{"id":58078,"date":"2019-05-15T21:02:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T21:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=58078"},"modified":"2019-05-15T21:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T21:44:02","slug":"the-concept-of-race-is-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=58078","title":{"rendered":"The Concept of “Race” Is a Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Concept of “Race” Is a Lie<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Scientific American<\/a>
\n2019-05-14<\/p>\n

Peter G. Prontzos<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Emeritus
\nLangara College, Vancouver, British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nCredit: Getty Images<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

Even the Ancient Greeks<\/a> knew it<\/em><\/p>\n

The plague of racism has, in many ways, been increasing in the last few years. Whether one looks at Hungary<\/a>, Germany<\/a>, Myanmar<\/a>, India<\/a> or Brazil<\/a>, racists are becoming more visible and getting elected to public office.<\/p>\n

Then there were the horrors of the slaughters in New Zealand<\/a> and Sri Lanka<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the United States<\/a>, the president has denounced Mexicans as drug dealers and rapists, described some poor nations as, \u201cshithole countries,\u201d and failed to reject an endorsement from a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan<\/a>. He even went so far as to call at least some neo-Nazis<\/a>, \u201cvery fine people.\u201d One might be forgiven for thinking that what his campaign slogan really meant was \u201cMake America White Again.\u201d…<\/p>\n

In combating this increase in racism, there are two primary aspects to consider…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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