, “anti-racism professionals”, and such. They almost seem like a “new SS”, which is what I jokingly call them. They are a group of people with these qualities, not unlike the Nazi SS:
- Especially strong “convictions” and beliefs
- A strong fanaticism
- They are trying to force their viewpoints onto people and society
- They have government approval
- They have oddball views on race
- Their views on race are politically motivated and defined
Like the SS troops before them, they are going to the extreme and taking race-obsession farther than it needs to go. And just like the SS they are developing these weird oddball ideas about race and are trying to force these ideas onto the general population, particularly at schools and businesses.
Sadly, much of this gets approval from president Biden who, in a way, promoted it by emphasizing things like the DEI (diversity-equity-inclusion), affirmative action, and such. The support from the government is probably why it has gotten so ridiculous and out-of-control.
Some things I heard the new SS preach include:
- That non-white people are victims of white people, often using every example that they can find, however small
- That white people are inherently bad, sometimes stated as if they are naturally that way and can do nothing about it
- That white people are guilty, and that’s the end of the matter
- That “whiteness” should be eradicated, sometimes this stated as a “need for change” or something similar
- They speak only of “white people”, viewing everyone as being the same and seldom, if ever, mentioning individual or specific people . . . that is racist
This is all stated under the guise of “anti-racism” . . . but anyone can see that they are the ones being racist and are reflecting a hatred toward another race. In this way, the new SS is an avenue of hatred toward another race.
WHOSE AFFLICTED?
Anyone can be afflicted by “race-obsession”. They just need to be obsessed about it. Why they cater to it is different for for different people. One thing that is apparent that many people cater to this obsession because they believe they somehow gain from it. The most common people I see are:
- Black people
- White liberals
- Various other minorities or disadvantaged people
Black people
Many black people have turned race-obsession into something like a religion. In fact, I think it is fair to say that there has developed a “race-obsessed culture” with some black people. This is a whole culture based in being obsessed about race and that people hate each other because of race as well as that people hate them because of their race. Many even believe this conspiracy that white people are against black people as if it is some sort of organized and planned effort. Overall, this culture tends to be very paranoid and has a lot of conspiracy theories.
I also think that there is what seems to be an increasingly growing part of black culture that is suffering from the negative effects of “race-obsession” and “race-fixation”. They develop all sorts of “mental issues” such as paranoia, feelings of being threatened, depression, low self-esteem, various mental problems, and such. In short, they are really victims of this mentality and point of view which tends to bring them down. To me, this looks like a serious problem. This means, more or less, that “race-obsession” is causing serious problems for many black people.
I’ve noticed, though, that many black people aren’t willing to admit to the problems that originate from themselves. One of the things I often see is that they give these problems fancy scientific-sounding names, like “microaggressions”, to make them sound legitimate. And then what is normally done is that they find some way to blame white people for this problem. Never do they say, “maybe we are the problem?” or “maybe we are the source of our problems?”. They always seem to portray themselves as innocent victims of white people. No matter what happens, they are innocent victims of white people. From my observation, this is a big part of the problem.
White liberals
These people tend to emphasize hate and the political aspects of it. They appear to mostly be attracted to racism because of its association with hate (the hate myth and race myth). In this way, it is a way to further their “causes” and “agendas”. They can often get fanatical about it as a result.
For some of these people they cater to race-obsession because it is an outlet for their insecurities, paranoias, and fears in life. I’ve seen quite a few who literally immerse themselves in these ideas of “everyone hates people of color” and “everyone hates everyone”. It’s almost like they find comfort in it.
Various other minorities and disadvantaged people
From what I have seen these people tend to use race-obsession mostly as a means of manipulation. These have become more prevalent in recent years. Sometimes the use of race can be beneficial but, more often than not, it becomes just another form of abuse, another way to manipulate the system.
The “race myth” and “hate myth” is also being modified for other ends and purposes, such as gender identity, transgender, immigration, etc. It’s like they are expanding the mentality to other areas.
THE PROBLEM WITH INSECURITY
It seems, to me, that insecurity plays a big part in this.
A unique form of insecurity
As I have watched it through the years I can see that many black people have a unique form of insecurity. It is unlike any I’ve seen before and largely comes from the unique position they have been put in. It seems, to me, that this unique position is caused by things such as:
- The experience of being slaves.
- Being “freed” and the dilemma this put them in. They found themselves thrown into a world they could not relate to and which they had no foothold in.
- Continued problems. This includes how they feel they don’t fit in, how some white people were against them, how they were excluded, and such.
- The struggle to create a stable identity.
These went in the order shown in history but, as history progressed, new conditions appeared and the older ones faded. The early conditions have largely disappeared. The primary problem, nowadays, is the struggle to create a stable identity with some continued problems or so it seems to me. In some respects, the struggle to create a stable identity is what’s creating a lot of the insecurity. The struggle for a stable identity, that is happening today, is bringing out the insecurity that they have and amplifying it.
I wouldn’t say I am all-knowing about this but some aspects of this struggle to create a stable identity, that I see at this time, include:
- The effect of attitudes developed in slavery. I think this isn’t as important as it was. I often think the most damaging aspect is that they perceived themselves as something like an “unpeople” or “non-person”.
- The identity that they were once slaves. This gives them a “downtrodden” image of themselves.
- The effect of being treated badly by people after the Civil War. In the Confederate States, especially, they were treated badly because they represented the humiliation of losing the war.
- The effect of finding themselves alienated and different in a society they can’t relate to.
- The effect of the identity they have created for themselves. For example, they have created an image of themselves as “the oppressed” and so . . . that’s what they become.
- The effect of not being “unified” as a group. Being brought to the US in slavery, they never were a “group”. In some sense, when they were slaves they were a type of a group. When they were “freed” they were as if “thrown out in the cold”, exposed and vulnerable in a society they had no foothold in.
- The effect of rebellion. After the 1960’s, especially, some are filled with anger about things.
- The effect of a culture clash . . . their African culture clashing with American culture. I think this plays a far bigger role than it may seem.
- The effect of Christian belief and righteous cause. This is because many black people are dedicated to their Christian church. For example, turning slavery and the “fight for freedom” into something like an Exodus and even Jesus. This means that they have glorified it and, in a sense, made it a model for life. In this article a politician compares himself to Jesus and, surprise surprise, blames his problems on his race: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/eric-adams-blames-political-problems-on-race-compares-himself-to-jesus-that-s-why-people-are-hating-on-me/ar-BB1hTkta?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=a4d7d4db5fd64cbeeca506091af37768&ei=8#comments.
An example of insecurity
Here’s an example: Black People Are Sharing Common Microaggressions They Deal With All The Time (And Breaking Down Why They’re Harmful) (msn.com). It speaks of “microaggressions” directed toward black people. It’s important to note that it says that microaggression “can be directed at members of any marginalized group, including the LGBTQIA+ community, women and people with disabilities”. Why would microaggression be directed toward marginalized groups? Is it assuming it is hatred? Notice who is not mentioned . . . white males. It appears to imply that the white male is the culprit behind microaggression. It also says that people who do microaggression don’t “realize that at an unconscious level they have biased thoughts, attitudes and feelings that harm people of color.” It then says, “The stress of being exposed to these incidents over time is linked to depression, psychological trauma, anxiety, and high blood pressure among other negative health outcomes.” In other words, it sounds like its suggesting that the white male’s unconscious hatred of people of color causes all sorts of mental and health problems for people of color. Of course, it says nothing about why the white male would have this hatred. This is conveniently left out.
But look at many of the problems they describe. As a person who has been in psychology what they are saying is not unfamiliar to me . . . and all sorts of people describe similar problems, even myself! They seem to describe a number of things:
- They describe problems many people have. In fact, I could add about a few hundred more. I could say a lot about how people have treated me. In fact, I can make a parallel in my life on many examples they give! I can also add quite a few that black people don’t have or know anything about! I was also made fun of for my hair and used to be told my hair was a “mop”. I was also told that I had to change the way I look so I’d look more professional, and I did it without complaint because that is what the job required. I also had security watching me unnecessarily. Some of these are almost funny. I like this: ”to be colorblind is to disregard my or any Black person’s humanity”. Is that different for anyone else? Or this: ”If you can look at me and not see color, then you are denying my racial experiences and my existence”. I like the “racial experience”. Don’t we all have racial experience? I particularly like the statement about how their presence has been ignored in “white spaces” because of the “color of my skin” and how this is “demoralizing and causes racial trauma”. I like the statement “racial trauma”. That’s good. Guess what! I’m treated the same way by minorities and white people both! A lot of people in the world are ignored. How many times do you think black people or minorities tried to include me in their life . . . in about 50 years I can count them on one hand . . . about one a decade . . . and none were black! Can I call that “racial trauma” like they do? Here’s something many black people and minorities are probably not aware of. I have spent most of my life having people point their fingers at me calling me an oppressor, a tyrant, a racist, a sexist. I’m at fault for black people’s problems. I’m at fault for minorities problems. I’m at fault for females’ problems. I’m at fault for the world’s problems. I have been repetitively told that I hate people. I have been told that I degrade people. I sometimes feel like I’m being blamed for everything. Sometimes I feel like a criminal. All this because . . . I’m a white male. Can I call this “racial trauma”? Of, course, no one seems to care. And can I say that that this ignoring is a form of “racial trauma”? I can go on and on about stuff like this. How many other people can make similar complaints that we never hear about? What about people like midgets or very tall people? I’m sure they have a lot that they can complain about. The fact is that many of us can complain about how we’re treated, how we are insulted, how we’re treated badly, how we’re degraded, and for many different reasons. Every one of us could claim that some “microaggression” has been directed toward us. Black people do not have a monopoly on this.
- They describe someone who is overly oversensitive about things. In fact, some of these seem excessively oversensitive. I’ve seen similar oversensitivity in all types of people. The big difference, of course, is that they never made a racial issue out of it. Generally, I’ve found that oversensitivity is often a sign of insecurity . . .
- They describe someone who is insecure about themselves. This further transfers to an insecurity in social relations. For example, there is a lot of references to how they look and overreacting to social slights and insults which are common in the world. A particular sign of insecurity is that some forms of what they are calling “microaggression” amounts to them being insulted by a compliment! This is a sign of an insecure person who are unstable in who they are and are not self-confident. A stable person tends to handle social slights and insults, even though it may bother them. They also take compliments well.
And so, the question is what causes this insecurity? Is it, as they say, primarily a result of the white male’s unconscious hatred of people of color . . . all these microaggressions that they often do “unknowingly”? After listening to many examples of these so-called microaggressions over the past some odd years, and seeing how ridiculous they usually are, and how many people can make similar complaints, I find it hard to believe that this is the source of the problem. They are claiming that “little slights and insults” that people are often doing “unconsciously” or “unknowingly” are traumatizing them. This explanation sounds a little bit too convenient and simplistic. Not only that, the “unconscious” and “unknowing” claim makes it a little bit too easy to accuse people with. Its like saying “I’m traumatized because of an unconscious hatred you have of me”. How do you respond to that? My first reaction would be something like, “is it my unconscious hatred or is it what you want to see?“
This reminds me of some weird accusations in the past:
- The witch accusations of centuries ago . . . “she’s a witch because she gave me a dirty look and my pig died later that day . . . she cast a spell on it”.
- The Evil Eye . . . “he looked at me with his evil eye and cursed me“.
- The old fear of the Evil Witch Doctors and their spells.
I think these similarities are no mistake. These tend to describe explanations that, in the past, were often associated with magic or supernatural things. Of course, now in the modern world they appear differently. They are all speaking of a “mysterious something” that a person did which is supposed to be for evil intent and that causes a problem for someone else. This “mysterious something” has qualities such as:
- It can’t be defined exactly and is vague. Is it a spell? Is it an Evil Eye? Is it an unconscious hatred? Is it a microaggression?
- The purpose of the “evil intent” is unclear. Why would a witch cast a spell on a pig? Why would someone curse someone? Why would witch doctors cast spells onto people? Why would white males hate black people?
- The process of how it is done is unclear. How do they cast a spell? How does one develop an Evil Eye? How is this unconscious hatred demonstrated?
In short, the whole thing is mysterious and unclear, from its motive to how its done. But yet, they believe it has happened, someone has done something to them for evil intent and in a mysterious fashion.
I’ve seen this point of view taken in a number of places recently. These include the idea of microaggression, some of the claims of the DEI agents, some ideas of woke, and claims of some black people. Some qualities of these claims include:
- Its caused by a hatred (of course, they never explain why the hatred exists)
- Its unconscious or unknown to the person doing it
- Its sometimes viewed as being deep-rooted in the person doing it, as if its part of their nature
- Its sometimes viewed as something they can’t help do, as if they naturally hate people, are naturally racist
- Its done in subtle ways that are hard to see . . . they are not overt acts
- It somehow harms the person they are doing it to
The accusation of a “mysterious something” is really a form of blind accusation . . . it seems to be justified but it isn’t. They feel that it happened but they can’t really prove it. The inability to justify it is “justified” by the “unconscious” claim . . . they don’t know that they are doing it. My experience is that when people do this type of thing it usually means that people are trying to avert a personal conflict from themselves and put it onto someone else. This may be done for a number of reasons, such as:
- To have something, a person, to fear
- To blame someone for their conflict
- To give them something to worry about
- To project their conflict on
In these ways, the “mysterious something” becomes a way to deal with conflict. But it usually doesn’t work and, if it does, its usually temporary. This is because it is an accusation of something unclear.
Obsession
The persistent obsession over this issue is revealing about its nature. As I’ve watched it over the years, I would say that one of the reasons why it becomes an obsession is because it does not address the root problem. It keeps saying that everything revolves around the color of a person skin, for example, and where does that lead? It doesn’t solve anything. As a result, the conflict persists and goes on and on and on. It almost looks like they are trying to resolve it but can’t. They try and try but can’t resolve it. This endless trying and failing seems to be one of sources of the obsession.
Failing to solve the problem
After watching this stuff for decades, I tend to believe that, as I always say, “black people’s problems are black people’s problems”. This means that it is not a “white problem”. White people, or anyone else for that matter, is not the source for most of their problems. Its also not an “American problem” as they are afflicted with it, not everyone else. The more I look at this the more I can’t help but say that part of the problem is that they are doing these things:
- They are portraying themselves as victims
- They are endlessly blaming people for their problems, namely white people
- They are expecting someone else, namely white people, to solve their problems for them
- They use “racism” as if it is some sort of a weapon
- The use “race” as if it is some sort of an explain-all
The result of these is that they remain in a stagnant position, unchanged, insecure, and unstable in who they are. This is what race-obsession and race-fixation causes and why they are so damaging. To me, this looks like a serious problem that many black people have.
There is a great irony in all this. The race-obsessed seem to expect other people to solve their problems for them. In fact, many of them are expecting this to happen. Often, they expect this to happen without any effort on their part, as if other people are going to wave a magic wand and end all their problems. What’s ironic is that the people they expect to solve their problems are the people who they see as a threat! But only they can solve most of their problems.
Identity
In the similarities between the Nazi’s and race-obsessed people described above I mentioned how they are insecure of who they are. More specifically, as it appears to me, people who are obsessed with race often seem to have a problem with these things:
- Problems with their identity, of who they are
- Problems with feeling secure with themselves
- Problems with feeling secure in life
- Problems with “feeling good about themselves”
The Nazi’s had been humiliated by the defeat of WWI and felt bad about themselves, black people are insecure who they are because of the effects of slavery and feeling removed from the society, immigrants are in a foreign society they feel intimidated by, and so on. They all have some form of insecurity in who they are. One of the appeals of race-obsession is that it somehow alleviates identity problems and the insecurity it causes. This is no doubt because the idea of “race” puts emphasis on the “me”, of who I am, and gives an illusion of identity. In this way, the emphasis on “race” is like saying “I’m this identity”.
The influence of the Civil Rights Movement
I have always thought that one of the biggest things that has actually impaired black people is the Civil Rights Movement. Had it not been for this, I often thought, they would of developed as another member of this society, along with all the other people.
I often felt that, as a whole, the Civil Rights Movement all-of-a-sudden brought black people out as a “people”, in full view of the world, which they were not prepared for. The effect of this is that it brought out an awareness of their insecurity about themselves, about who they are, and their place in society. I often think that this is the primary battle that many black people face and is what a lot of their conflicts are about nowadays. Its not about racism or the threat of white people. Its more about “what is my identity?” or “where is my place in the world?” or “where’s my dignity?”, or so it seems to me.
The Civil Rights Movement seemed to halt their development for a number of reasons:
- It established an identity of “the oppressed” and a “victim of white people”.
- It established the use of the “one-word philosophy” – racism – to explain everything and use as a weapon.
- It established a rebelliousness and anger.
- It established a “martyr of the cause” – Martin Luther King, Jr. – that pitted them against white people, with deep feelings.
- It established a war with white people, particularly after the problems in the South in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
- It established a pattern of accusation and blame.
- It established a belief that the US, and white people in particular, should solve their problems.
- It established a belief that the US, and white people in particular, owe them something.
- It established a sense of power
Its ironic that it would of done this. When it started, I think, it was beneficial but it developed these bad qualities later on.
Overall, it has created what I often call the “Civil Rights Movement pit“. The whole mentality has created a condition where people get in something like a “pit” and can’t get out of it (I’ve noticed this phenomena with rights before and have written an article on it: Thoughts on the ‘rights pit’ – using the principle of rights, politics, and the law, for personal problems). The “pit” is when people get focused on specific points of view and mentalities that become so powerful that they can’t get out of it. They literally become entrenched in it, dedicated to it, enslaved by it. It becomes, in a sense, like armor that they use to protect themselves. It becomes their defense. It becomes their refuge.
As it appears to me, the “Civil Rights Movement pit” was a result of a situation where people found themselves in the midst of another people they couldn’t relate to. This is a result of a growing sense of themselves as a group which appeared to develop in the 1950’s. It wouldn’t surprise me that this sense of themselves as a group is associated with rock ‘n roll and music, which gave them a “foothold” in white society. Finding an awareness of themselves in the mist of white people, who were “in power”, made them feel threatened. Not only that, they found white people threatening because of the memory of slavery as well as being mistreated. As a result, they needed some “defense” against this feeling of being threated. Feeling powerless against people who were more powerful they “used” some of their political theory as “muscle”, so to speak. They used white peoples idea of rights. By using the political theory of white people they basically had a “foothold” and a defense against the feeling of being threatened. It was all they had and so they overly relied on it. This overreliance is really the cause of the “pit”. It became everything. And so we see two themes in the development of the “Civil Rights Movement pit”:
- Feeling threatened
- Defense against feeling threatened
In some ways, the defense became more than a defense. It took on greater meaning, such as:
- It became a source of unity
- It became a source of identity
- It became a source of security
- It became a source of complaining
In these ways, the Civil Rights Movement became more than just a movement. It became, in a sense, a culture. In this way, it created what can be described as the “Civil Rights Movement culture” which created the “Civil Rights Movement character“. This is a type of character of person which the “Civil Rights Movement culture” created. This character has many qualities described above:
- They feel threatened
- They use rights as a defense . . . this would change to “racism”
- They are often angry
- They often have a conspiracy theory that white people are against black people
- They use “racism” like a weapon to get their way
- They have a victim mentality, thinking that they are always victims of white people
Not all black people display this character. In fact, I’d say its a low percentage or so it seems to me. What happens, of course, is that the “Civil Rights Movement character” ends up finding himself in the “pit”, so engrossed in it that they can’t get out of it, as if they found themselves in a tar pit.
What eventually happens is that the “pit” ends up creating a narrow-minded way of looking at things. It also becomes the “only explanation”. One could see how it would lead to race-obsession and race-fixation as it seems, to me, that race-obsession and race-fixation were the inevitable result of the Civil Rights Movement and, in particular, the “Civil Rights Movement pit” and the “Civil Rights Movement character”. Basically, the “pit” turned into an obsession and a fixation . . .
The end result: race obsession and fixation
The end result of all the above – insecurity, the struggle to find a stable identity, failing to solve the problem, the Civil Rights Movement, and such – seems to of basically led to race obsession and race fixation. That’s what it seems like to me. This would mean, more or less, that race obsession and race fixation are primarily a result of the failure at finding a stable identity in a society made up of other people. More specifically, they are attempts at creating a definition of oneself in the midst of other different people.
The basic problems
The nature of the problem leads to these things:
- The question of identity puts emphasis on “race”, an image of oneself, and makes it prominent as identity of self is what this is really about.
- The inability to create a stable identity causes insecurity and feelings of being threatened by other people which puts emphasis on the idea of “racism”.
And so the two basic themes seen in race-obsession, race and racism, cater to the basic problems which can be described as these two things:
- The need for identity
- Feeling threatened
Both of these create a sense of insecurity that many black people struggle with and is part of the unique problems that black people have. This is how it appears to me at this time.
I should put emphasis on the fact that race obsession and race fixation are attempts. They are not creating a stable identity, though they may seem to do that. In fact, they seem to be impairing the development of a stable identity.
EFFECTS
Initially, the idea of racism had beneficial effects. Some of the positive things it did include:
- It helped remedy various problems and issues
- It increased awareness
- It gave people confidence
Despite these, “race-obsession” has caused a lot of negative things through the years, particularly after it became abused. These include:
- It created “dead end philosophies” that have no solution causing endless complaining that get nowhere
- It promotes hate of other people . . . they’re racists!
- It promotes conflict between people . . . it is assumed that people hate people of other races
- It makes people paranoid and scared of other people
- It causes stress and mental problems
- It makes people manipulative
- It disguises other motives which uses it to get its way
- It creates myths about people and the relationship between people
USES OF RACISM
My observation is that most people use “racism” for a number of reasons. Sadly, they are seldom for “honorable” causes, as they usually claim. Some examples are:
As a form of expression
These include:
- As an expression for feeling intimidated by a larger culture
- As an expression of feeling disconnect by a larger culture
- As an expression of contempt, which can be for a number of reasons, even adolescent rebellion
- As an expression of frustration, disappointment, etc.
- As an expression of insecurity
- As an expression of a genuine conflict
To manipulate the system
These include:
- As a means to get ahead
- As a means to get what they want from the system
There has even been an expression to describe this: ”they are playing the race-card”.
MYTHS CAUSED BY “RACE-OBSESSION”
“Race-obsession” has caused many myths. These include:
- Myths about race and what it is. Race has been made out as more than physical characteristics. Some people have practically turned race into a religion.
- Myths about cultures and peoples. It preaches that people automatically hate each other and this has created a whole distorted view of humanity.
- Myths about identities and who one is. They make races as the distinguishing trait.
- Myths about the associations between people. Its created this idea that people hate each other based on race but this is not accurate. There are other more important things involving the association with people which are totally ignored.
- Myths about hatred and conflicts between people. It’s given a wrong view about hatred and why people have conflicts between each other.
THE HIDDEN RACISM
I have a saying:
“It takes a racist to see a racist”
This comes from my observation that people that are race-obsessed are the ones who really preach racism even though they claim they are against it and accuse other people of being racist. This is because of a number of things:
- Because they are so preoccupied with race.
- Because they see race in everything.
- Because they blame race as the cause for everything.
- Because much of what they do is based in a fear or a feeling of being intimidated by another race.
- Because their obsession over race makes them apprehensive of races which often turns into hatred of other races.
In these ways, it’s not uncommon that the people who condemn people of racism are often the ones who should be called racist. This makes “race-obsession” as something of a hypocrisy . . . they say one thing and do another. It creates a “hidden racism” that hides behind the idea of racism.
This hidden racism is one of the reasons why the “race-obsessed”, and the idea of racism, tends to preach hatred between people which eventually promotes and even causes, conflict between people.
TEACHING “RACE-OBSESSION”
They are even starting to teach “race-obsession” as if it is subject to learn. In fact, at the rate we’re going people are going to believe that everyone hates everyone else because of race and they are going to be teaching it in schools as if it is some form of scientific truth. They can have a class called “the natural hatred of people of other races 101”. Then we can listen to how white people hate non-white people. They can have a class called “white people’s conspiracy of hatred toward other races 101” and we can learn how white people have this grand conspiracy against people of other races. They can also have classes called “everyone hates everyone else 101”. They can teach how straight people hate non-straight people, how everyone hates transgender people, and basically how everybody hates everybody.
HOW TRUE ARE THE CLAIMS?
Not only have I sat and listened to this for half a century, I have been accused of racism, even though I did nothing. As I have said in my article, Thoughts on being falsely accused and its effects, when a person is falsely accused it makes a person look at things closer and it puts a person in a position to see things differently. A person sits up and goes “what?” and takes a closer look. This is what I did. Looking at it from this perspective I’m not all that convinced of the claims that are being made are sincere. In fact, the more I look at it the less convinced I am. They seem to be getting less sincere as time goes on, and they seemed to of gotten ridiculous since Biden got in office.
For many black people, many of these claims seem about 50 years out-of-date. They were true in the 1950’s and 1960’s but they aren’t quite that way now. It’s like they are stuck in the 1950’s and 1960’s and interpret everything as if they are living back then. The cause for their being stuck in the 1950’s and 1960’s is no doubt because of the Civil Rights Movement and, in particular, the “Civil Rights Movement pit” which has basically made many black people “stuck” in that time period. As a result, they keep using the same arguments, the same complaints, and so on.
There are problems but, from what I have seen, they aren’t any more prevalent or worse than problems that I see other people have. If they are I don’t see it. Of course, I look at things from an overall perspective, of “everyone as a whole”. I don’t just sit and focus on a specific group of people as if they are the only ones with problems. When I look at the problems of a specific people I see it as “their unique problems in the midst of all these other problems”. As a result, the problems of a specific group of people don’t become the “only problems in the US” which, it seems, is the way most black peoples see their problems. This is probably due to these things:
- They only focus on themselves. I’ve seen many black people who don’t even seem to be aware that that there are other people in the world.
- They have developed a victim mentality. They view themselves as the “oppressed” and have a paranoid viewpoint . . . white people are against them! This means, more or less, that the country is against them.
- They don’t look at other peoples problems. I’ve never seen a black person look and acknowledge the problems of other people. As a result, they don’t see that other people, including white people, have similar problems and, perhaps, worse problems.
All of these, of course, make it appear that they are the only ones with problems and as if society is against them.
Overall, I’d say that “black people’s problems” are just one of many problems that I see . . . and there are many types and versions of problems in the US. To say that they have “special problems”, that makes them different or worse than anyone else, seems narrow and superficial and shows, at least to me, that people are not looking at the big picture that includes everyone. Frankly, in the US I don’t see any evidence that any one group of people are being singled out for mistreatment. If it is being done, then it’s being done by a person or small group of people . . . and there are people like that. But I don’t see any “nationwide conspiracy”. I cannot say, for sure, what goes on in the former Confederate States as that is almost like a different world. I also do not see that one group that has a monopoly on “having it bad”. There are many versions and ways that problems appear. To say that any one group is “treated the worst” seems unrealistic.
I once heard someone who disagreed with the claims of how black people are nothing but victims and was told that they are “in denial”. My reaction to that was this: “I’d say that you are in denial. You are denying the fact that you are just another group of people in this country. You are not the only people in this country. There is nothing special or unique about you. In actuality, you are just another face in the crowd. And you are also not the only people who have problems in this country.”
My observation is that practically every group of people have problems of some sort and these problems have unique qualities based on the conditions of that group. This includes rich people, white people, poor people, oriental people, etc., etc. This means that the problems of one group usually does not have the same problems as another group. This point needs to be understood. Each groups problems are often unique to that group. But some problems are similar with other groups and, in some cases, they are the same problems. There’s a lot of ways problems appear. The point is that to not acknowledge the unique problems of other groups makes a person think that they don’t have problems. This is because you tend to not see those problems. My observation is that this is a problem for many black people in the US as well as most people.
I’ve often said that I don’t think black people have the worst problems in the US. I don’t think any one group can lay that claim, as there are many types and forms of problems. But black people have problems that are often unique to them. These include:
- The fact they look very different. This makes them very apparent.
- Their culture. They have a different style of doing things and this is noticed by people.
- Low self-esteem. My observation is that black peoples low view of themselves is noticed by people and effects how people associate with them, usually amounting to not associating with them or having a low view of them.
These make them “stand out” which tends to makes them be treated differently, and not just by white people, but many people. And I should point out that this does not mean that it is motivated by hatred or malicious motives. People who are different tend to be treated differently. That’s just the way it is. Its a problem all over the world for people who are different. This difference could be anything, such as eye color, height, weight, accent, and so on. Usually, this consists of “not being included” or being treated as if you are nothing. From what I have seen, I’d say this is a common reaction that many people have toward black people and, as a result, is a significant part of the “black problem”. Again, I should point out that this is done by practically anyone who is not black and it is seldom motivated by hate or malicious reasons. I should also point out that black people also do this to non-black people. That is to say, they treat black people differently from non-black people. They basically do what other people do: they favor their “group” and exclude people that are not part of their group. This fact, of course, is never mentioned but I see it all the time. They do it as much as anyone else. The point being that the tendency of treating people differently because they are different is something everyone does. And I should point out that this can be over the most subtle of things. I’ve noticed, for example, that since my beard is going white I am being treated differently. Something that small can make a difference!
I’ve heard many black people make reference to their “slave past” and that this is supposed to create problems for them. My observation is otherwise. Most people don’t know about it, don’t care if they did know about it, or see it as irrelevant nowadays. The only people who seem to care about slavery are black people and maybe some people in the former Confederate states.
But from what I have seen in the past some-odd decades, I would put the truth of the claims in these main groups:
- Common problems. The largest group consists of common problems that many people have all over the world. The difference is that they make a racial issue out of it. I sit and listen to these complaints and can give similar complaints. Of course, I don’t make a racial issue out of it. This same observation has been made by other white people, other races, and even foreigners mention it. I even heard a black man mention it about black people!
- Fabricated or exaggerated claims. These are usually created for some motive, such as to get money or a means to complain about life, etc. These seem to be the second most prevalent form that I see. But this group seems to be growing and, at the rate its going, it will be the dominant group.
- Mental problems or issues. As I look at many of their claims it is evident that there are many that are motivated by some sort of mental conflict. They often are motivated by things like paranoia, low self-esteem, an insecurity of some sort, or race-fixation. Often, this appears as a horrible oversensitivity, where a simple “slight” or “insult” is made a big deal of. This type of insecurity is very prevalent and they even have a name for it: micro-aggressions.
- Real problems as claimed. Frankly, after looking at it for decades, I would say that only a small percentage is realistic and are actually a matter or race, bias, discrimination, or some other problem. There are specific people and groups that cause problems for black people, such as white supremacist’s. Those people exist but its not that much of the population. Some of what is claimed is definitely true but many are not quite the way they claim it is. Many problems seem to be more like a paranoia or insecurity putting these claims in the former group. To be frank, such a small percentage is realistic that when I hear of a claim of racism I view it as a low probability that it will be a realistic claim.
The descriptions I have described above is from what I see and hear through the years and is something like an “in general” perspective. I’m sure that these vary depending on where you are in the US. For example, in some areas the complaints may be realistic, and race may play a big part. This seems to be prevalent in the Old South not only for black people but other non-white races and peoples. In other areas they may mostly be fabricated or exaggerated. I often see this in places like Chicago where they seem to have a history of endless complaining about things, especially for black people. This inspires many people to fabricate or exaggerate claims as a means of manipulation and to complain.
Since many claims aren’t realistic, at least from what I see, it follows that many claims of racism tend to be for other motives. Some that I have seen include:
- Feeling intimidated by a bigger culture
- Feelings of being “small” in society
- Feelings of hatred toward other people for whatever reason
- Feelings of powerlessness
- A desire to take advantage of a situation or for some gain
- Feelings of being alienated or disconnected
- As a form of complaining about life
- As a form of jealousy or envy
- As a form of revenge
- As an expression of contempt
THE NEED FOR OTHER MORE REALISTIC EXPLANATIONS
If one looks closely one can see that many problems that are described as “racism” are not racial at all and have nothing to do with race. Instead, they are describing other things that are reflective of common phenomena such as:
- Social structure and hierarchy – for example, there are always people on the bottom
- Social dynamics – for example, some people are more esteemed in a society
- Sociological phenomena – for example, people tend to favor people they relate to
- Cultural phenomena – for example, some cultures view some qualities in people as appealing
- Religion – for example, some qualities are viewed as bad in some religions
- Beliefs – for example, some belief systems favor certain people with certain qualities
- The character of people and societies – for example, some people just don’t “fit in” with other people and societies
- The effects of history, economy, politics, and such – for example, bad historical experiences paint some people in a bad light
In other words, these are describing phenomena that have other explanations and which have nothing whatsoever to do with race and peoples physical characteristics. In fact, many claims of racism can be better explained by the phenomena above. But in using the “one-word philosophy” of racism to explain everything there has developed a point of view that is narrow, simplistic, and often ridiculous . . . there is only one explanation, and it revolves around one thing! It does not take into consideration many other aspects of human reality and experience. Because of this, “race-obsession” is creating a whole distorted view of people, society, and the relationships of people. I’ve been saying, for years, that we need to quit using this word and explanation and find other more realistic explanations to describe what is going on.
THE NEW RACISM
One effect of the race-obsession is that it has created a new form of “politically justified racism”. I call it “the new racism“. It could also be called “the new discrimination” when used in a more general way unrelated to race. It has qualities such as:
- Basically, “the new racism” is saying that its OK to discriminate when it is supported by certain political ideas, which have this tendency to be liberal ideas which are often fanatical. Because it is politically justified “the new racism” often gets out-of-control and ridiculous. They just cite politics and “anything goes”, they say whatever their whims are. Its like politics gives them free reign to do whatever they want. As a result, they wield these political ideas like a weapon.
- In “the new racism” a persons sex or race constitutes a “qualification” and dictates special privilege. An example is favoring certain people, or giving privilege to people, because of their sex or race. Its like what I heard in the last presidential election. People were saying that they would vote for people because they were female or minority. That was their “qualification”.
- “The new racism” is very hypocritical. Typically, “the new racism” accuses other people of racism and then turns around and does it itself . . . but when it does it its OK. A good example is how they will accuse white people of being racist been then turn around and favor black people.
- “The new racism” thinks that it is not racist . . . but they are. Generally, they do not even consider themselves as being racist or having a hatred or dislike toward another race. They accuse other people of that. In this way, they are as if blind. They don’t know that though.
- “The new racism” tends to think that they are justified because they believe that they are on some sort of a righteous crusade. This makes their racism OK and acceptable. They often paint themselves out as “the oppressed” or “the enslaved” seeking “freedom”. This sounds uncannily like the American Revolution . . . and that’s no mistake. That’s how they get their power.
- “The new racism” is very accusatory. One could say that it is based in accusation. They accuse freely, willingly, and easily. It is in accusation that they get their power. It is in their accusation that they get everyone’s attention. As a result, accusation plays a big role and figures in a lot of what they do.
- “The new racism” creates weird oddball views about race. Much of this is because it is a view of race based on political ideas. In this way, one could call it a “politically defined image of race“. This creates a weird oddball image of what race is.
- “The new racism” is really only a disguised form of hatred. Supposedly, accusations of racism are trying to get rid of racism but “the new racism” only makes it persist and, in a way, makes it worse. Behind its supposed “righteous cause” is a hatred of other people. Because of its political justification people tend to not see or overlook this hatred. In so doing, “the new racism” promotes hatred behind everyone’s back, without anyone seeing it.
Many of these qualities are being seen, often to outrageous proportions, in DEI, woke, the “new SS”, and similar things.
RESENTMENT
One effect of race obsession is that it is causing a lot of resentment. This is particularly the case for the people who are being accused. Several things seem to make this grow:
- Because its accusative and blames many people for things they didn’t do
- Because of its persistent
- Because they have it forced down their throats
- Because the claims are so obviously ridiculous
- Because they are misusing political beliefs
- Because the government and business often support it, forcing it upon them
- Because we often have to pay for it, in some way, for something we had nothing to do with
- And, most importantly, because it’s usually wrong
I suspect that if this subject was not endlessly brought up, and accusations made, then many of the problems would disappear. I know that a lot of this so-called racist stuff is just some peoples way of showing their resentment of it all. Continually being reminded of it just makes them more resentful.
I often wonder if there is going to one day be a reaction or, perhaps, a rebellion against it. Many people, I think, have had enough of. Something would have to happen for there to be an active rebellion.
MY OVERALL IMPRESSION
If someone were to ask me “after almost 50 years of listening to the idea of racism what is my overall impression of it all?” I would probably say that it all seems to lead to the same thing. No matter how its said, or what’s said, it all leads to the same conclusion. It can be summed up as “We’re all bad people. We all hate each other.“ It almost has this quality of a condemnation of humanity, of a statement of the evil of humanity. Sometimes, it seems that condemnation of humanity is the motive behind it. It offers no solutions. It offers no answers. It doesn’t even offer an explanation. We all hate each other and that is it. There seems to be several paths after that depending on who you are:
- We should all beat ourselves because we are so bad, because we hate each other . . . this is usually directed to white people
- People who feel that they are “hated” should get some sort of special privilege . . . this is usually directed to black people and minorities
That’s where it ends.
But, to me, it has become sickening and nauseating. There are a number of reasons why such as:
- Its endless accusations. This is probably what bothers me the most. Its one accusation after another. Sometimes, I become the “bad guy” . . . and I didn’t do anything!
- It continual persistence. It just seems to never end. Everyday I hear of some new thing that is racist. Everything is racist.
- Its ridiculous claims. What I’ve heard in the name of racism is unbelievable.
THE OVERALL EFFECT
It seems, to me, that the overall effect of “race-obsession” and “race-fixation” include these things:
- It promotes misunderstanding between people by making race a persistent and continual issue in social relations
- It promotes and preaches hatred between people
- It creates a victim mentality in minorities and black people
- It causes endless blaming and accusations that never end
- It causes unnecessary tensions between people
- Its causes mental problems
- It causes resentment
To me, these are negative and damaging in their effect. These are all a result of taking the racial issue farther than it had to go and blowing it so far out of proportion that it has turned into an act of abuse, manipulation, and distortion. To put it simply, racial obsession and fixation took the idea of “racism”, destroyed it, and created a damaging and destructive point of view that only furthers conflicts.
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