The War on the West

by Douglas Murray

Of course, there is another danger in all of this. For medicine is one of those areas in which some knowledge of racial background may be not just useful but lifesaving. Different genetic groups carry different vulnerabilities to particular diseases and ailments ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, as well as varying responsiveness to different drugs. And this presents a particular problem. Because it suggests that race is not just a “social construct” but something that affects real areas of our lives, including health. Because this is such an unpalatable truth for the presumptions of the era, whenever the issue arises, it causes a great flare-up of nonmedical concerns. There is, for instance, an ongoing controversy around the accurate determining of kidney function, but “antiracists” have tried to remove the clinical algorithms and treatment guidelines that would help diagnoses, and have done so in the name of combating racism.77