A Few Thoughts On Race – Modern Koans
I saw the hashtag #WhitePeople on Twitter last night. Race is such a hot button issue that people have no frame of reference to speak intelligently about it.
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It was mind boggling and forced this out of me.
Discuss:
A > B
A = 4
B = 3
Mathematical Inequality
True by definition
Abstract truth
Allows prediction
A > B
A = Good
B = Evil
Moral Supremacy
True in context of a relationship
Relative truth
Enables covenant
A > B
A = left handed
B = right handed
Arbitrary Supremacy
Arbitrary assignment of physical attribute to a moral value
Opinion
Little to no practical value
A > B
A = Liberal
B = Conservative
Ideological Supremacy
Ideological determinism (denies personal agency)
Nonsense
Enables deception
A > B
A = Black
B = White
Racial Supremacy
Racial determinism (denies personal agency)
Nonsense
Enables Oppression
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