That's an excellent point. The notion of "race" is also very American. Prejudice is a universal one, "race" seems to be very American. And the fact that it was invented by the ones in power to prevent the black and the white dejected people from uniting says it all.
That's an excellent point. The notion of "race" is also very American. Prejudice is a universal one, "race" seems to be very American. And the fact that it was invented by the ones in power to prevent the black and the white dejected people from uniting says it all.
we all tend to be tribal animals but "race" is actually a british invention. fine-tuned as a divide-and-conquer scheme in south africa too - as hannah arendt mentioned, apartheid was a big influence on the nazi regime
Yes. And sadly, one of the biggest influences on the Nazi regime, and I don't know why it should be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, was the early U.S. and the "handling" of the people who lived in the Americas before Europeans. High-level German Nazi studied it carefully and admired it.
That's not entirely accurate. While the specific racial labels currently in fashion indeed originated in the Americas, the word itself has long been used to refer to distinct ethnocultural breeds, and awareness of the difference in appearance and behavior between groups goes back to the beginning. Herodotus, for example, is full of such observations.
That's an excellent point. The notion of "race" is also very American. Prejudice is a universal one, "race" seems to be very American. And the fact that it was invented by the ones in power to prevent the black and the white dejected people from uniting says it all.
Had to look up the name of the records!!
we all tend to be tribal animals but "race" is actually a british invention. fine-tuned as a divide-and-conquer scheme in south africa too - as hannah arendt mentioned, apartheid was a big influence on the nazi regime
Yes. And sadly, one of the biggest influences on the Nazi regime, and I don't know why it should be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, was the early U.S. and the "handling" of the people who lived in the Americas before Europeans. High-level German Nazi studied it carefully and admired it.
what they liked best about it was how effective the genocide against the indians was. blankets infected with smallpox, etc.
plus indian reservations were a model for the death camps.
Yep
That's not entirely accurate. While the specific racial labels currently in fashion indeed originated in the Americas, the word itself has long been used to refer to distinct ethnocultural breeds, and awareness of the difference in appearance and behavior between groups goes back to the beginning. Herodotus, for example, is full of such observations.