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Okay, Another "fireworks", "no holds barred" thread for everyone to rant in:

We have had discussions where the word "racism" is repeatedly used. The mention of racism potrays a "bad" or unfair action instantly.

To me, Racism is the number one ingredient for success.

Infact, I dare say that withour racists, no empire can be built - there can be no great nation without great racists in that nation. Racism is for the rulers of this world: An Empire must have an Emperor, an Emperor must have servants and subject colonies. How would that be if all men were treated equally?

Was this racism not ordained by God? And for good reason too? God blessed some "race" and cursed others - at least as we were told. Where all fingers, nay all men created equal?

Isnt racism an adjunct of the first law of nature, which is SELF PRESERVATION? Preserve yourself, your type, your kind, over and above any other.

My submission is that naivity due to being victims makes us think racism is bad, bad, bad. I think otherwise.

Oya, I have said it. Shoot me!

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P.S- Note that question marks follow most sentences in my post oh! Before some people come chop me raw. I am pondering most of these issues more than proclaiming them as infallable truths.

And the shoot me part? Well if BNS was around, I am sure I would be bleeding now.

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From which angle are you looking at Racism.
If Racism is discrimination against or antagonism towards other races., then how it is an ingredient of success is still not clear to me.

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Lets me use an example - The british would rather buy potatoes from British farmers than one grown by an Italian. They would rather employ a British than a foreigner etc. By so-doing, they are fostering the growth, strenght and ultimately success of the British empire - Both examples are forms of discrimination against others.

Now atagonism or down right hatred:talk about slavery - The slaves were the labourers who drove the economic growth of the West, yet the received extreme unkindness from the slave masters designed to keep the slaves in check and prevent a slave uprising! For instance, many male slaves were castrated. Many had their mouths permanently padlocked, others were perennially in chains etc. This not only helped the slave masters to enforce their autourity over the slaves (hence continue to unfairly take advantage of them) but also damaged the self confidence of the slaves -After some slaves got their freedom, many of them felt they were 2nd class humans, they felt inadequate, lost all self belief and couldnt do anything with their lives.

Did you also read the bible somewhere where it talked about the Egyptians slaughtering the first born of the Jews in the name of trying to kill the messiah? Can you see the extreme lenghts empires will go to maintain their lordship over others?

My assumptions is without a concious effort to keep yourself above others (by hook, crook, fair and unfair methods - a la racism) you will hardly ever be on top

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Well...let me say...even having world map with national borders/boundaries itself isnt it racism

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@Fowe

Ha! Another dimension be that.


it appears we have different definitions of racism in here.

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We may not b each sociologists but we can wiki d meanin of racism n no dat some of wat is described above are not exactly or anything close to racism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

Dnt make me ashamed of you by misdefining racism o.

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I like d legal definition given

the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life

I think we shd av started dis discourse wit proper definitions lke dis to avoid all sorts of mis....

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Now, to ANSWER my friend.. (Fowe, X2x and all):
Racism ingredent of success? I think not. Can it be used to be successful? YES.. Almost anything can really be spun the right way to give desired results. e.g. While Asuu was on strike and people like me were making friends and touring lagos, people like fowe & Niyi Oladeji were learning programming. Well we know where they are now. Is ASUU strike good? u tell me! What else is "playing the race card" all about?
Ordained by God? Racism? Nope. It generally comes from human nature, lack of knowledge and laziness in thought. e.g. I go to a new place like Sokoto and the first person I see is very dark, and then the next 6 people I meet are very dark. Immediately, my mind works out a simple general equation with a hypothetical solution : "All people in Sokoto are dark". (That is usually the start of racism). I now go back to where I'm from-Lagos and see someone in my class who's dark; I ask if he's from Sokoto and he says yes. Then my theory has found proof (no need to doubt my theory). From there, anything this single person does will then be extended to people from Sokoto. For example, if he's a dullard or something, I'll say they're all dullards. Note: Racism, which is just a generalization is different from statistical inference which have backed up data and will never be 100% true. Racial discrimination is usually for something totally unrelated Like Blacks are dull etc

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It is truely a dicey issue. Its is political one and a judicially decided one though if practiced is a different question.

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