Racism is a Western Value: On Antisemitism, Islamophobia and the Genesis of Race
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“To betray a belief is not by any means to have put oneself beyond its power; the betrayal of a belief is not the same thing as ceasing to believe.”- James Baldwin Not long ago, it was possible to believe that our age was rational because it was tolerant and tolerant because it was rational. Today, every news cycle assaults us with how comical that was. The old hatreds, updated for a new millennium, have recovered their vigor and are out for conquest. What happened? There is no one, complete answer, but we can better make sense out of nonsense by understanding that irrationality does not lack reason, it has manufactured its own.
Racism is a Western Value: On Antisemitism, Islamophobia and the Genesis of Race
Racism is a Western Value: On Antisemitism…
Racism is a Western Value: On Antisemitism, Islamophobia and the Genesis of Race
“To betray a belief is not by any means to have put oneself beyond its power; the betrayal of a belief is not the same thing as ceasing to believe.”- James Baldwin Not long ago, it was possible to believe that our age was rational because it was tolerant and tolerant because it was rational. Today, every news cycle assaults us with how comical that was. The old hatreds, updated for a new millennium, have recovered their vigor and are out for conquest. What happened? There is no one, complete answer, but we can better make sense out of nonsense by understanding that irrationality does not lack reason, it has manufactured its own.