There are several reasons for the persistence of the concept of race that have nothing to do with dominance. 1. It is visually observable down into subsets. 2. DNA tells you about it. 3. Most importantly, people choose to tribalize themselves based upon numbers 1 and 2.
Numbers 1 and 2 are declining thanks to "interracial" procreation but…
There are several reasons for the persistence of the concept of race that have nothing to do with dominance. 1. It is visually observable down into subsets. 2. DNA tells you about it. 3. Most importantly, people choose to tribalize themselves based upon numbers 1 and 2.
Numbers 1 and 2 are declining thanks to "interracial" procreation but we are a long way from erasure. Number 3 is probably the biggest obstacle, and it persists due to obsession with oppression as if the last fifty years never happened. It leads to the bad faith you mention and the problems that come when more is read into the concept of race than is justifiable.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
There are several reasons for the persistence of the concept of race that have nothing to do with dominance. 1. It is visually observable down into subsets. 2. DNA tells you about it. 3. Most importantly, people choose to tribalize themselves based upon numbers 1 and 2.
Numbers 1 and 2 are declining thanks to "interracial" procreation but we are a long way from erasure. Number 3 is probably the biggest obstacle, and it persists due to obsession with oppression as if the last fifty years never happened. It leads to the bad faith you mention and the problems that come when more is read into the concept of race than is justifiable.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984