To: Jim Noble
Define racism.
Webster dictionary: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
My take is that culture has a bigger role in the success of people/racial groups. Germans and Albanians are both white, yet have different outcomes. Japanese and Chinese are genetically very similar, yet have different outcomes. Turks and Arabs are racially closer to western europeans, than Japanese, but further away in outcome.
To: ThinkingBuddha
Webster dictionary: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. That's the old definition. The new definition is "anything said or done by a white person that offends the sensibilities of a dark-skinned person."
Under the old definition you could like people of other races and still be a racist, and contrariwise you could hate people of other races and not be a racist.
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09/07/2017 6:12:36 AM PDT by
Mr Ramsbotham
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