The Liberty Lamp: Libertarian News & Editorials

This evening, I'm going to talk to you all about a little problem we've all faced in some way at some point in our lives. That problem is what we here at the Phoenix like to call "racism". "What is racism," you ask? There's a lot of confusion of terms here amongst many people, so I'll try to clear things up.

"Racism", simply put is essentially the same thing as racial supremacy, or putting the importance/status of one race over some or all other races. In contrast, racial hatred and racial prejudice overtly and specifically mandate that one considers one or more ethnicities inherently and immutably inferior in some way or another.

Though racism and racial hatred are both wrong and completely unacceptable, they are different, as demonstrated above. If you're a racist, supremist (in the strict definition at least), you'd not necessarily put down other ethnicities, but rather hold your own above the rest. Think "ethnic pride" here, but pride to a fault. On the other hand, those prejudiced and biggoted about others glorify their own ethnicity, while actively putting down others at the same time.

Truly, both variations of this theme are stupid, and http://www.blogger.com/images/ftp.gif
http://www.blogger.com/images/ftp.gifhave no scientific basis. After all, all humans (except albinos) have brown skin and hair, just different shades. I think it's important, though, to understand the differences between ethnic dividers so that we may better recognize and urge perpetrators to correct their behavior before it causes any more physical or emotional harm to others.

I welcome your comments below.