27 July 2020
I have probably always been a Gene Supremacist, thinking that, in general, my opinion was more clear or coherent than any other. Nevertheless, I readily acknowledge the vastness of my ignorance and welcome counsel.
Conflation has never seduced me. I recognized early on the great diversity around me, so bigotry was never an attraction. I do recollect accepting the opinions of my family at an early age, but when I realized how irrational their racism was, I decided that I knew better.
Accusations of “white supremacy” are offensive on many levels, mainly as an insult to one’s intelligence. Because I speak English, and I’ve seen a box of crayons, I know that there are no white or black people on Earth. I am not unaware of popular fictions, but I maintain firmer standards. If it’s untrue and it isn’t poetic or funny, it’s a lie. And even if it is poetic, it might still be a lie (see Gettysburg Address). On the other hand, as I diverge again, “negro” is fun, even as it literally means “black.” Still, it’s a nice word; it’s warm and friendly. Think of the muscles of your face as you pronounce it. It starts with a smile and ends up in a look of astonishment and delight. “Nigger” on the other hand, is just mean. It starts with a sneer and ends with a growl.
The idea that “white supremacy” has any serious traction in a world where the observation that “There sure are a lot of Jewish Nobel Laureates, aren’t there? And a lot of tall negros in the NBA!” can get you scorned, scolded, and verbally scalded, is ridiculous. Many have lost jobs and other opportunities over less. There are no visible rewards for “white supremacist” behavior, so the notion that it has any practical currency in running the world is utterly absurd.
YES IT DID! IT WAS THE WAVE OF THE PAST!
And the LAW, thanks to Jim Crow Democrats.
But for the most part, the past is past.
But nothing attracts a warrior like an unwinnable war. In the fight for equality, no victory is possible because differences are what enrich our lives. But the fight goes on, and as racial relations improve, the rhetoric is ramped up. As enemies fade into the mist, the definition must be expanded to advance the front. As I’d indicated elsewhere, “objective, rational linear thinking” and the recognition of causality and quantitative differences are not so much the hallmarks of civilization and hygiene and health and prosperity, but characteristics of “whiteness” or “white supremacy.”