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The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea QUOTES

The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea QUOTES

1 " Biologically valid races are not real, but cultural racism is, and we must understand how this cultural reality affects our everyday interactions. "

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2 " Displaced workers, along with others who fear for their livelihood, are fertile ground in which to sow anti-immigrant sentiment, since angry and frustrated people often seek some target on which to blame their problems. The right wing has organized and manipulated such anger and resentment, turned it away from corporations, and directed it against the government, decrying high taxes and the inability of the state to solve problems such as social deterioration, homelessness, crime, and violence. In addition to the target of “failed liberal policies,” immigrants make a convenient and tangible target for people’s anger. Racial prejudice is often an encoded part of the message…Right-wing populist themes are particularly effective at attracting working people disenchanted with the system. "

― , The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea

3 " Being antiracist is not simply political correctness, it is proven science. "

― , The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea

4 " I never should have made it through twelve years of schooling before entering a university, without ever hearing the important news that most anthropologists reject the concept of biological races. "

― , The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea