iambiguous wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:00 pmWhen did I suggest that only white folks could be racists? You asked "what does 'mastery' mean to you?". I told you.
Wizard22 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:32 amBecause the first values and explanations you offered with regard to '
Mastery' were that of Southern White slave-owners, which is a trope. As mentioned, you completely ignored the rest of the world, and the rest of human history. So your mind is fixated on one small section, of what it means to be 'Master' opposed to 'Slave'.
Okay, we both agree that those of all races are capable of embracing racism in their interactions with those of other races.
Now, my own interest then pertains to what "for all practical purposes" that would encompass socially, politically and economically in a particular community where those of the "superior" race were in power. White, black, brown, red or yellow.
This part:
...if you do believe that "on average" your race is intellectually superior to other races and you were in a position of power in a community composed of many different races, what would be permitted and what would not be permitted in regard to social, political and economic interactions? What behaviors would be encouraged/rewarded and what behaviors would be discouraged/punished? For example, would interracial marriages still be legal?
And how would you compare yourself to, say, those who practiced apartheid in South Africa and those who practiced extermination in Nazi Germany?
iambiguous wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:00 pmOr, as with AJ, are you more the "observer" type, not really much interested in "walking the talk" politically down out of the intellectual -- philosophical -- clouds.
Wizard22 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:32 amI believe in Participation, not so much Observation. I'm more "Roman" than Greek, you could say. It's not enough to be aware of life, reality, the universe...I believe that everybody has
a moral duty to "give back" and participate in society and life. My particular problem, however, is that I don't necessarily know what is right or true or existent. Hence why I use Philosophy to guide me to Truth. I recognize everybody's beliefs, regardless of those who are right or wrong.
This is what I call a "general description intellectual contraption". So, as a Participant in your own rendition of "the best of all possible communities" what conclusions have you reached Philosophically pertaining to race in this community.
You might recognize the
beliefs of others in regard to race, but down out of the Philosophical clouds, in that community, mores and laws will be enacted/enforced to either reward or punish particular behaviors germane to race.
Again, you and those like AJ will either go there or you won't.
By the way...
For those curious regarding where Satyr's Philosophical thinking takes him in regard to race, check out the exchange between him and Mad Man P here:
https://ilovephilosophy.com/viewtopic.p ... 3&start=50