Alt_Ascendant
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Of course I know that. I'm merely pointing out that our word racism is based off of Latin.Only fools believe the dictionary is a higher power. To understand a word you need to know the history so you can see if the meaning has been tampered with.I instructed you to look at the etymology of the word. Arent you at least smart enough to do that without messing it up?Definition of RACISMIts much more than that. You have to break the word down to get the correct meaning. Racism is a system (from the latin word ism) based on race. For example. Chattel slavery by whites was racism. Blacks own no systems in here in the US so they cant practice racism. They can only be racists. Whites on the other hand own all the systems.Racism is merely a belief that either your race is superior or another is inferior. Being racist is perfectly possible in any society. Since you see whites as inferior, you, sir, are a racist.
- 1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
I see no mention of "owning systems" in there. And, you refused to deny that you are indeed a racist.
Etymology has nothing to do with it. It gives clues to the meaning, yes, but the dictionary is still a higher power. Tons of words have had their meanings changed. We don't speak Latin, we speak English. In English, system ownership is clearly not a requirement of racism.
Aren't you at least smart enough to make a valid point?
We do speak Latin in many of the english words. How ignorant are you that you didnt know that?
Only a fool says a dead language supersedes the one we speak and the books which define it.
Regardless of what it has meant in the past, it has nothing to do with system ownership today. Thus, blacks are capable of racism in the modern sense of the word.