Race
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Introduction
Race is defined as those major divisions and subdivisions of mankind. Race is denoted by language, descent, physical characteristics and culture. More often than not, language is the deciding factor of race. "An examination of world language taxonomy is, to a very large degree, an examination of world racial and sub-racial taxonomy."[1] In more modern scientific discourse, race is defined by a phenotype inherited from one generation to the next. From the Tower of Babel to the later 20th century this was an accepted fact of reality. Throughout man's history, men have been divided and have divided themselves by race. The races of men are an easily observable fact of nature and a product of common sense. They are part and parcel of what makes up the natural order. That one belongs to a particular race does not mean that one is precluded from belonging to another, as races can be nested within each other or overlap.
Race is how man has cataloged the diversity of mankind in his world. Race is separation but also of boundaries. Race is a unit. It is product of the natural human cognition to "Define and Divide". This does not mean that race is a social construct but that man, in order to know his surroundings, puts names on differences whether it be mineral, chemical, plant, animal or himself. Differences existed before man named them; thus race is not a social construct but nomenclature applied after the fact. Differences exist and so man names, catalogs, those differences. Putting the title of race on diversity of mankind occurs after they have existed.
Through the principle of macrocosm/microcosm, race is no more than a family writ large; it is a familial grouping of related families.[1] Each of these groups have a sense of belonging to their own kind. Since belonging in a sense is the virtue of loyalty and loyalty being singular in its focus, there is a reaction towards others; this is called volkenhass or racial hostility or dislike. Racial groups often report descent from one father called a patriarch. In Classical Antiquity, many races could name their patriarch; e.g. the Hebrews could name Abraham as their patriarch. Lineage or geneology is an important makeup of the identity of ethnic groups. Classical civilizations from Rome to China tended to invest much more importance in family or tribal affiliations than in physical appearance.[1]
The concept of the races of men are synonymous with the word "breed" used to differentiate different kinds of cattle and dogs. All cattle are part of the cattle family, yet there are different breeds such as Holsteins and Hereford. All dogs are dogs, yet there are different breeds, from Great Danes to Bloodhounds to Chihuahuas. Whereas the word "breed" is used with animal species, the word "race" is applied to mankind.
A concept related to race is that of the "tribe". For instance, the Hebrews are a race that had twelve tribes. The Doric race was divided into three tribes, the Hylleans, Dymanes, and Pamphylians. Another word for a subdivision is "clan" found in Scotland.
The races of men are not only distinguished by language but also by physical characteristics, traits and mentalities; this concept is called racism or ethnicity. In view of the diversity of mankind, history records differences of outcome amongst the races of men; some have achieved a better standard of living or have accomplished something no other race has. This has lead to some races through their cultural accomplishments and/or military achievements to think that their race is superior or more gifted than others; this is called racialism.
Etymology of this concept
Throughout man's history, men have coined words for the division of mankind. In the Ancient Greek language, the words γενοs and εθνοs were used. These words passed into the English language as 'genus' and 'ethnic' or 'ethnicity', respectively. In the Latin language, the words gens and natio were used. Natio passed into the English language as "nation". In the English translation of the Septuagint and in Classical Greek literature, the words γενοs and εθνοs are translated as "nation" and "race", not in the transliterated English words.
Ethnicity and nation are synonymous with race. They are interchangeable.
- Race: a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group.
- Ethnicity: the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
- Nation: a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.[1]
It wasn't until the 16th century that the word race entered the English language, from the French for race - "race, breed, lineage" (in turn, probably a loan from Italian razza). Meanings of the term in the 16th century included "wines with a characteristic flavour", "people with common occupation", and "generation".
Main categories of race
Medieval models of "race", based on the Bible, mixed Classical ideas with the notion that humanity as a whole was descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth, the three sons of Noah, producing distinct Semitic (Asian), Hamitic (African), and Japhetic (European) peoples.
In modern biological language, anthropologists seem to group mankind in four main groupings of races of the world, as Caucasian, Mongol, Negro and Australian. These groupings are based on physical characteristics.
- Main article: Race (classification of human beings)
Sociopsychology of race
There are two sociopsychological effects on man in conjunction with race. Each man has a sense of belonging and a sense of volkenhass. These two work in conjunction. The sense of belonging can also be felt as loyalty. Blood and relativeness to others breeds a sense of loyalty. Since loyalty has only one thing as its object, anything else stirs up volkenhass, or racial prejudice. Race is like a clan that one belongs to by birth and these two emotions are very strong.
In history, these innate emotions within race, belonging and volkenhass, have been manipulated by demagogues for the sake of political power.
Race structures
Race is not only a unit but also a living organism. Just like the family is organized, race is an organization. At the head of a family is a father, the head of that social unit. The next social stage in human advancement is tribes. At the head of tribes, there are chieftains. They are in charge of the racial group. This is found most naturally in American Indian tribes.
In much larger social units, these chieftains or warlords became monarchs and royal families developed within each racial unit. Monarchs or kings developed in Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hebrew and in Indo-European peoples. Along with royal families, aristocracy also arose. Racial groups across the globe exhibited this paradigm from Japan and China to England, France and to the Aztec and Mayan empires.
Races that advanced to adopting royalty and aristocracy also developed into grand civilizations.
Kings arose within each racial unit as its warlord and its organizing head. Royal families are the "first family" of the group of families. The monarch is seen as "father of his people".
Race, civilization and culture
Will Durant remarked that "Civilizations are the generations of the racial soul".[1] Race is the largest determinant to the formation of civilization and culture. They are products of both the racial soul and its religion. The differences in the world's civilizations and cultures are due to the differences of race and religion.
- Main article: Cultural determinism
- 2nd main article: Culture defines politics
Race and politics
Due to the emergence of Communism, its deracination ideology and its ascension throughout Western civilization (see below), race has become part of the cultural wars in Western culture. Some deny the existence of race while others want to defend it. Many groups have risen to attack or defend this concept. There are deconstructionists of race which is called deracination; these people are called race deniers. Race deniers usually come from all stripes on the political left: communists, liberals, socialists and anarchists. Furthermore, many in Christianity are race deniers, including all three sections of Christianity, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism. Defenders of race are in three categories:
- Racial ideologues (such as national socialists);
- Race realists, who don't see race ideologically but simply as a fact of nature that must be defended;
- Kinists, Christian race realists who use the Bible as their defense of race. Racial ideologues make race the ultimate factor of human existence. On the other hand, race realists and kinists seek to place race in its proper context without exaggeration.
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Deconstructionism of race
Since the 20th century, the concept of race and all of its attendant categories are undergoing deconstruction; that is, they are being nullified, with outright denial of the existence of race and the engaging of social engineering to accomplish this task. People the world over are being deracinated. Deracination comes from Marxism. Marxism is called International Socialism and carries with it inherently a deracination ideology. Deracination ideology makes up a large portion of political correctness.
Deracination ideology is about bringing about the culture necessary for implementing One World Government. Deracination ideology is set upon the destruction of national sovereignty which is a hindrance to One World Government.
Overview of racial nomenclature
Language dealing with race has been much mangled and bastardized. Ideological propaganda has rendered some terms incomprehensible and useless. Language, if it is to work, must be clear, concrete and concise. In order to be proficient and scientific in one's use of language, this overview is presented.
| Race | Division of mankind, unit, group |
| Racism | racial differences |
| Racialism | racial superiority claims |
| Belonging (race) | sense of belonging |
| Volkenhass | racial prejudice, animosity |
| Racial ideologue | a person who turns race into an ideology |
| Race realist | a person who accepts the reality of race and keeps it in proportion |
| Kinist | a Christian race realist |
| Race denier | a person who denies that race exists, or that there are racial differences |
Marxist language seeks to lump all of these categories under one heading called "racism". This is effective for propaganda purposes. The above distinctions are first removed and then mashed together. Its purpose is to obscure and confuse. This technique then facilitates its deconstructionism. The Marxist and "politically correct" use of "racism" is very unscientific.
Quotes
- "Blood is thicker than water".
- "Birds of a feather flock together". Agrarian saying.
- "Same face, same race". Greek saying[1]
- "The Constitution of 1795, just like its predecessors, was made for man. But there is no such thing as man in the world. In the course of my life I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians etc.; I know, too, thanks to Montesquieu, that one can be a Persian. But as for man, I declare that I have never met him in my life; if he exists, he is unknown to me." ~ Joseph de Maistre[1]
- ""A man should, whatever happens, keep his own caste, race and breed." ~ Rudyard Kipling
- "All is race – there is no other truth." ~ Benjamin Disraeli
- "The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance."
Miscellania
- Karl Rove, speaking at a meeting of La Raza, said we are a "nation of diversity". A "nation of diversity" is an oxymoron.
See also
References
External links
The reality of race
Genetic Breakthrough That Reveals the Differences Between Humans
- http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_te...cle2007490.ece
- http://www.propagandamatrix.com/arti...106Genetic.htm
- http://agonist.org/20061122/genetic_...between_humans
Genetic Variation: We're More Different Than We Thought
DNA Varies More Widely From Person to Person, Genetic Maps Reveal
Human Genome More Varied Than Expected
Humans Show Big DNA Differences
What we do and don't know about 'race', 'ethnicity', genetics and health at the dawn of the genome era
The Inconvenient Science of Racial DNA Profiling
Race Differences in Average IQ Are Largely Genetic
Additional Studies and Sources Can be Found by Clicking on the Link Below
Race Doesn't Exist? Why Race-Specific Medicines?
FDA Faces 'Racial Medicine' Debate
Genetic Find Stirs Debate on Race-Based Medicine
Race-Based Medicine, Genomics and You
Attribution
- Adapted from the Wikinfo article Classical definition of race, used under the GNU Free Documentation License.
