United Against Racism

In light of the recent murder of George Floyd, old conservative and liberal fallacies have been given new opportunities to infect the minds of Americans.  While conservatives tend to trivialize the systematic nature of racism against blacks imposed by certain police officers, liberals tend to react to such cases of racism in a way that shows a disregard for non-blacks.  Regarding the latter, some may claim that whites need to "shut up" and listen to blacks, when such a claim is both racist and unpragmatic.  Unity against racism is a moral and societal necessity, without which a culture will be less effective in combating racism wherever it appears.

Rationality and moral character alone decide if someone deserves to speak about any political issue, and the same is true about an issue of any other kind.  The color of someone's skin does not make them qualified or unqualified to contemplate or speak about a given matter.  Racism, like sexism, is an issue of human rights, and it thus concerns all people--especially since practically every ethnic group, including whites, is the target of some sort of racism even in the modern world.  It is therefore hypocritical and asinine to pretend like fighting racial injustices against blacks is a matter that whites must stay out of.

Ironically, there are those who would demand the silence of white people during times like the present while also condemning whites for remaining silent when blacks are victimized on racist grounds.  Many who oppose racism against blacks do not stoop to such stupidity, of course, and someone who truly affirms racial equality will not segregate blacks and whites in the name of racial equality.  What is needed, now and always, is for rational people of all ethnicities to unite in their efforts against racism.  Anything less is an incomplete response at best.

A white, black, or brown person who condemns standing alongside people of other ethnicities to fight racism is himself or herself racist.  Some acts or stereotypes are more racist than others, but no form of racism is less racist than others.  There are no exceptions to the fallacies inherent in discriminating against people because of the color of their skin.  After all, it is racist prejudices against black people--and sexism against men--that motivate the unjust killings of black men by corrupt police officers.  Racist murders do not come out of nowhere.

Logic, people.  It is very fucking helpful.