[lbo-talk] Graeber

[Carrol Cox]

Angelus Novus wrote: " To be honest, I think that's simply because
"biological" racism is something of a taboo, for obvious reasons.  But the
underlying message of "cultural" racism is precisely that "they" will
actually never be able to assimilate."

Indeed. There is a substantial amount of material now on how "biological"
racism gets hidden inside "cultural" racism. And it is a spontaneous
reaction. About 30 years ago I explained to a class the incoherence of
"race" -- and immediately several students said something like, but there's
a difference in culture! In practice, when "race" is at issue, "cultured"
should be seen as a perfect synonym of "biology."

Carrol