What is racism? Let us count the definitions. (There are at least eight.)

American Thinker ^ | 09/15/24 | Arnold Cusmariu

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Eight concepts of racism can be extracted from definitions Carson presented in a chapter titled “Was Lincoln a Racist?” Carson says (p. 338) that his definitions “draw on important work in contemporary philosophy.”

Racism-1: Believing that members of a group with certain racial characteristics are morally or intellectually “inferior” to members of groups that lack those racial characteristics.

*It is racist-1 to believe that blacks are morally or intellectually inferior to whites or Asians (for example).

* I’d venture to say a comparatively small number of people hold racism-1 beliefs.

* The left throws racism-1 accusations at Republicans without a shred of evidence.

Racism-2: Believing that discrimination against members of a group with certain racial characteristics is justified.

* Civil rights laws were enacted in large part to combat discrimination against blacks.

* College admission quotas that discriminate against whites are racist-2.

Racism-3: Members of “superior” groups believing that they are justified in exploiting or using members of the “inferior” group for their benefit.

* The slave trade exemplified racism-3 beliefs, which were also quite common in the antebellum (Democrat) South and persisted into the 20th century well after slavery was abolished. See below.

Racism-4: Members of “superior” groups believing that they are justified in hatred or ill will toward members of “inferior” groups.

Racism-5: Believing that indifference to the welfare of members of a group with racial characteristics considered “inferior” is justified.

Racism-6: Believing that inadequate concern for the welfare of members of a group with racial characteristics considered “inferior” is justified.

Racism-7: Believing that disrespect toward members of a group with racial characteristics considered “inferior” is justified.

Racism-8: Believing that inadequate respect toward members of a group with racial characteristics considered “inferior” is justified.

The Democrat party in the antebellum South was racist by all eight criteria

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“Superior” group believing they are the only ones that can save “inferior” groups through quotas, DEI, affirmative action, lower standards, welfare, and making fortunes on the continued suffering of the “inferior” group.

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and there is what is happening today:

“Finally, leftists have been known to charge anyone with “racism” who:

Utters a word of criticism against Vice-President Harris.
Considers affirmative action immoral.
Blames violent crime in Chicago on African-Americans.
Believes that welfare is a huge waste of money.
Voted for Donald Trump.
Is a Republican or supports GOP candidates.
Finds statistics linking I.Q. to scholastic achievement credible.
Believes that slavery reparations would punish innocent people.
Wears a MAGA hat.
Disagrees with New York Times editorials on race.
Is a member of the National Rifle Association.
Thinks George Floyd was largely responsible for his own death.”