The following essay was something i wrote to prove i have literature skills to get in to college. I have no idea why i chose the most controversial issue - EVER - but i did and although the tutor was like WTF? i got in to college so here it is for your viewing pleasure! Tell me what you think too!
The following was a reply when a friend of mine asked, "Are you a racist?"
I wrote the following;
I am a thinker. I question things that are. I don't quite accept a thing "just because." Or because, "that's how it is." Those aren't valid to me. This brings me to racism. The definition for racism is as follows;
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
First let me say, race DOES account for differences in character and ability. Also, there are particular races that ARE superior to others.
Let me support this with examples. There are obvious physical differences in races. Skin color is the simplest example. So that proves there ARE differences in race.
Next, concerning superiority, I'd have to say that superiority is subjective to the race and the task being performed.
Why is the majority of basketball players black? Coincidence? Why are the top boxers black? Coincidence? It would appear that blacks are superior to whites in most sports involving a high degree of physical prowess. And by believing a fact that is obvious to anyone with a small degree of common sense, it defines me as racist.
But does being a racist require recognition and belief of this fact as well as persecution of other races? Absolutely not! So while I comfortably and honestly call myself a racist, I'm not going out and trying to persecute other races. Racism is not persecution; they are two totally different concepts.
Societal downfall always comes on the heels of nations that refuse to accept logic. As members of the 'western world' we are constantly told that everyone is equal, we are all the same, just different skin color, that's all. If blacks are superior in sports, if they are more than 70% of the basketball majority when only 13% of the population is black. Then is it so difficult to concede that different races actually DO have differences?
Let's look at some of the greatest minds; DaVinci, Thomas Edison, Werner Von Braun. They were all white, DaVinci had concepts of a machine which we now call the helicopter, Edison put sound on a wax disc and the record player was born, he encased tungsten filament within glass and applied an electrical current, Voila! Let there be light. Werner Von Braun's contribution to aeronautics gave birth to rockets which in turn gave rise to the next great endeavor of mankind, exploration of outer space. And let us not forget the Wright Brothers, and they're contributions to flight. I could go on and on, Henry Ford, manufacturing genius. He created one of the most streamlined factories of all time, a founding father of an industrial revolution. The ability - when combined with these other contributions - to produce these goods on an unequaled scale, with consistent quality is undeniable. So too is the fact that these were all Caucasians. Coincidence? Nope, merely recognizing a fact. These are facts that are not politically correct, but are - nonetheless - correct.
Here is something eerie to try. Take a sketch of ten random Caucasian’s faces, then take a sketch of ten random gorillas, next take a sketch of ten random blacks. Compare the sketches...ask yourself, "Which race has a physical appearance closer to that of the gorilla?" In fact, if the sketches were transparencies and were laid on top of each other, the sketch that would be the one in between would obviously be the black. Now, this is not something concrete and does not prove anything 100%, but it does provide a basis for a hypothesis.
If blacks can be so much better in sports, then is it really so unbelievable that - in the area of thoughts and matters concerning civilization building - that whites might actually be superior. I not only think it's possible, I think it's the truth. Think of every great invention that has substantially changed the world; what race was the inventor?
There are people who equate the very thought of racism as an illness. But as far as I can see, racism is just common sense. To me there are more facts supporting differences between races, than against! The racism phobia is - in short - a phobia of logic. That's it, plain and simple. And with this analysis, one begins to see how truly fragile this whole notion of equality really is. This facade fades away and the card house composed of jokers folds in upon itself and falls.
We aren't equal, we are different, and we are all the result of an environment that has shaped us. If one was to visit Africa to this day, Negroes STILL live on the plains, in huts. They have yet to truly master their land; the African Negro is still the nomad, searching for an animal to kill, wandering. They are not even close to the advancements achieved by Caucasians, but if one was to mention it, he would be labeled "racist."
So what does society do? They send food. Is this humane or not? Is it morally right to feed a man for a day or do we teach a person to fish instead? I believe the opportunities have been around for hundreds of years now, and that the African negroes should at least have begun building basic civilizations, but they haven't. Is that coincidence too or will people just admit, that civilization and African Negroes will not ever be one and the same?
I see feeding this race - in the form of what they call "relief" - is absurd. How can a group claim to want to solve a problem of starving Africans when they don't first address the issue of how the very food they give is what gives rise to more hungry mouths thus worsening an already bad situation. It's hypocritical and extremely short sighted. And until people can look problems in the eye without being called racist (with an evil implication) then Africans will continue to multiply, children will starve and all for what?
If more people were racists, maybe the problem could be solved. But by denying innate differences, we have failed a duty in truth. And without truth, there is no wisdom, and without wisdom there can never be a satisfactory conclusion.
The first step in changing things is to eliminate the implication that racism and persecution are one and the same. For far too long it has been ingrained on people that one is the other and vice versa. Once I understood what racism really meant, I was proud to call myself "racist." Then again what other brilliant conclusion should be expected of a person like me; I am - after all - white.
The comments I made in this essay were not against or aimed at any race but to prove my point that racism is an over-rated concept and i hope whoever reads this is not so naive to think it was aimed in a derogatory manner
Christopher Smith
Tomorrow or they day after i will be posting a new debate up entitled 'Who would i rather be? Hitler or Jesus?'. Expect... Chris-like views.
Peace ya'll x
