Posted on 02/19/2022 5:19:45 AM PST by Kaslin
Black History Month is a time to reflect on the great achievements of African-Americans and black Africans, while also confronting the sordid history of racism. Thankfully, racism has declined considerably over the past decades. However, we still need to combat vestiges of racism in our society, so that we can properly love our neighbor, regardless of their race or ethnicity.
Indeed, scholars today are cranking out multitudes of books about racism. Three prominent examples from 2021—published by academic presses—are Anthea Butler, White Evangelical Racism, Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right, and J. Russell Hawkins, The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy. One can hear a similar refrain on NPR: for example, in the July 2020 report, “White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots in U.S. Christianity.” NPR also warned in many reports during 2021 about white supremacism inherent in “Christian nationalism.”
What often seems neglected in this discussion is the history of scientific racism, which was in some ways more virulent than most religious forms of racism. This is not to say that historians have completely ignored scientific racism. Indeed, I have contributed to this scholarly discussion in some of my earlier works, as well as in my newly released book, Darwinian Racism: How Darwinism Influenced Hitler, Nazism, and White Nationalism.
However, it seems that the way scientific racism is presented differs substantially from the way religious racism is treated. Many scholarly works and NPR stories on religious racism assume that religion—especially evangelical Christianity—is still heavily tainted by racism. Indeed, an op-ed in Scientific American in 2021, “Denial of Evolution Is a Form of White Supremacy,” overtly slammed creationists as white supremacists. The writer completely ignored the fact that Ken Ham, a leader among young-earth creationists, co-authored a book (with an African American), in which he vigorously opposes racism. Contrary to the anti-racist discourse of the progressive left, most evangelical Christians are firmly opposed to racism. Indeed, many African Americans and Hispanics belong to evangelical churches.
Most works on scientific racism admit that scientists erred in the past by promoting racist ideas, but then the historians celebrate the triumph of science, since later scientists overcame these misguided ideas. Of course, most scientists today—just as most religious leaders today—do reject racism. One of the outliers— Nobel-Prize-winning biologist James Watson—is often condemned by colleagues when he makes racist statements.
So, if the vast majority of scientists reject racism, one might conclude that scientific racism is no longer a problem. However, this ignores the elephant in the room.
What elephant? Well, how about examining the white nationalist scene today to see what they actually believe? To be sure, white nationalism is a fringe movement, albeit a vocal fringe. Nonetheless, how do they justify their racist ideology? While researching my book, Darwinian Racism, I examined the websites and publications of many neo-Nazi, white nationalist, and alt-right individuals and organizations. What I discovered was that most white nationalists and white supremacists today embrace a social Darwinist version of scientific racism and vehemently oppose Christianity.
One of the most virulent pieces of social Darwinist racism I have ever read is the 1896 book Might Is Right by Ragnar Redbeard (pseudonym), which is currently popular among white supremacists. Indeed, in 2019, shortly before a 19-year-old gunman at the Gilroy Garlic Festival killed three and wounded 17, he recommended on social media that people read Redbeard’s book. Many white nationalist websites recommend this book, and some even sell it. The subtitle of Redbeard’s book is Survival of the Fittest, and it is laced with Darwinian themes, such as the inescapable necessity of a struggle for existence between races. In addition to demeaning non-white races, Redbeard’s book also vociferously attacks Christianity.
Many white nationalists claim that Darwinism directly supports their ideology, because they think that races have evolved to different levels. They are convinced that races are pitted in a merciless struggle for existence. Their penchant for white supremacy is their bid to win the Darwinian struggle for existence.
Those doing battle against the religious roots of racism do often uncover vestiges of racism and this can be helpful. However, sometimes they seem to be letting the most flagrant proponents of racism off the hook. Could it be that they are uncomfortable recognizing that most white nationalists today are thoroughly secular and are inspired by Darwinism and science, rather than religion?
Black History Month is a contrived series events made to promote the Black Propaganda. It is out of all proportion with the reality of Afro Heritage citizens living and thriving in America
Racism currently is a political cudgel used to beat up anyone who makes any remark critical to the template designed to promote all things Black including bastard production and criminal activity on a grand scale.
Black History Month is a travesty
What America needs is a celebration of the success of tha Afro Heritage minority minority
Political and cultural analysis
It has skyrocketed.
Everywhere I look, I see racist Democrats talking about race like it's the only thing that matters. This race is good, that race is bad. Let's divide the world. Let's judge people by their skin color. Nothing else really matters.
It's not the 1920s and 30s again. Is it?
It sure has changed the advertising landscape on television.
One of the few black writers with the courage to take this on is Congressman Burgess Owens of Utah. In his excellent book on Liberalism, he shows how the Darwinists claimed that whites are descended from chimpanzees, the smartest of the primates. Blacks are descended from gorillas, the strongest of the primates and Asians are descended from orangutans, the most dexterous.
Racism exists when there is a designated Black History month, but no designated White History month.
The Dem/left retreat to the “raciss” excuse is their explaining away a half century of failure - nothing more. A half century of de facto reparations has brought them declining literacy, destroyed families, mass substance abuse, and mass dependency on gubmint - and blacks know it. Their “leaders” and white enablers must fabricate an excuse or face the wrath of the people they have completely marginalized (far worse than Jim Crow).
They are more segregated from whites (and Asians, and Hispanics) than ever before - and it was inflicted by their “leaders”.
“Their penchant for white supremacy is their bid to win the Darwinian struggle for existence.”
There would be no organized opposition if it was not for government policy to admit less-qualified black students to schools, hire less-qualified blacks for jobs, and promote less-qualified blacks within organizations (including, but not limited to, the government workforce). That alone provides all the fodder anyone needs; it is an official government policy that clearly states some ethnicities (and women) are genetically inferior to others.
Well, if you want to bring in Darwin to the discussion, one thought is that Homo sapiens evolved much further after leaving Africa
Racism in 2022 is largely the work product of the “Anti-racist” industry. In simple terms, we are being played by grifters.
The inclusion and diversity crowd would be unemployed if we found peace among ourselves. It is in their financial interest to stir up trouble, split us from each other, and promote grievances where none previously existed.
BLM is the poster child for this. Their actions set back racial progress a decade. The thieves at the helm got new houses.
When is white history month?
That is a excellent point.
Sad, but that "we are being played by grifters" is a broader phenomenon than just in this case.
Applause....
Why do I care what 'anti-racist' (Whatever the he** that means?) Think or do about any of this? They can shove their race crap up their rear!
The lie in this article is that Christianity promoted white supremacy. It didn’t.
Martin Luther King used his knowledge of Christianity to APPEAL to the morality and righteousness of the Southern Christian people. It could never have succeeded without them.
Only in the United States—with its Constitution acknowledging the Rights God gave Humanity, could such an appeal work:
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people”. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
– John Adams
King used the Truths in the Bible to point out how little God cared for His people’s trivial differences, like language, skin color and such minor details:
Romans 10:12
“For there is no distinction of the Jew and the Greek: for the same is Lord over all, rich unto all that call upon him.”
King often taught a sermon on the Good Samaritan, and why Jesus’s parable on him was so important. He repeatedly called upon Christians to treat each other on the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
Like the old Jewish scholars who slowly left after Jesus told them, “Whosoever is without skin, cast the first stone.” First the holiest of those Christians realized how suppression based on skin color was just wrong, and then more began to examine their hearts and also realize the truth King was preaching.
That is why Jim Crow disappeared so quickly in the South. It was a religious, Christian thing.
Blacks are out of Africa, Orientals are refined Blacks and Whites are Neanderthals.
Harshness of the environment selected for intelligence thereby raising the intellectual capabilities of Orientals and Whites - except for the Biden family.
All twelve months provided we follow the admonition prescribed in your tagline.
This seems to me to be a recent shift.
We never watch TV at home, other than Prime, so no commercials ever. We recently went on vacation and there was of course a TV in the motel room.
We all, over the course of a few days, noticed that it appears an attempt is being made to write one certain race out of American culture. It was surreal to observe.
Please name a few. About all I hear about is the suffering that blacks endured, never anything about achievements, although I'm sure there are some.
The correct author of this Townhall article is Richard Weikart. So sayeth Saul Goodman.
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